Trying again

[Jim Soloway]

This is strictly a test of some different recording methods. I've re-recorded the song I posted last week. It's not the greatest performance, but that's not really the point. All I'm after at this point is a clearer, less swampy sound on the 7 string guitar and a more natural vocal. Any comments on the tones?

 

[TripleM]

I didn't hear the original so I don't have a basis for comparison. But here's what I'd say based just on this version...

I would say that the guitar almost no mids. It has little high end either, but that may just be due to the guitar part itself and not the methods of recording. The tone on the guit is kind of muffled and I would prefer it more if it were just a little brighter. I'd say it needs a few more mids.

The overall level of the recording seemed a bit low, but there didn't seem to be a lot of headroom to do anything about it. So I'd recommend a bit of compression.

My thoughts.

 

[chrisharris]

Sounds Great

Here's the thing. This is not my genre, so I really don't feel qualified in offering mix advice. I think the guitar does a really nice job of filling out the low end, but the highs cut through very well too.

I thought your voice sounded very natural. In fact, I would have put some more 'verb on it or something, but again, this is not my genre.

For just a guitar and a vocal, you're filling up a lot of space. I'd like a shaker or a hi hat or something to give it the high end it's missing, but that's not your point, right? sounds good.

Chris

 

[participant]

Very warm guitar sound... not bad imhop... the simple, almost Johnny Mathis thing you got going on w/your voice is cool... like a guy with a pastel dinner jacket, bow tie and a VC30 sitting in a Las Vegas lounge... one leg up on a barstool, picking out arpeggio after arpeggio... and singing, hair slicked back into the silver bullet mic... lots of smoke

Cool, jazzy lounge toon... actually a good recording... imhop the only thing to do would be get a slightly briter vocal mic with a touch of room sound on your voice... that would fill up the sound space a bit more.

 

[groucho]

Hey Jim:

I remember the first version & this is much clearer-sounding. I might try applying just a touch of mastering reverb over the whole track - the voice does seem pretty dry - & also it would help "glue" things together a tad. But at the very least I'd just turn the vocals up a little.

Sounds real nice.

Chris

 

[Jim Soloway]

Thanks to all for the input, both on this and all of my recent posts. There are certain to be several more in the near future. I've been playing long enough to be pretty comfortable with wh I am as a musician, but home recording is very new for me and getting quality sounds has been a struggle. The feedback I've been getting, both here and elsewhere have really been helpful and I feel like I'm starting to move a lot closer to getting workable sounds. Of course, it's always one step backwards for every two forwards, but at least that's better than the other way around. :=)