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Posted on Jan 01, 2009 12:27 am
colby miller
Member Since: Jul 21, 2007
Hello all. I recently bought a Fast Track Pro, for use with my Mac Book, and everything works fine but one little problem
When I record afterwards notice that there is way too much bass, and the recording sounds muddy and just.. too much booming vibrating bass.
I have the gain set so that I can hear everything clearly in the monitor headphones and it sounds fine until I listen on speakers. Maybe I should turn down the gain but I'm just confused, I had a similar problem with a Tascam tape deck, too much bass on the acoustic guitars and it just sounded bad.
Any solutions you guys know of, maybe mic positioning or settings?
Thank you
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Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 01, 2009 01:33 pm Yep, maybe mic position, the mic itself and the room may have something to do with as well.
Can you give us the info on exactly what mic it is, the software you are recording into and what speaker's you have listened on? Also what the room is like you are recording in.
That will help get an idea of what might be going on.
Jan 02, 2009 03:41 am The mic is a Shure 57, I should probably be recording with a condenser for the acoustic right?
I'm recording into garageband, and the room is just an average carpeted room.
Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
Jan 02, 2009 06:36 am from my exp, you can still use a 57, you just gotta get the volume up in the software is all.
you can normalize up to the needed vol level. eg -18.86dB.
then compress a bit, and bring up the vol again with the make up gain.
should be fine then for sure.
dont go too loud though, leave yerself some headroom. -18.86dB is the go.
thats how ive done stuff like this before. others here probably have different methods.
a condenser would be good though.
but hey ya do what ya can eh?
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 02, 2009 03:18 pm Well you may be getting a boosted proximity effect then with the 57.
Do not point it straight at the sound hole for one thing.
I suggest moving it more toward the neck near the start of the fret board. Then angle it toward the sound hole of the guitar. You can play around with it and move it in and out, up and down until you find that sweet spot.
Dematrixhttp://www.reverbnation.com/2ndgMember
Since: Nov 27, 2007
Jan 02, 2009 06:41 pm man i dont know what drugs i was on last night.
i thought you were having vol problems, now i actually read the post, its got nothing to do with vol.
ah well, i'll go back to sleep now.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 02, 2009 08:06 pm Hey Deon, there is a guy looking for info on Cubase LE and your the one who knows it better, and is here more often.
