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Post by bellyshere on Feb 5, 2017 9:46:33 GMT
I'm off to do some proper recording soon. Just wanted to see what my stuff sounds like recorded proper. Expensive, but you only live once. Any tips so i can make good use of the time?
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Post by andyhowell on Feb 5, 2017 10:57:01 GMT
Be well rehearsed. Make sure you are playing well within competency. Concentrate on an even volume and tone across bass and treble strings.
Breath through your mouth :-)
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Post by walkingdecay on Feb 6, 2017 1:52:45 GMT
Play easier material first to warm up. Don't use completely new strings. The best take will probably be one of the first three.
Oh, and if someone overhears your playing and invites you to work on an album of Christmas tunes played on panpipes he is evil, so run away.
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Post by leitrimnick on Feb 6, 2017 11:24:29 GMT
Be well rehearsed. Make sure you are playing well within competency. Concentrate on an even volume and tone across bass and treble strings. Breath through your mouth :-) Might seem obvious decide WHAT you're going to record well beforehand and stick to that repertoire...then follow Andy's guidelines. The time available will definitely go faster than you think. As for breathing personally I don't breathe through the mouth but whichever way you go try to be relaxed enough to ensure that your breathing remains unobtrusive. Just another thought, remember two things 1) your engineer knows more about the desk than you do 2) you know more about your music than your engineer. Avoid argument and try to get the best from both.
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Post by andyhowell on Feb 6, 2017 12:33:10 GMT
The point about breathing is that it is so easy to have this recorded as well as the guitar!
Always treat the engineer with respect. He has your art in his hands. If it doesn't seem to be working go somewhere else!
I have known engineers that can be brilliant one day and seemingly not interested the next !!!
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Post by leitrimnick on Feb 6, 2017 12:59:31 GMT
'The point about breathing is that it is so easy to have this recorded as well as the guitar!'
Been there, done that...learnt the hard way.
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Post by bellyshere on Feb 6, 2017 13:18:49 GMT
Cheers folks. Good tips.
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Post by scorpiodog on Feb 6, 2017 15:48:59 GMT
The point about breathing is that it is so easy to have this recorded as well as the guitar! Always treat the engineer with respect. He has your art in his hands. If it doesn't seem to be working go somewhere else! I have known engineers that can be brilliant one day and seemingly not interested the next !!! I think the key here is that the engineer/technician is a person too. If you make friends with him/her and treat him/her with respect then you can expect a better experience than if you go in there with attitude. Discuss what you hope to achieve with the studio technicians. They have skills that you want to make the most of, but the recording (and the session) belongs to you. If they suggest something you're not comfortable with (like a click track) then tell them this isn't the way you want to go. If the tech doesn't understand what you want, then you aren't in the right place. But you need to know what you want to achieve before you get there. I do hope you have a brilliant session. There's some great advice on this thread. Not sure about the mouth breathing bit. But be careful about everything that makes a sound. Studio recording picks it all up, from string squeaks to foot tapping. I've had a problem with swearing "under my breath". But it is a joy when it goes right.
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Post by Cams on Feb 6, 2017 21:42:21 GMT
I've set up my own studio and we're recording our wee bluegrass band just now. My advice would be to practice playing to a click if you're going to do that in the studio. Practice home recording if you can in order to get used to it and not get too tense when the red light comes on. Check your tuning and recheck it. Nerves might make you think it's okay, but you should still check. If playing with a capo, tune with the capo on. Relaxing in the studio is difficult, but you can learn to with practice. Plan your time and allow for breaks between takes. Even a minute or two standing up and moving to recentre yourself can help, but it'll feel like wasted time and you'll feel disinclined to take breaks.
Just a few observations from recording in my spare time since late November.
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