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So in general good basic mixing technique is something that is a learning curve There are some very general rules of thumb but which specific numbers or amounts vary depending on numerous criteria based on the specifics of your particular situation, guitar, mics ,preamps, room, desired sound, etc etc etc.. But in general rolling off the low end helps with clarity and generally from 60 Hz to 70 Hz down is a reasonable starting point. Also as someone stated there are often higher frequencies that can be problematic and would benefit from some slight cutting Generally cutting with eq first before trying any boosting eq is a good practice. Sometimes A high pass at 70hz and or maybe a slight cut somewhere between 500hz to 800hz will clean things up and could make boosting unnecessary or less necessary (smaller boost) Generally when starting to learn to mix your ears are not trained enough to hear subtle FX's So A good idea for any FX is to start with only small db increments, try small increases until you hear the effect then back it off some. Generally where many if most of us record in rooms that are not great "live" rooms to record in. Recording dry ( no FX) and fairly close to the guitar is a good start. In general because we record dry and close, judicious use ( i.e. a little) of delay and or reverb can compliment, but As Ty said overuse (too much of good thing) will detract Generally putting some EQ on the reverb track before the reverb itself, and cutting lows and highs will tend to clean up the sound (see the thread "Abby Road Reverb Trick" on this forum ) Generally most professional mix engineers (If their going to add FX) while they often add EQ and Compression to the actual audio tracks themselves, they most often will put delays or reverbs on separate FX tracks and send signal from the audio track to the FX track.
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I addition to all Kev's good advice, it might be worth pointing out in that the examples you pointed to, the "before" tracks sound quite good. As others have suggested, the before tracks are perhaps even better than the mixes. The real secret to a good mix for solo acoustic guitar is to get a really good initial recording. Then the "mix" amounts to adjusting levels and maybe adding a little reverb. So, while you've gotten a lot of good advice about mixing here, I'd pay more attention to mic placement and room acoustics. That's both the important part, and the harder part, especially room acoustics for home recording.
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How close the distance would you recommend the microphone from the guitar? Generally I placed it around 12 inches away, but would I get a more intimate and better sound by placing it closer, like 8-10 inches away? Anyway, thanks again. You guys are so helpful!!! Edwin www.youtube.com/cedwin |
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http://ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html http://ehomerecordingstudio.com/acoustic-treatment-101/ http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr1...s/acguitar.htm 12 inches is fine, rather close, actually. Close micing can help reduce a bad room, but you get increased proximity effect, so it's a tradeoff. But I just checked out your you tube channel, all sounds quite nice to me. I don't really see much you'd need to improve on your recording sound. You might get a little bigger bass by micing a bit closer, if you want. Some of the guys who play your style add in a pickup to get an exaggerated and more in-your-face bass sound, so that's another thing to try. But based on your video sound, I'd say you're in good shape already.
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Thanks for checking out my YouTube, I had a listen to my older videos and I actually liked the sound better than the newer ones. Didn't do much mixing before, just used Garageband with the automatic preset EQ, compression and reverb. I'll stick to the advice here to mix less and concentrate on the initial recording. I'll try to mix in the EQ as suggested in this thread. Usually I have HPF on 100hz but probably that's too much. I'll try cutting from 70-80Hz next time and also a slight cut around 500-800 and see if I get a clearer sound. Yup thanks! One thing I haven't done before is EQing the reverb and placing them on bus. Usually I add everything in the track itself. |
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