Recording sample, input and such wanted. Herbert

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Here it is, let me know if the guitar sounds good and what might need tweaked a bit, all raw by the way. This is only one track of guitar and drums, the harmonies and solo stuff isn't on it yet, and nothing else for that matter, it's just my Herbert. I think I might need less gain but we did a test run of doubled up tracks with just me and it sounded pretty clear, but yeah, let me know yo's.
 
Yes, works now and sounds good :thumbsup:
When you add the bass it'll sound really powerful I can imagine! Nice of you to leave some room for the bass. Most people tend to fatten up their guitar tone and add way to much low end.
 
Thanks dude, that was actually going to be my next question. You guys recording Diezel's where do you usually fatten up the bass guitar's sound and squash it at typically, just trial and error like always or is there maybe some hot tip someone can give me?
 
Hey_bert_whtcha_doin_bert":2foxy68e said:
Thanks dude, that was actually going to be my next question. You guys recording Diezel's where do you usually fatten up the bass guitar's sound and squash it at typically, just trial and error like always or is there maybe some hot tip someone can give me?
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Unfortunately I wasn't able to produce a bass sound I really liked yet, so I can't help you here :(
 
Hey_bert_whtcha_doin_bert":1lg3wfkn said:
Thanks dude, that was actually going to be my next question. You guys recording Diezel's where do you usually fatten up the bass guitar's sound and squash it at typically, just trial and error like always or is there maybe some hot tip someone can give me?
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I can't quite get the question here? Can you elaborate a bit more?
 
Frequencies the bass is boosted and compressed at, like some people will boost it around the 40-45 hz area and somewhere in the 1.5-3k area and so on before they compress it, like what works best in general with the Diezel's or should it just be trial and error like normal, till you get something that's cool.
 
I do avoid providing this kind of advice, before actually hearing the piece and overall instruments balance. What works in my case can be totally inappropriate in yours. It is all subjective and depending from the music :) I generally use a DI bass (rarely overdubbed with mic'ed amped bass guitar) and then just suite it best for the particular piece. The bass guitar itself can be quite of a factor. I have old, beaten to death and miriad times customized Ibanez Roadstar bass that cuts like knife through the mix and still sounds solid, without too much EQuing compressing. But that's for the style of music I play (mostly rock/metal of all sorts). It's a "no-no" for fusion or jazz, though :)
There's nothing much more of advice, except knowing your way around fundamental frequencies and general instruments layering in the mix.
To cut it short - yes it is educated trial and error :)
What I usually start from is to make shure I high-pass EQ the guitar tracks so they don't mess with the bass, boost some at 100-120Hz, cut some at 250-300 Hz, boost again at 1-1.2 Khz on the bass track, apply compression to taste and that's it.
All this valid for standard tunning in E :)
 
Damn :lol: :LOL: thanks man....gunna be alot of error :lol: :LOL: .
 
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