Topic: bum notes
how do you react when you hit a bum note
Last edited by polyal (27-01-12 21:05:38)
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- jamesd74
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Re: bum notes
Well what can you say. A straight nugget, and a shit song to boot. I don't think the young twat on the camera winding him up helps either.
The tree man needs that counseling man off Jeramey Kyle.
Since your about poly can I pick that brain of your with its endless knowledge of VST and DAWS.
What is a good VST to remove hiss? I have recorded some thing on my telecaster and got a bit of the 60 cycle thing i think.
And any tips on layering guitars, when they are played with gain. I am getting mud.
I have used a single coil for one layer and a humbuker for the second different amp settings as well.
Re: bum notes
i get rid of hiss ( or any noise ) using soundforge...it has a noise reduction plugin
that my daw ( sx3 ) doesn't have
ie if i have a take thats too noisy i import it into soundforge...process it ..then
import back into SX3
....your daw might have a noise reduction plug in ???
SX3 is ancient now
the ' thicker ' the sounds ..the harder it is to layer them and get any separation
dont have all your guitar sounds too bassy ( this is where all the ' mud ' is )
filtering the bottom end ( lower frequencies )is a good start to blending tracks
and try to give each part a different sound ( esp frequency range )
i only use humbuckers for recording because in my environment single coil p/ups are to prone
to noise
check out youtube for more in depth
Last edited by polyal (28-01-12 20:58:39)
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- jamesd74
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Re: bum notes
Cheers for the vid.
I never thought of recording the same take though 2 mics. I am gonna try that.
I am also gonna look for ancient.
Any more tips it all helps when your just starting off.
Re: bum notes
when using a sequencer always decide on a tempo for your new song ( bpm )
and set the project to this tempo
use the metronome ( or drum track ) when recording ( rock/pop )for tight timing
so cutting and pasting can be seamless
my biggest tip though to any beginner would be to get a decent mixer as the hub of your recording system this is how all pro studios operate...all that happened when daws came on the scene
was they replaced ( or run parallel with ) multi track recorders..so serious studios always have a mixer as the focal point
if there's anything you need to know..just post
there is also loads of tuition/info etc on youtube..theres hardly anything that
isn't covered
its worth bearing in mind that different people work in different ways ( more than one way to skin a cat )....so if somebody does it different to how you would do it ..its just
different not wrong ( and visa versa )
so if you write your first no.1 doing the music first..then lyrics followed by a well
constructed backing..a tremendous mix and pristine mastering..followed by well
organised distribution and air play etc...........
and mister angry writes his first no.1 kicking shit out of his guitar..you're both winners
Last edited by polyal (29-01-12 20:06:11)
- Olly
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Re: bum notes
This is great advice.
I bought a really basic mixer but I haven't used it since getting my audio interface. What makes a good mixer and how will it benefit me?
Re: bum notes
this is easier to explain verbally but:
if this is your gear list ( plus your gits footpedals and processors etc )
1 mic
1 di box
cd player
synth
then on your mixer you would assign
ch1 to mic
ch2 to di box
ch3/4 cd player ( 3=L 4=R )
ch5/6 synth if stereo ( 5=L 6=R )
ch 7/8 could be for the computer playback ( say cubase ).....stereo again
the mixer should have at least 1 subgroub ( as opposed to the main o/p's )
the subgroup goes straight to the computer i/p ( record )
so if you want to record your git via an amp and mic....set the levels on ch 1 ..route the
signal to the subgroup ...it will automatically go to the DAW waiting to be recorded
any channel routed to the subgroup will be available for recording
when you play the computer back it will go through ch 7/8 ..through the main o/p's to
your monitors
any recording/playback senario can be achieved via the mixer
the whole point is....you can have an infinite amount of instruments
and sound modules at your disposal ( depending on your mixer ).....and once you've set it up thats it..no more plugging unplugging
etc
a good starting point for a mixer
is a 12.4.2 ie 12 inputs.. 4 subgroups ...stereo o/p
