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Post by bellyshere on Jan 21, 2019 21:50:01 GMT
Anyone else frustrated by home recording? I hear other people getting great results at home. It’s a dark art this recording lark. I tend to just wash everything in reverb but everyone else says no? Share your tips folks?
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Post by oustudent on Jan 21, 2019 22:28:49 GMT
I am very happy with the reproduced sound, my issue is consistency.
I get one good take out of every fifty, my current approach is to take each section at a time and then stitch it together using GarageBand , not perfect but encourages progress
J
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Post by jangarrack on Jan 21, 2019 22:33:34 GMT
Home recording is a mystery to me, both audio and video. I've used Audacity for just sound recordings, but never mastered it beyond record and playback, trying to edit out pauses and fumbles has not been successful. Much the same with video, I can record fine, but never been able to successfully edit out mistakes and that's why I've not been brave enough to post anything publicly. It's a shame because I would love to if get any good done that I felt were good enough.
I hope the tips come rolling in as I will watch this thread with interest.
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Post by bellyshere on Jan 21, 2019 22:37:32 GMT
I think my problem is not persevering. I lose hope and not bother for months on end. It’s vocals i have problems with on the whole and mixing and reverb and compression and recording.
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 21, 2019 22:39:13 GMT
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 21, 2019 22:46:06 GMT
Stay tuned for some help coming into the next few weeks!
Reverb. If you have a mix tool then select a reverb you like and then mix it out until you can almost not hear jt.
Or, send to an aux track and effectively do the same. If you can hear it clearly there may be too much.
You might find a touch of delay works better for vocals
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 21, 2019 22:47:13 GMT
Oh, and don’t record with reverb in the hour headphones. I know it sounds great but it just makes it easier to sing out of tune!
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Post by bellyshere on Jan 21, 2019 23:00:50 GMT
Trying delay instead of verb now.
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Post by andrewjw on Jan 21, 2019 23:06:15 GMT
First thing...tune instrument(s) ...and keep checking they stay that way. Second...record lead vocal and the main accompanying instrument simultaneously....the only way to get feel and spontaneity into the song. Third...record dry .. add any FX later and then usually reduce X 2 what initially sounds flattering. Fourth...leave it overnight ( at least ! ) and listen again / start again the next day... Fifth...use a simple programme...like Garageband for example...so the technicalities don't get in the way of the music.
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Post by bleatoid on Jan 21, 2019 23:36:24 GMT
I too understand the cube root of bu$$er all about the dark side of recording bellyshere - so I try to avoid it altogether. I'm just using a minimal version of garageband on an ipad and select one of the simple presets (big room, small room etc) and 95% of the time leave it at that as regards fx. I think it is worth investing in a decent mic - I have a small dia condenser that works well with instruments and a large dia condenser that is better for vocals or both combined. They plumb into the ipad via an irig pro (excellent, simple little box). (BTW both mics bought used in excellent condition at bargain prices on ebay - there's usually a few about). Agreeing with most of the points above, the things I pay most attention to are: tuning / recording levels / and where appropriate, rhythm via a metronome in garageband. Some of my recordings are very poor and those are almost always down to having recording levels too high. Having whittered on about all the above - I thought the recording on your latest PD offering was just fine! Peter
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Post by martinrowe on Jan 22, 2019 0:51:36 GMT
I'm still damaged after my last try at recording. For me, at the moment, I've come to the conclusion that it is bad for my health. The stress and the inability to remember how I managed to get the process to work the last time I tried it is extremely aggravating. I don't find the recording process intuitive at all and I think I think that it should be. Thinking rationally I suppose understanding the technical terms must be the way to start, but I just want to turn it on and not let the technology get in the way That's all. I think I possibly want to become an excellent recording engineer.producer overnight - fool me for thinking that that is how it's going to happen. It's probably got something to do with practicing the recording process and I have no desire to spend the necessary time on that - at the moment anyway. I'll try again when I'm mended - a glutton for punishment. Thought I'd add my twopence worth.
Martin
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Post by Onechordtrick on Jan 22, 2019 6:46:39 GMT
Well it was going so well yesterday, was playing well, by my standards at least so I turned on the recorder. After a couple of false starts, including the “one that got away”, a perfect version where I forgot to press record. Well you’ll have to trust me on that . Finally I nailed it, put down the mandolin and got ready to play it back. But what’s that noise? Yes, I’d left the radio on
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Post by andyhowell on Jan 22, 2019 8:29:43 GMT
martinrowe What you need is a basic series of settings that you are happy with and the. Just so every time (with maybe an occasional tweak).
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Post by bellyshere on Jan 22, 2019 8:39:33 GMT
I use Studio one software, which is middle of the road complicated. I know how to use it and have some outboard gear as well. I can’t get the feel if i record guitar and vox separately but then you have the mic bleed if you use two mics. I’d love to do a course of some sort but they all use Macs and Cubase or other similar over complicated software. I think just keep banging away at it and eventually something good will happen. Monkeys, typewriters and Shakespeare springs to mind.
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Post by oustudent on Jan 22, 2019 9:44:27 GMT
Equipment that works well for me is my MacBook, Garageband, SE2200 mic and an Apogee ONE interface. I initially save and export in AIFF uncompressed format, this is my master. I then reimport into GarageBand as a new project and fiddle about with the effects before exporting to MP3. Most tracks don't need tweaking, they sound Ok as they are.
J
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