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ThiagoNAKA
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Posted : Jan 18, 2003 21:01
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Whatīs the best way for recording a guitar?
1.Microphone getting amp sound.
2.Route ampīs line out to soundcard line in.
3.Route guitarīs direct to sound card.
Well, I think number 1 is the best. But u need a good mic, and good ampīs sound.
Number 2 seems the best for me. But is there any other equipment I can use to make the guitar sound more clear? Cause I tried two different ampīs, and both sounded different from eah other. Not only about quality , but the sound too.
For recording, why I should use a "mixer" (not a dj-mixer, but a "table with some audio channels")? Cause I can eq the sound on my pc.... I think if I use a mixer, I will get more noise.
Is it good to record a guitar WITH a "hardware-distortion"? Will I have more noise? Or maybe is it better recording only clean guitar and try to reach distorted sounds only with plugins?
And what about eq and for example reverb. These two things I always use. So, is it better record the guitar sound with eq and reverb, or make it after recording on wav sample?
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Mike A
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Posted : Jan 18, 2003 22:16
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What are you trying to record? A classic guitar? An acoustic guitar? Electric guitar?
Well, if you can't plug anything to the guitar then you need to use a mic. Better mic-> better sound. If you got an amp for the mic, use it. I'm assuming that your sound card is not pro, so the built-in amp in your SC sucks. If it has something to plug, then again. Route it through your amp.
Use distortion on the amp or not? It's up to you. I never like software distortion, so imo you should use hardware distortion. But it's up to your taste whether you like it hardware or not.
About a mixer, since you are recording only one instrument, you will not need one.
Reverd & eq - software can do it better than hardware.
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oko
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Posted : Jan 18, 2003 22:23
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Guess you are talking about electric guitar.
there is no best way, it's all depend on the sound you wanna' get,
the favorite sound, comes usually from recording a good amp, by a dinamic microphone (some use 2 dinamics, one to the front and one to the back, to get the subs, behind the amp). the dinamic microphones are not as expansive as the condencers, you can get a nice sm-57 for a really affordable price.
The less you go through, the better the sound is, so , try not to go through a mixer, but through a pre-amp, or compressor directly to the sound card.
adding the eq and all after the recording is recommended, unless you have a killer eq outside the pc...
adding all effects is highly recommended after recording, so you could fix it best in the mix, and have the option to bypass effects. if you record with the reverb, for example, you are 'stuck' with the reverb on the wav file, but, again, it's up to you and the desired sound. that 'law' is more important for recording vocals.
-a good distortion is one of the guitar effects you simply cannot immitate through the computer, since it's warmth, and analog sound, i think it's important to record a good distortion, and not to add it afterwards...
recording a clean guitar and then distort it, can sound really special, but it won't sound like a good dist...and you'll have loads of hissssss....
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Mike A
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Posted : Jan 18, 2003 22:26
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On 2003-01-18 22:23, oko wrote:
the favorite sound, comes usually from recording a good amp, by a dinamic microphone (some use 2 dinamics, one to the front and one to the back, to get the subs, behind the amp). the dinamic microphones are not as expansive as the condencers, you can get a nice sm-57 for a really affordable price.
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Only in the case there is no output on the amp. Most amps got an output on them, so no need to record though a mic. A cable to the soundcard is better usually, instead of recording it using a mic. 
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oko
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Posted : Jan 18, 2003 22:31
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again, it depends...
on the quality of the output, and sometime, you'd like to get a little vibe from the room, you know, less 'sterile' sound
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O.zen
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Posted : Jan 19, 2003 01:58
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if you use electric gtr you can use a pod(line 6) this is a little box that you conect your gtr to -in line input,this pod have lots of amps sounds and elso the basic gtr fx (flanger,rveb,delay.dist.) http://www.line6.com/podxt/index.htm
it elso have a midi interface and you conect it directly to your sound card, if you dont have a good soundcard you probebly will have a lateancy problem in recording your sound.
i tryed before to record a gtr with mics but since i dont have a good acustic room its not sound very good so i use this pod.btw there is a pod for base gtr too(killer device).
try to record your gtr in all ways that possible and chose what is the best for you.
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ThiagoNAKA
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Posted : Jan 19, 2003 09:17
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Thanks guys!!!
Itīs the first time I make it, and the best for me now is route guitar to an amp and then to my soundcard. And zen, yes I have a latency problem, but no problem at all. My friend played the guitar with a phone direct from amp.
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steve
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Posted : Jan 19, 2003 19:58
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hello,
cant add much info but all i can say is that computer music magazine brought out a special issue in dec entirely devoted to recording your guitar into your computer... i'm sure that should help
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