JohnnyD
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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
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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!
Is your recording / mix any good? Find out here!
in Phil O'Keefe: In The Studio Trenches
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@ 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.