Usually how many guitar track should I record in one song?

[venndi]

For exemple if I'will make a cover song of In Flames - Only for the weak, how many should I record?
In guitarpro file is 3 tracks for guitars, but the Pan is in the center, I think this is wrong, or? The rythm guitar are in 100% left, and the 2nd 100% right, or maybe 95-95.
But both rythm guitar has a solos, and it's will sound bad, if the pan are 100% left or right. I mean, in the left speaker will be only the solo, and in the right speaker only the rythm.
In the original song, you can hear both guitar, solo and rythm to, in both speaker in the same time.
Can help me someone? (if you understand what i mean )

 

[dainbramage]

The guitar solos might be recorded on their own tracks, separately from the rhythm guitars. That way you can pan it however you feel like. Could also be that the solos are doubled tracked.

(I haven't listened to the song you're referring to)

 

[mjbphotos]

Panning can be automated in most full-featured DAWs.

How many guitar tracks should you record? All that are needed + 1 extra.

 

[venndi]

Here is the song : In flames - Only for the Weak [HD] - YouTube
At the beginning you hear the rythm and a solo too, in both speaker.
Should I record 4 tracks? 2 for left and right rythm, and 2 for left and right solo?

 

[Armistice]

Try it and see. 'Should' is the wrong word.

 

[miroslav]

23

11 Left
11 Right
1 Center

Before anyone gets twisted up.....I'm just kidding.

You have to make that call based on the song and what you want to do with it.

 

[guitaristic]

somwhere between 0 and 100. Really depends on the song tho

 

[Armistice]

23

11 Left
11 Right
1 Center

Before anyone gets twisted up.....I'm just kidding.

You have to make that call based on the song and what you want to do with it.

I've got to the low teens before... one day I'll do 23...

 

[mjbphotos]

I had 17 on one song. Mix got a little muddy. Re-recorded from scratch with 3.

 

[moresound]

Eleveny leven.

 

[Greg_L]

No guitar tracks. Just use many bass tracks.

 

[heatmiser]

Didn't Spinal Tap have a tune where everyone played bass? There was lead bass, rhythm bass, etc. down the line...

 

[Mr Clean]

No guitar tracks. Just use many bass tracks.

That could work.....

 

[BroKen_H]

Only Sith deal in absolutes...

 

[RAMI]

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[venndi]

And how do you guys pan your guitar tracks? 100% left and 100% right?

 

[JimmyS1969]

And how do you guys pan your guitar tracks? 100% left and 100% right?

That is completely dependent on what the tune needs. Never the same for everything.

 

[RAMI]

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[Greg_L]

The answer to pretty much every one of your questions is "Try it and see if it works". It's really that simple. This isn't Pain-by-numbers. There is no definitive answer to any of your questions.

I don't get why people that are recording at home and don't have to worry about paying for studio time don't just TRY things. Isn't that the beauty and fun of having your own studio, however modest that might be?

I look forward and love when Saturday afternoon comes along and I can just wake up whenever I want, eat breakfast whenever I feel like it, fire up the studio and just enjoy the hell out of it. It's a lot more fun than asking everything that crosses my mind to a bunch of strangers. Maybe it's just me, but I don't get it.

The international motto of the home studio musician should be "Just try it".

Win.

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