Re: Recording hints
Originally Posted by
jasona
Here is my first attempt--and not necessary the best take, but its the one that I did a video of so I'll just go with it, flaws (and there are those!) and all,
Nice playing, but it sounds very slightly muffled/distant, like i get with my 2 large condensor mikes going straight into either interface i have/had (a 2i2 or an old Avid mbox). When i plug the mikes into a Peavy mixer (or a Yamaha MG series i used to have) just for the preamps, it sounds a lot more present, you can really hear pick articulation and the bass is richer. So maybe you can borrow a mixer or outboard preamp (ART or presonus on the low end, Black Lion, golden age, univ. audio, focusrite ISA etc at the $500+ level).
Also recommend Dave Hunter's Home recording Handbook. While it doesn't cover mandolin (does cover acoustic guitar), it's got lots of tips on room treatment, placement/tracking and applying compression, eq, reverb etc afterwards.
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