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#15 - Yeah, I only recorded one, but I made two and panned them left… [+] (2 replies) 04/15/2018 on I made music +1

#17 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

**fatminion used "*roll picture*"**
**fatminion rolled image**it's more effective to use a stereo chorus effect that is only slightly wet (meaning like only 10% is mixed with the dry signal), or really record the part twice and pan left/right.

Whatever you do, keep experimenting and don't be afraid to try things you read about/people tell you about and also to just try whatever. Close-micing your guitar cabinet will give you a more "natural" sound, but I kinda really like the "room" sound you got going on. But it can never heard to mic up an instrument many times and instead of playing with the EQ and stuff, try just mixing in different mics to get the sound you want. Need more bass? Bring in the mic 2 feet away from the speaker. Need more definition? Bring in the close-mic. Need more hall? Bring in the room mic. And try different angles as well. You'd be surprised how much that can have an effect.

I'm 33 and have been doing home studio recording since I was 16, and have been in multiple professional studios. My last album was recorded by a dude that used to work at Abby Road, and he's a fucking musical and acoustic genius, and he swears by mixing the mics rather than using the EQ.

Whatever you do - keep it up! So refreshing to hear people trying to do real art in music rather than just imitate whatever happens to be popular at the time (although that's how many learn)

#18 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

**fatminion used "*roll picture*"**
**fatminion rolled image**about the stereo thing - the reason for using a choruser or actually recording twice is this: if you use the same exact signal for L/R, your head won't really tell the difference and it ends up sounding pretty much like it's still in the middle. A choruser effect will variate the original signal by essentially producing phase-shifted copies to mimic a "chorus" of instruments performing the part, since nobody can 100% play exactly the same on two takes. The actual signals will be similar but shifted in phase (kinda complex shit you might have heard people say, but I didn't really learn about until uni). But I'm personally a huge fan of just recording the part twice. Sometimes I'll even do it with two guitars or once with the neck pickup and once with the bridge pickup. Most people won't be able to tell it was two takes, but everyone will say "it sounds fatter".

Here's the last album I did if you're curious: open.spotify.com/album/50hAoA5KhE1MXh...

#13 - To be honest with you I like my mix more haha [+] (4 replies) 04/15/2018 on I made music +1

#14 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

fair enough.
But I really gotta question your methods since 2 tracks seem to be the exact same thing with the left and right channel switched.

#15 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

Yeah, I only recorded one, but I made two and panned them left and right to get a tiny more stereo sound

#17 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#18 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#9 - that is retarded, I'll dm you [+] (6 replies) 04/15/2018 on I made music +1

#10 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

Well it's a quick and dirty rough cut since I don't have a whole lot to work with but a bit of EQ work and some stereo mixing makes it sound a lot more unified than it started out as tbh.

my.mixtape.moe/pdtrrr.mp3

#13 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

To be honest with you I like my mix more haha

#14 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

fair enough.
But I really gotta question your methods since 2 tracks seem to be the exact same thing with the left and right channel switched.

#15 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

Yeah, I only recorded one, but I made two and panned them left and right to get a tiny more stereo sound

#17 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#18 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#7 - Well I'm kind of limited. But I just got some overhead mics… [+] (8 replies) 04/15/2018 on I made music +1

#8 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

Again I feel like the raw audio quality is actually super good here but the mix keeps dragging it down a notch.

This is gonna sound retarded but can you like, send me the unedited stems for this solo piece? I feel like I could seriously bring this up a level if it was just processed more effectively.

#9 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

that is retarded, I'll dm you

#10 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

#13 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

To be honest with you I like my mix more haha

#14 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

fair enough.
But I really gotta question your methods since 2 tracks seem to be the exact same thing with the left and right channel switched.

#15 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

Yeah, I only recorded one, but I made two and panned them left and right to get a tiny more stereo sound

#17 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#18 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

#5 - Im a very amateur mixer, I use fl studio, my rig is maybe wort… [+] (10 replies) 04/15/2018 on I made music +1

#6 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

Real talk as someone who's worked on a fair share of recording setups, for this kind of thing you really should use protools or in your case something like adobe audition. Protools is the industry standard for live recording and mixing but it's a fucking nightmare to actually use if you don't know the program inside and out. Ableton Live is also an option but tbh it's more suited to synth heavier stuff. Adobe audition might seem like a slightly odd choice since it's mainly used for video audio (my thing) but it's got the best audio repairing tools in the game and for someone who's using older equipment it'd probably be your best bet.

But on the other end you could totally still use FL for live recording more effectively if you got higher quality mics, which is honestly the better option here if compressing it is the only way to bring some things back. If you're on a budget I'd reccommend a pair of samson C02 pencil condensers. They're small enough to fit a garage band and high quality enough for a field recorder. Also it's only like $110 for a pair of them right now on amazon. www.amazon.com/Samson-C02-Pencil-Cond... They do require phantom power but if you're using a vocals mic I assume you have an interface capable of that.

FL is really geared more towards loop based and highly processed music. It can do live stuff sure, but it doesn't have the same kind of repair and restore tools as protools or audition, so you need to get it right at the mic stage for a really good sound. Realistically getting it right at the mic level is the most important part of getting a good sound. If you wanna up your game here, splurge for new mics, it's way more important than good software.

Keep in mind what kind of room you're using too. Mics like the one I listed are really best suited for rooms with some acoustic foam or at least a big towel hung on each wall.

#7 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

Well I'm kind of limited.
But I just got some overhead mics, and a new mixing board and I'm in the process of re-tuning my drums. I have an absolutely shit laptop and I can't even run Protools on it but I'm looking to buy another in the next year.
I think my biggest problem is I have to adjust to recording live and relearn that.
Some of my other solo music sounds crisper but I do the instruments individually.
soundcloud.com/curtis-brock-997875632...

#8 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

#9 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

that is retarded, I'll dm you

#10 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

#13 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

To be honest with you I like my mix more haha

#14 - neppynep (04/15/2018) [-]

fair enough.
But I really gotta question your methods since 2 tracks seem to be the exact same thing with the left and right channel switched.

#15 - dontcutmyusernameo (04/15/2018) [-]

Yeah, I only recorded one, but I made two and panned them left and right to get a tiny more stereo sound

#17 - fatminion (04/15/2018) [-]

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