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Here's a thought: If you are recording via USB then you have a computer that will likely also have analogue inputs. You could feed the microphones via the Scarlett 2i2 and feed the pickup into the computer's mic / line input, probably via a mixer or DI box. Of course, this depends on being able to record from both the Scarlett and the built-in audio simultaneously, but if you can make it work then you get three independent audio sources and you can adjust each one to get the best sound. |
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Hey, thanks for clarifying things here cmac.
I suspect that trying to use both the Scarlett interface plus my PC audio card, might not be possible, as I can only designate one source for recording. I think that a 4 channel interface would be best for the reasons you give. I know that 2 mics should be more than enough, but it's fun to experiment with other possibilities. --Bill
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Currently I'm using 3 signals myself (bleed from vocal mic + dedicated guitar mic + guitar line out), but I've heard good and bad examples using one, two mics, or three mics, so it's not the number of mics or tracks, but how you use them. Try different things you read on the forum and elsewhere and discover what works best to your ears. Tedious fun. |
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Thank you Joe.
Advice well taken. This is pretty much where I'm at: trying new things with each recording. It's a bit of a crap shoot, to some degree, as to what will end up on YouTube each time. Ah yes........"tedious fun". Well said indeed. Now, how can I best adjust the balance between the 'tedious' and the 'fun'. Should I pan 80/20, balance a bit more toward the 'tedious' by buying one of those crazy expensive interfaces, or trying this new layering technique that I read about last week (that's another 6 months experimentation), or...........maybe tilt more toward the 'fun' by selling my mics and just playing for my kids and dog, or maybe...........
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A caution when mixing a pick up with a microphone: Check the polarity of each unit to make certain they are the same. I had a client come in with some prerecorded tracks done that way that. The 2 signals were of opposite polarity and sounded awful when combined until after I flipped one of them.
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AT4021 mics are excellent, especially, given their price point, they are superb, really. I am quite happy with my two.
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