Little guitar sound help please...

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Member Since: Mar 13, 2003

I'm recording an acoustic guitar into one mono channel using Sonar XL and a large diaphram condenser mic (Apex 430). Once added to the remaining tracks, it sounds distant and dull. I'd like to find out how I bring the guitar forward in the soundstage, and possibly make it sound more "stereo"? (phasing, etc..)

I've tried to duplicate the guitar, and it makes it a little louder and fuller, but still distant. Also, since I'm using a crap MX300 sound card, I have to access the sound card driver in mono in Sonar to be able to do anything, is this one of my problems? I can't pan anything left or right while mixing.

Help a newbie get a good sound;-)

Here's a sample of what I'm talking about....

torcida.dyndns.org/pisme/

Thanks in advance...

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Member
Since: Mar 13, 2003

Apr 02, 2003 04:44 pm

....actually now that I've finished reading the Adv. Mic Tech. under Recording tips, I've finally got "that" sound...

Contributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002

Apr 02, 2003 05:28 pm

Just out of interest - which 'Advanced Mic'ing Tutorial' was it?

jues.

Member
Since: Mar 13, 2003

Apr 02, 2003 05:42 pm

It was yours from Feb 18. What really helped me was duplicating the rhythm track (I didn't record with 2 mics or twice, just cloned), and inverting the second clone, giving me the "outside" presence I was looking for, and a nice hole in the middle for lead and vocals...

Thanks jues
...now I just have to figure out how to add a bass line to this song;-)



Contributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002

Apr 02, 2003 05:57 pm

:D

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