Need audio tips for solo video recording
I wanted to do some utube videos of songs from my set list. Eventually I'd like to do some good enough to show venues in order to get bookings but first I need to put together another band and what I've done so far just isnt good enough (performance or audio recording wise) to land a job. So I figured I would keep recording songs so that potential band members could see if its something they want to do and then if so, gives them a way to practice the set list at home. Meanwhile I'm learning how to get better.
I have an ear trumpet Louise going into an iRig pre and then into my smart phone (LG). This LG has 3 adjustments - gain, low end cut, and a limiter. I so far have always engaged the low end cut halfway to cut out any room rumble.
1) When I try to EQ, I have to turn down the gain a lot to keep it from going into the red. Is it better to turn down the gain mostly on the irig pre wheel or on the smart phone?
2) When I turn down the gain enough to not go into red, the volume in the recording seems really low when it is played back on the computer (both Facebook and utube). Also, and maybe because of that, it seems to lack the same quality of tone as when I record at higher gains (into the red). But then at higher gains when its in the red a bit, it is blasting on the utube video and I have to turn down the computers volume and I dont want to have people scrambling to turn their computer down. But the quality of the tone seems better.
3) I turned the irig pre gain way down and left the LG gain level at neutral and then engaged the limiter halfway up and that seemed to give adequate volume without going into the red. But then I noticed the audio quality might again be effected when the limiter kicks in. It becomes a little "hissey" or something.
4) My room acoustics seem very flat. Is there any way to add some natural reverb? I have no way of adding effects as I'm uploading straight from phone to utube. If I back into a corner of the room, will that help ?
I realize it takes a load of time, repeat performances, and technical understanding to get good results and there are no short cuts to get the great video demos I see all over utube. But I am not one to spend hours recording a utube song. I plan to do a quick rough run and move on and learn as much as I can as I go. Any suggestions appreciated.
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