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[zodiac272]

Hey,

so I finally recorded something...I'll do better next time. terrible playing, I'm embarrassed to post this, but f it, I'm disabled, so I pretty much beat my guitar with my pick hand, and my pick arm doesn't have great control either, and my left hand/arm isn't too hot either, but I was trying to give an example of how bad someone can play. haha I'm recovering, so I will one day deserve to have boogies.
be gentle, or not, haha I can take it

oh... i used the cardioid setting, mic preamp gain low, maybe at 9. the mic is on the outer edge of the cone. not sure where is best. used garage band and created mp3. First half is clean, using the neck single coil, then clean using the EMG 81, then lead using the 81

scott

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[JCDenton6]

You have that dialed in really well! I like that tone a lot. And your playing is fine, nothing to be embarrassed about.
I just borrowed a Shure SM57 from my nephew to start working on some tracks!

 

[zodiac272]

ok cool thanks! I'm gonna stick a couple more up!

scott

 

[Blaklynx]

Hey, nothing wrong with the playing considering the difficulty you have. I've heard a lot worse from 'abled' people that borders on embarrassing.

Some nice tones, no doubt. Very warm tones on the first section of your cleans. The drive tones sound great. Dialled in nicely. Just wqatch the recording levels as it seemed to clip into the red zone at times. Add a compressor at light levels to avoid clipping if you have one.

Keep at it. Practice makes perfect and you'll find your stride. Don't give up your passion.... and no regrets, OK?

 

[zodiac272]

Hey, nothing wrong with the playing considering the difficulty you have. I've heard a lot worse from 'abled' people that borders on embarrassing.

Some nice tones, no doubt. Very warm tones on the first section of your cleans. The drive tones sound great. Dialled in nicely. Just wqatch the recording levels as it seemed to clip into the red zone at times. Add a compressor at light levels to avoid clipping if you have one.

Keep at it. Practice makes perfect and you'll find your stride. Don't give up your passion.... and no regrets, OK?

Hey thanks, that means a lot... no more excuses/disclaimer when I post more clips.

I can hear it breaking up on the recording... I turned the mic preamp down all the way, but I still hear breakup. A compressor might take care of that? I can see in garage band the EQ clip into the red. I posted a couple more clips to try to show if I can get the same tone with or without EQ.

at first I wanted to record myself to see where I could improve playing, and now I hope to also use it to demo different tones


scott

 

[Blaklynx]

Hey thanks, that means a lot... no more excuses/disclaimer when I post more clips.

I can hear it breaking up on the recording... I turned the mic preamp down all the way, but I still hear breakup. A compressor might take care of that? I can see in garage band the EQ clip into the red. I posted a couple more clips to try to show if I can get the same tone with or without EQ.

at first I wanted to record myself to see where I could improve playing, and now I hope to also use it to demo different tones


scott

I'm only guessing here because I don't have garageband and don't know what recording setup you have, so here's a few ideas. Try one of these:
-Place a (software) compressor before the EQ (if garage band has one available).
-Turn ouput level of whatever it may be that's placed before the EQ down.
-Turn input level of EQ down.
-Don't record the input level too high (may have to turn the mic pre down further if you can)

Alternatively,
-Place mic a little further away from amp
-Add a compressor pedal between guitar and amp to reduce the dynamics a little
-Add a compressor after the mic but before the mic pre
-Use a different mic (SM57 or Audix i5) as these are pretty standard 'guitar' mics; your mic 'may' be a little sensitive to dynamics?
-Get a DI box that can attenuate the signal by -10 or -20db placed between mic and mic pre.


Easiest method/s:
-move mic back
-turn amp down
-use a compressor

Have fun.

 

[zodiac272]

thanks for the tips... I'll see if garage band has a comp. I usually just plug straight into the amp, but sometimes I use a chorus pedal on the cleans.

thanks again
scott