Tips for a singer/guitarist?

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I'm a singer/guitarist and just started out recording my own material. I'm not aiming to make professional material, but I want to make something minimally enjoyable. I use an acoustic guitar and Ableton Live to record my stuff, any tips on how to record and edit my stuff? Also, will I need a really good mic, and will one be good enough to record both my voice and guitar?

Thanks.
 
Hey, welcome. Usually at this point one of the regulars tells you to read the sticky notes at the top of the forum for newbies. Do it. One thing I can say, though, is that you want to strive to make it sound professional. That's the overarching goal. You're at the base of the mountain; start climbing. Buy the best you can get, but check here first with whatever you have your eye on. Practice your craft. That is all.
 
Use a good guitar in a good room, know how to play it properly, know your song backwards, how to sing it properly, have a good mic in an appropriate location relative to the guitar and room and then the voice and the room, understand what post processing you'd like to do (if any) and what tracking / mix options you'd like to have. Capture the performance/s then mix them together and you're done.

Simple really.

After that, come back on here and tell us it's not loud enough and we'll deal with that separately...

And to the second question... see previous reply and, you can use the same mic for both, depending upon what it is. Over time, you will have more than one mic, however.

Oh, and learn to sing and play separately, if you can't already... it opens up your options just a tad...

Tip - record something, then decide what needs to be improved. Ask for help here if you don't know. You're just in theory land at the moment. Theory is good in theory, but not so much in practice.

All clear? Good - o. Welcome aboard the good ship HR, where vague questions asked, get vague answers in return.. :)










... and there's whole threads about recording acoustic guitars here already. Find them. Read them.:eek::thumbs up:
 
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