hey ya'all,
i'm sort of new here and am curious about how folks are recording their CBG's and
their songs. don't get me wrong, i am a builder, but i'm a player and recordist too.
so i'de like to hear how ya'all go about capturing that beautiful sound and tone
of these instruments we all build and love. what are you tracking on, what kinds
of mics are you using,how 'bout mic techniques?
i'm using a Roland VS 2480HD, and Studio One in Windows 7 on my laptop for tracking
and i master on the Roland. for the CBG's i'm using large and small condenser mics and
a ribbon mic, and also a few dynamic mics.
for mono tracks i like to use 2 mics. one close mic on the CBG and a room mic for ambience.
on stereo tracks i almost always use the mid-side technique. this setup is fantastic. it gives you
complete control over where the track sits in the stereo field and mix. another big benifit of mid-side
is if your recording is stereo and it gets collapsed to mono things don't disapear from your mix.
if you've ever had one of your tunes played on the radio or television and it was just missing all
sorts of stuff, mid-side will eliminate that. i do use the X-Y technique sometimes, but most of
the time i go with mid-side.
i also use what is called corner loading. it's pretty much what it says. you position the player
facing into a corner as close as possible without being uncomfortable. a mic is placed 2 or 3
feet behind the player pointing at the corner. i really like this setup with unpluged CBG's.
if you have a CBG with no pickup that has an awesom tone and sound but has no projection
or volume, this is a great setup. you can also place a second mic further back and capture the
room ambience too.
are any of you using ribbon mics ? if you've never tried one, try one. they have a figure-8
polar pattern which means it picks up sound equaly from the front and back. to me they
have the most detailed sound of any mic. they kick ass on anything.
anyways, i could go on and on but i'll stop now i posted 4 tunes here and were recorded
using the setups i've described, all recorded, mixed, and mastered at home here in Memphis.
and let me hear how ya'all are doing it. glad to be here.
Myke
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Don't believe everything you read. Sure, they're very good for the price but I don't know about professional. The Zoom H6 is a really good unit, solid, great sound, a few more dollars but the difference is palpable.
Agree, I've got a zoom H6 for the very same reason and it is stellar.
"i guess if you record just for fun or don't sell your CD's
or you just record endless noodles of licks that aren't really coherent songs it must not matter."
man, you just slayed a few with that remark michael - welcome to the doghouse:)
on topic, just do the best you can with the equipment to hand. recording is just a wee hobby to me so i can't/won't spend oodles of cash on fancy mics etc - just hit record on something and see what happens...
I stick a iphone on my filing cabinet at an angle, with free irig record app and then add reverb.. it's almost free...
and sometimes it kinda works..
I call it the Alan Lomax approach to blues recording for the 21st century..
They don't bounce on concrete very well...oops!
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