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Old 12-30-2021, 08:05 PM
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Default Getting setup ready to record my Sable

http://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/...ecording-setup

I've written a song that I'd like to record, and I'm trying to get my Sable and a single mic setup to sound good and usable in a foundational sort of way. Here's the sound I'm getting so far.

Please feel free to comment.
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Old 12-30-2021, 11:11 PM
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Oops. My inexperience with Logic Pro (I've been using Reaper for ages) tripped me up. I exported when I should have bounced.

Here's the correct link...

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/test
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Old 12-31-2021, 11:42 AM
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No means an expert, but it sounds pretty good to me !!
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Old 12-31-2021, 11:53 AM
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That Sable has some real chimey content. Nice.

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David, Your playing sounds good but the EQ on the guitar is too treble-heavy. Can you adjust your guitar's EQ parameters and/or distance to the mic to give the guitar a more rounded and blended frequency tonality?
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I'll play around with mic positioning some more. I want to lessen the need to "fix it in post".
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Old 12-31-2021, 04:58 PM
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I took your suggestion to heart, SpruceTop. Here's a very similar setup but after much more mic positioning experimentation...

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/simple2
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I took your suggestion to heart, SpruceTop. Here's a very similar setup but after much more mic positioning experimentation...

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/simple2
Thanks, Dave, definitely an improvement but there's still a bit much treble content in the guitar tone. I hope others comment as they may hear things a bit differently. Looking forward to more!
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It is a bit too "trebly." Where is the mic and what part of the guitar is it pointed at?
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What strings are you using on your Sable? I am using Elixir light gauge and my Sable sounds very mellow and balanced compared to your recording. That isn't a bad thing because as I said before, you are getting a nice chime from yours.

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I've tried it "in all the normal places". Right now it's about 14" out from the neck joint aimed at it, slightly below a perfect right angle from the soundboard, and about 4" toward the nut.

Here's a sample where I've reduced the top end using eq.

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/simple3
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I've tried it "in all the normal places". Right now it's about 14" out from the neck joint aimed at it, slightly below a perfect right angle from the soundboard, and about 4" toward the nut.

Here's a sample where I've reduced the top end using eq.

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16/simple3
Just for kicks put the mic on the bridge side and point it at the bridge.
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Here's one aimed at the bridge, about 14" out.

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16...imed-at-bridge
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Here's one aimed at the bridge, about 14" out.

https://soundcloud.com/david-lane-16...imed-at-bridge
Big improvement. Sounds good.
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I think you're right. Thank you for the suggestion. I never would have tried it without a push. It just seems so... outside the box that I'd constructed.
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