[Tekker]

What kind of lessons would everyone like to see next?

I think there's enough theory lessons up for the moment and it's probably time to start on the recording stuff now.

If everyone likes that idea, is there anything specific in mind? Sometimes it's much easier to answer questions than to just start going from nothing..... Recording is a large topic and it would take a book to cover even a fraction of it.

I've got a couple already done that I did for Marc Seal's Forum. So I'll start off with those.

-tkr

[Dobro]

Recording would be a great topic. How about something that addresses creating the right acoustical environment? I see those kits sold with bass traps for the corners, foam squares for the walls, etc. A guide on how to assess your recording space, the benefits/disadvantages of acoustical properties, and the impact of changes to the environment seems like a good place to start.

[Tekker]

That would be a good place to start, but unfortunately, I'm probably the last person to talk about acoustics. lol

There are great articles here about acoustics that explain it very well without all the tech-talk. Ethan posts on one of the recording forums that I go to and he is VERY knowledgeable on this topic.
http://www.realtraps.com/articles.htm

I was thinking more along the lines of setting up recording software/hardware, editing, mixing, etc. answering specific questions and stuff geared towards a particular program that you may not be able to find on google. Maybe even cover a few basic miking techniques.

There's volumes of stuff already available online for recording, so it'd be nice to do something a little different than what's already out there.

-tkr

[scotty_b]

I have just purchased this item (http://www.seelectronics.com/rf.html) to try and combat poor acoustics in my lounge room. Haven't tried it yet, but I hope it works as well as the review suggests.

[Clancy]

Tekker, I think a step by step tutorial showing how to connect your guitar to your computer and record with a free program like say Audacity would be very helpful to those new to recording. I know there have been a few threads here answering this kind of thing but not a tutorial... Anyway, just a suggestion.

Clancy

[OldG]

How about a piece on 'Mics and how best to use them' or something along those lines? (as you mentioned above)

I've never used one yet, and a bit of guidance would be muchly appreciated.

[Tekker]

Clancy and OldG, I'll get started on both of those ideas. Should be a good place to start.

scotty_b, that thing is cool! I've never seen that. I too am curious as to how well it works. Would you be able to post some samples with and without it to hear the difference it makes?

-tkr

[coldethyl]

Originally Posted by Clancy

Tekker, I think a step by step tutorial showing how to connect your guitar to your computer and record with a free program like say Audacity would be very helpful to those new to recording. I know there have been a few threads here answering this kind of thing but not a tutorial... Anyway, just a suggestion.

Clancy

That's a great suggestion! I for one would be very grateful for some tuition regarding the finer details of connecting one's axe to the computer, etc.

[Tekker]

Ok, mics and soundcard connections are now finished. So what next?

I don't know if there's enough info for a recording tutorial since there is already a basic setup tutorial using Kristal Audio, so all there is to left to recording is basically setting your wave file directories and pushing "record".

Unfotunately none of the freebie programs I've seen have much in the way of editing tools (so can't really do a tutorial on editing) and mixing would be hard to do as a written tutorial, since you can't hear it.... Plus that's almost to wide of a topic to even begin trying to demonstrate it.

I've also started a new "general guitar" section, so maybe add a few more to that... If so, what topics? I've got a couple ideas, but I'd like to see what everyone has in mind first.

-tkr