Monday, 16 August 2010
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Recording some of the songs
I recorded a couple of my study tunes today. I recorded in mono using Garageband. To capture the guitar sound, I used an SE condenser microphone through an Apogee Duet. I recorded in the attic which has quite a live sound ( the floorboards are mainly bare). The guitar has quite a large dynamic range and I needed to place the mic carefully to avoid overloading the bass response.
I had been playing the Wind & Rain in G, but today, I changed to D and that seemed to better suit the way I play. Unfortunately, the guitar was tuned a bit sharp.
I also recorded a version of 4 strong winds. I found this the most difficult song to arrange. I have known Neil Young's version for the last 30 years, and finding a new way to approach it was tricky. Still, I decided to try a 2 track approach - playing the melody in quite a simple, but stylised way, and combining it with some acoustic lead. I used the Benjamin guitar on both tracks. I retuned the guitar to standard pitch before recording this one. The recording level seems lower than other tracks - I need to work out why.
I had been playing the Wind & Rain in G, but today, I changed to D and that seemed to better suit the way I play. Unfortunately, the guitar was tuned a bit sharp.
I also recorded a version of 4 strong winds. I found this the most difficult song to arrange. I have known Neil Young's version for the last 30 years, and finding a new way to approach it was tricky. Still, I decided to try a 2 track approach - playing the melody in quite a simple, but stylised way, and combining it with some acoustic lead. I used the Benjamin guitar on both tracks. I retuned the guitar to standard pitch before recording this one. The recording level seems lower than other tracks - I need to work out why.
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