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01-26-2017, 05:57 AM
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Looking for help with simple recording rig
Hello:
I live on a boat full time so I don't have a quiet room to go to to record with a mic. My go to guitar is a Taylor NS72CE (Cedar/Rosewood) with Fishman barn door electronics. I plug directly into an Olypus LA 10 digital recorder. Then upload to use Audacity to tweak and finish the song. I am not looking for professional results. I have done one CD and it was challenging enough for me (samples on CD baby using a Taylor 814ce and Sure AM81). My question regards how to 'capture' my tone for the purpose of listening to it to try to find ways to improve it. I believe I could use some help on my tone and hope to find a way to improve through listening to myself as opposed to playing. Any and all input regarding this would be appreciated. Regards and thanks in advance David Rock 
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01-26-2017, 09:12 AM
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Can't listen now (at work), but the normal advise would be to record with a microphone, rather than DI.
Adding some portable rockwool traps (where to store them when not in use could be a challenge, depending on your boat's size) to your recording space would help with the sound.
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01-26-2017, 09:34 AM
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First try reducing the recording volume. Sounds like you are recording too hot and getting distortion. Other than that the sound is good enough to hear how you are doing. I like recording with microphones but the DI may be what works best given your recording environment.
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01-26-2017, 01:00 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I will try to reduce the volume and see what falls out.
I carry a Sure SM 81 aboard, but we spend much of our time "on the hook" (at anchor), so I only have 115 v power for equipment occasionally. If I could power the mic with batteries??? Maybe... Right now it is blowing 20+ so there is not a quite corner anywhere. Maybe this evening if the wind lays (or is it lies) down. Regards
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01-26-2017, 01:49 PM
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There are lots of recorders that can provide P48 for the Shure mic. Many of them have their own mics with pretty decent quality as well.
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01-26-2017, 07:20 PM
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Just for the fun of it...
I recorded the same (short) section of Psalm 84: A Place Of Springs 3 ways (offering below, apologies for the "rough" cuts):
1. using on board mics in the Olympus LS10 recorder about 18" away 2. Using guitar mic only (Fishman) 3. Using slider cracked off with pickup (est. 80% mic) with what I would "play out with" -- and usually what I start into an Audacity project with. Thoughts? It seems for home recording to listen to (to work on my tone) the option 1 seems best, but???? In other words, what I am listening to as the guitar holder is so different to what the other side (you) hears. I guess what I am trying to do in a very awkward way is hear or anticipate what "they" (you) hear. Is it even possible to capture that? Regards D
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