JohnnyD

@ hush - i love the track! I thought overall it sounded pretty damn good although i'd agree there's a bit too much reverb overall. I'd add that IMHO the bass guitar could be a touch louder, and i thought that the panning on the flute and the bongos was a bit extreme. I'm no expert though (i'm trying to get feedback on my recording too!) so this is just my inexperienced opinion.

Hi, This is my first post in here, and also my first attempt at 'proper' recording. I'd love to hear everyone's views on it, good or bad. I play a Lakewood M1 and i recorded it with a Shure PG57 around the 12th fret pointing slightly towards the sound hole, and a PG58 about 3-4 feet away. The vocals are done in quite a few takes as my friend michaela had never sung into a mic before and she was really nervous. I used the PG58 for vocals. I ran the mics through my old Allen & Heath System8 16-4-2 mixer and into a SB live 5.1 card. I added a tiny bit of 'room' reverb to everything and rolled off the bass from the guitar cos it was a bit too bassy. I still don't have any proper monitors so I'm still using a hifi which i know is not good but i don't have much cash. To make up for it, i do A/B my recordings with other bought CDs and also listen to them a lot on other hifis, etc.... There are two versions on there, at the bottom of the page, the second is the one i've just re-done today after listening to a few suggestions from people on another forum. Anyway, the site is http://www.putfile.com/johnnydmonic, and they are the bottom two. I'd really appreciate some input/advice. Thanks a lot

here's a picture of my Encore which i've had for the last 9 years. it's all about the stickers!!!! rest assured though, i definately will not do anything like that to my lakewood when i get it!