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Originally Posted by KevWind
Except of course (if you think about it objectively) using the low cut on the mic is an "electronic adjustment" with the single filter curve rolling off of 12 db per octave, starting at 300 hz (as Fran stated) which is then printed into the guitar track audio, and non reversible.
So in reality you already have made and "electronic adjustment" and you do not not really know if that rolloff curve is in fact as "good as possible ". While that curve could be the optimum one for your situation, it is also a fact that filtering starting at different frequency could be more optimum (without experimenting you are only guessing) . The ability to experiment with that is one of the great advantages of digital recording. Also not that I am not familiar with Audacity but actual type of EQ it offers is pretty important also, because it needs to be the type that allows you select the frequency/s buy number and the type of curve to be of any real advantage over the the low cut filter on the mic ..... Something to think about .
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You make an extremely interesting point and cogent argument. A close analogy would be shooting photos with a digital camera set to jpg vs set to raw (which is what I always shoot in when using an actual camera). With jpg the camera does much of the processing while with raw the camera only captures the data and leaves the processing until it gets into the computer. Ergo the next learning step is to become more skilled with my DAW. This may require some lessons.
So while I've got your attention Kev, what is your opinion of using a DAW like Reaper vs Pro Tools or another DAW?