simple guitar instrumental - short!

[mcmd]

Hi all,

Working on a new tune, - short and simple guitar instrumental...

Any feedback appreciated.

Drums - Beta monkey loops
Bass (PB)- Di with an OD plugin
Guitars - old Yamaha acoustic with Sm57, AT3035 into DMP3
nice large room with a balcony


Here is the link, last song "untitled"

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/album.php?aid=1944&alid=-1

and thanks for listening,

Dara

 

[Jack Real]

Hi Dara

I like the song a lot. The guitars are nice and full. Is there a reason why you are using dynamic mics instead of condensers to record your acoustic guitar ?

Thanks,

Jack Real.

 

[Calwood]

Sounds good.

 

[Dogman]

Very good sounding. I like the tone, and the progression is really nice.
Sweet...
Ed

 

[XLR]

Very nice tone captured on the guitar part. Relaxed cool feel to the tune.

The canned drums sound out of place to me... If it were mine I'd stick with something natural like a tambourine and maybe a closely mic'd foot tap (I'm thinking barefoot on a wood floor) Or add another guitar line higher up at the phrase repetition. The rhythm gtr at the end of the first phrase 30), where it goes up high, gets a little strained sounding compared to the great sound of the rest of it. I'd punch in a retake of that passage to get it clean and clear because the rest sounds so good.

Tim

 

[Gorty]

Listening on my pc the guitars sound sweet, a little thin to me but I am sure that is my poxy pc speakers.

Very mellow and a relaxing little snippet!

 

[mcmd]

…well thanks everyone for listening and giving some pointers. I’m going to try and finish this tune at the weekend and repost.

Jack:
Here’s how I recorded the guitar – AT3035 condenser about one foot from the sound hole and a SM57 on the body behind the bridge. Recorded to two separate tracks. The rhythm guitar is panned hard L and R – no eq. The second guitar (fill) is panned off center with 20% separation L to R. The dynamic is backed down in the mix. There is a short echo < 40ms and the reverb is freeware SIR convolution downloaded from www.noisevault.com. I just ‘twiddle’ the knobs until things start to sound good – it’s hit-or-miss for me!

Calwood: …thanks for listening…

Dogman: …thanks for listening …..I’ll probably screw it all up now (as usual) with a big high gain guitar section….

Tim: I think that you a ‘right on the money’. I did want a more percussive feel to the drums, but I only have these rock loops – which I don’t find very flexible. The guitar at 30) is a little harsh – the guitar has fret buzz and some rattle at the bridge – I’ll try new strings – that can help some.

Gorty: ……thanks for listening …..not sure whether you mean the mix is thin or the guitars?

Thanks again everyone….I’m inspired.

Dara

 

[Gorty]

…well thanks everyone for listening and giving some pointers. I’m going to try and finish this tune at the weekend and repost.

Jack:
Here’s how I recorded the guitar – AT3035 condenser about one foot from the sound hole and a SM57 on the body behind the bridge. Recorded to two separate tracks. The rhythm guitar is panned hard L and R – no eq. The second guitar (fill) is panned off center with 20% separation L to R. The dynamic is backed down in the mix. There is a short echo < 40ms and the reverb is freeware SIR convolution downloaded from www.noisevault.com. I just ‘twiddle’ the knobs until things start to sound good – it’s hit-or-miss for me!

Calwood: …thanks for listening…

Dogman: …thanks for listening …..I’ll probably screw it all up now (as usual) with a big high gain guitar section….

Tim: I think that you a ‘right on the money’. I did want a more percussive feel to the drums, but I only have these rock loops – which I don’t find very flexible. The guitar at 30) is a little harsh – the guitar has fret buzz and some rattle at the bridge – I’ll try new strings – that can help some.

Gorty: ……thanks for listening …..not sure whether you mean the mix is thin or the guitars?

Thanks again everyone….I’m inspired.

Dara

Hey Dara, I was thinking the guitars are a little thin, but that's me listening on pc speakers so they are probably fine!