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Originally posted by sneakyjesus Hey, I really dig the sound, especially from the digital piano, it's some of the best digital piano sound I've heard in a long time. The Violin is getting a ton of surface sound that I don't think most listeners are used to hearing. That could be from a hanful of things. #1, try micing the violin in a good room, using a room mic and a direct mic, and blend heavy on the room side. #2, Have the violinist use less abrasive strings, something like a eudoxa just sound richer in tone, less like a karate chop. He or she is also struggeling a bit with intonation, which is just inherintly hard on a stringed instrument. causes a sharp pierce to the sound sometimes. Lastly, the vibratto the violinist uses is a little to spastic. Try to encourage a more controlled and developed sound. When playing legatto, a really quick vibratto sounds out of place, it needed a bit wide vibratto sound, changing with the speed of the passage. Good luck Hi there, Thanks for replying. Well, I had some huge problems. First I had to record it at the violinist living room. Second, the violinist wouldn't use headphones to overdub. The violinist was using a good instrument, but too old strings. I've asked her to change strings a week before the recording (time enough for the strings sit well and hold the tuning), but she just didn't. If you listen carefully, you might notice some arch touching the body of the instrument as well. Oh, my, she's 60 or so... As for the digital piano, it was a Yamaha, can't tell which model, but it was one with furniture. No EQ on that, no effects, just plugged into the card and didn't mess with the piano tracks. I wanted it to give the lows missing on the other instruments. Ten hours recording, twenty mixing... Five songs... A fifteen minute demo. Isn't that amazing? Thanks for the tips, a room mic would definitely improve the sound. However, mic placement would take the time they had to track. They're pretty satisfied with what they got, especially due to all restrictions imposed by time.

Well, here's a trial. I've recorded a trio this weekend - piano, flute and violin. Link to the song The digital piano was recorded directly to an Audiophile 192, stereo. The flute and violin were overdubs, so there were lots of bleeds from each track. Sennheiser e835 for the flute, a homemade mic based on telephone capsules for the violin. Cheap mixer preamps on the overdubs chain. Audacity was the software, freeware plugins have been used too. Violin at center, the other ones were panned 20%, opposite. Any replies are very welcome.

Originally posted by ProducerNate I have been recording since I was 17 (I'm 20 now). I started out at my high school auditorium, but now own my own gear. I rent out a room in a local practice space to use as a studio, and I share the space with two people (both have bands). The sample I have is with one of the bands, Karenin's Smile. The name of the song is "Marissa." I used the Oktava MC012s as drum overheads, 57 on snare, Beta 92 on kick. There are a lot of keyboards on the song, as well as several guitar tracks. The production on them was pretty standard - line in for keys and mostly a 57 on guitars. I want a general overview of the song, mainly in terms of production, but musical critique is fine, too. Listen especially the bridge, which comes in around 2:40. *I will warn you now, some people like the singer's voice, and some hate it* Current demo tracks listen as you please, I will post more songs here in the coming weeks Marissa I liked the voice. Malkmus comes to my mind. I'd cut some lows, but that's just me - or my speakers. Anyway, a good job! Congrats!

Originally posted by Phil O'Keefe (Originally posted by Funkwave, and moved to proper thread at his request by moderator. Please address any responses directly to him. Thx! - Phil) *********************************** Hey Dudes, let me know your honest opinions on this one. I just finished it today. I did all of the instrumentation and sequence programing, my gal friend did the vocs. http://www.project80s.com/danny/Blue%20Skies.mp3 That's a nice one. It's not my kind of music, but it surely rocks. Nice vocs too.

Originally posted by hethaerto4 Check out this nice recording of a father and daughter duet. This is the link I liked it a lot. Very nice guitar playing too.