nelly
Trainee
Joined: Sep 09, 2005
Posts: 89
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There are a lot of things to consider..........
It is often the case that a recorded sound doesn't sound like what's in your head or coming through a PA.
Are you recording with a dynamic mic or a condenser? Some mics are more suitable for live work and some are more suited to studio work....
If you are recording at home try to make the room as acoustically dead as possible to kill some of that reverb- duvets, mattresses, blankets and stuff around the room.....
If you are recording with a dynamic mic your likely to experience a much bassier sound than you expect......... you can counter this a bit by turning the mic up a little and standing further away from it... The guitar is more trebly at the point where the neck joins the body than it is at the bridge....
It's difficult (but not impossible) and potentially very frustrating to do what you are proposing to do on your own.... You need to position the mic very carefully to get a good balance of vocals and guitar... If you are playing and singing at the same time it is unlikely that you'll get this right....
The other thing with not overdubbing is that it limits what you can do with your track in terms of EQ..
It can be useful on a vocal track to roll off anything below about 100Hz but the lowest note on your guitar is about 80Hz (standard tuning) ..........
If you are just doing a guitar and vocal track overdubbing is not too hard but people sometimes experience issues with timing as you tend to sync with yourself when you play and sing at the same time... This becomes noticeable when you try to sing back over a pre-recorded guitar track and can't quite get th etiming right......
I guess I'm saying get somebody to help you...........
Also, what kind of interface are you using? a desk, or a firewire or USB device?
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