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Originally Posted by Darknodar123
Hello team 
I bought some days ago an AKG P120 microphone and have it plugged in POD UX1 audio interface! The audio interface comes with a software but I was told to record dry first and then mix the whole thing, so no Noise Gates, Preamps and Compressors before! This is a dry recording through Reaper. Can this, through mixing (EQ, Compressor) have the same bass and attack many fingerstyle players, like my favorites Eiro Nareth , have?
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https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Cn...QPz48XiIftyDcb
I think it's not really bad, seem pretty happy about the quality and definitely better than having to record with my cell phone anymore! I have some D2 notes, kicks and snares there but you can tell they don't even sound bassy or full and bright. Should the dry recording differ in the first place or can magic happen through mixing? |
Some good advice so far
My thoughts:
Software: . No need to consider any additional mixing editing software other than Reaper it already has far more DAW capability than you will ever fully utilize.
Dry record : Yes and no.
Ideally you can get the recording you want through, playing technique, room treatment, mic placement, mic and preamp choice, (in that progressive order) and not have use and mixing processing in mixing .
But with the caveat that percussive style (I am assuming what you mean by "attack") you want to be aware that as you move the mic's closer and get more overall presence you increase the risk of those percussive transients creating (digital overs)
Which is why some professional recording engineers will sometimes opt for compression during recording for percussive guitar style. Just something to think about.
As noted there is a fair amount of room and self noise so seriously consider room treatment
Mixing:
Yes you can definitely enhance the dry recording with EQ and Comp FX when mixing.
To maintain and enhance the bass with EQ start with a High Pass filter and cut the low end 60 to 100 hz and below. And perhaps also a narrow Q,, 4 or 5 db cut, somewhere between 450 and 600 Hz
Experiment with a compressor set with a slow attack and medium or fast release and a touch of makeup gain (couple of db) Be aware this may also bring up the room/self noise so a noise gate or even third party noise suppression software like Izotope RX might be considered .
Also a touch of parallel reverb may get closer to the sound you are seeking Also consider an EQ before the parallel reverb, set with a high and low pass filters,,, the high set at 600Hz and the low at 8 kHz to 10kHz