<![CDATA[Guitar For Beginners & Beyond Forum - What's Your Setup?]]> http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum Tell us what guitars, pick-ups, mics, amps, software and mixing tools you use for your recordings. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:25:52 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/proweb/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Guitar For Beginners & Beyond Forum - What's Your Setup?]]> http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum Set-up for The Garden http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/whats-your-setup/24867-set-up-garden/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:41:09 GMT I've been away from recording for a while, not fun. Glad to be getting back into it. So Im going to start posting some stuff.

Here's the first, but this is just the set up I used when recording this tune, The Garden, back in 2001. Older stuff, but I'll get more up-to-date when I post another one of these in the near future (I hope!). I moved on and now do computer recording.

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What type of guitars

1 acoustic, 1 electric

What brand of guitar
  • what type of pickups on electrics, acoustic pick-ups

    Acoustic -- 1999 Taylor 714ce w/Fishman blender p/u (p/u not used in the recording, though)

    Electric -- 1979 Les Paul "The Paul" solid walnut w/standard stock humbuckers

  • nuts, bridges

    The Taylor had a Tusq nut and saddle (I changed the saddle to bone last year). The Les Paul has a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar.
Playing Accessories -
  • string gauges, plectrum (heavy or light) thumb pick or finger pics etc

    I use Martin MSP4100 (lights) on the Taylor and Ernie Ball Super Slinkies on the Les Paul.
Playing Style - plectum, fingers, thumb pic, hybrid, etc.

60mm (orange) Dunlop Tortex pick on the electric, fingerstyle on the acoustic (except the acoustic lead track in the middle)

Settings on Electrics -
  • bridge, neck, or in between

    Bridge p/u w/the tone dialed down to 4.
What Microphones -
  • what type (dynamic, condenser, ribbon etc).

    Condensors

  • brand (instrument and vocal)

    Neumann TLM103 and AKG C 414 B-TL II

  • position(s) for recording

    Acoustic: TLM103 positioned approx. 1ft. away and aimed at the 10th fret, TL II positioned approx. 3 ft. away and aimed behind the bridge.
    Electric: TL II set to hypercardioid and positioned to catch the reflection of a wall in a corner.
    BGV's: TLM103
Recording System

Recorders
  • Tascam DA78HR (digital 8-track tape) (1)
Mixing Console
  • Mackie 1202VLZ (12 channel mixer)
    I fed the Tascam the signal from the mixer using an analog 8 ch. snake.
    I used a line out from the Mackie to the line in of my computer to make the mp3.
Any Amps, Pre-amps, Guitar Modelers, Pedals or any other equipment in the recording line between guitar and computer
  • Nothing in-line between the acoustic and the recorder, just microphones
  • Electric amp used was a Lab Series L11 200W SS head, using an Acoustic (brand) 4x10 cabinet.
    Amp set to CH 2 (overdrive), but only a small amount of channel gain.
Making the Recording -

* How many vocal and guitar tracks did you use?

Acoustic: 2, Electric: 1, Lead/hilight Acoustic: 2 Bell: 1, BGV's: 3. Wait! That's 9 tracks. I actually used the bell on one of the tracks that I later used for the lead/acoustic hilight part.

What was the bell? A wine glass filled with enough water to tune it to an E note!

* What bit rate and other recording details, mono or stereo etc.

All acoustics in stereo, electric in mono, vox in mono. Digital recorder set to 24 bit, mp3 encoded to 192kbits/s.

* What FX (effects) - the brand, and what you used eg chorus, reverb, compression etc and roughly how much.

TC Electronic M2000 used for bgv and guitar reverbs. Electric lead reverb was a mix of the on-board spring reverb of the Lab Series and the added reverb from the M2000. Yamaha SPX90 used for heavy flanged acoustic chord at the end of the tune.

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]]> solidwalnut http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/whats-your-setup/24867-set-up-garden/ Recording direct to computer or BOSS 600 ??? http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/whats-your-setup/24840-recording-direct-computer-boss-600-a/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:53:42 GMT Hi there,

I just joined this forum yesterday and already I have a technical question to ask. I am experimenting with playing soukous guitar music from Africa and I am in the process of recording a few pieces, more like a sketch pad really. I am using a BOSS 600 for this which I am just about coping with. I then will have to send anything I record to the computer before I can burn cd's or download onto a site like this for example.

My question: Would it be easier for me to record direct to my home computer and therfore cut out the BOSS 600 stage and if this is possible, what gadgetry would I be needing. Although I have been playing for around 40 years, the technical side/recording I have always been slow with and I fully admit to being a computer blockhead. How does that work. Is there software with virtual guitar amps and effects and how does the guitar signal get converted to a digital signal? HELP.....

Any suggestions for this approach or would I be as well sticking with the BOSS 600 method. It does seem to get pretty good results whether recording direct in or by using the built-in stereo mics to hopefully capture some of the room ambience. I play all my stuff through a BOSE L1 pa system which is great for detailed and accurate reproduction of sounds.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Gordon.

P.S. I forgot to mention. As well as guitar for these African style recordings, I also use a djembe drum, a Tacoma acoustic bass, various percussiony things, a bouzouki, auto harp and hopefully soon, a gyil (christmas gift maybe). Thought these extra instruments might effect the computer recording possibilities.

Thanks again, Gordon. ]]> Daktari http://www.guitarforbeginners.com/forum/whats-your-setup/24840-recording-direct-computer-boss-600-a/