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BTW - I've been playing longer than I care to admit, and I'm probably a better "recording" guitarist than a live one. I've got a CD I've been working on since last May, and I ended up using a local studio, one reason being they have better guitars than I do...but I still record in my basement a lot.

Truth be told, I love recording and it is a great way to improve your playing.
Thanks for fixing it Doug, your lessons are very important to me.
Geoo Thanks - that made my day :)]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-147008 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146999 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:20:24 +0000
Sounds great, of course. Do you double-track? Multi-mic? Your recordings always have such nice "openness" to them. Yep, I double track.

I get a lot of comments on my "sound" (usually positive) :)

I usually double track and use the built-in guitar pickup for both tracks, no mics at all.

The reasons being:

1) My acoustic isn't the greatest guitar in the world
2) I don't have a "real" studio at home - I record in the basement and have no soundproof booths (really bad when using condensors - I spent some time recording last summer and realized later that I got a real nice sound from my neighbor's lawnmower)
3) I have four kids (three age five and under) - it's noisy around here
4) I'm lazy :) It's so easy to just plug in (OK, I do record the piece twice, maybe that's more work than getting my stereo separation with mics or a processer).
5) I'm a big fan of Windham Hill founder William Ackerman - he double tracked his guitar a lot and I always like his sound.

I record dry and pan L/R 10 o'oclock and 2 o'clock then "master" and add reverb with SoundForge. I've toyed with the idea of panning wider and putting my reverb in the center, but haven't gotten around to it.

BTW - I recorded "Midnight Clear" a bit slower that I actually play it. I was hoping recording it slower would make it easier to hear the parts..]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146999 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146995 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 18:10:26 +0000
Sounds great, of course. Do you double-track? Multi-mic? Your recordings always have such nice "openness" to them. I was going to say the same thing. Dougs recordings always seems so full and beautiful.. I chalk it up to being a beginning that I dont sound that way. Always hopeful that in time I will.

Thanks for fixing it Doug, your lessons are very important to me.

Geoo]]> Guitar Noise Lessons geoo https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146995 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146991 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:59:21 +0000
Sounds great, of course. Do you double-track? Multi-mic? Your recordings always have such nice "openness" to them.]]> Guitar Noise Lessons slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146991 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146988 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 17:50:41 +0000
Try this:

http://www.guitarnoise.us/onstage/audio/549/DougSparling-MidnightClear.mp3

Enjoy!]]> Guitar Noise Lessons dsparling https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146988 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146969 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:02:35 +0000 Guitar Noise Lessons slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-146969 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-14020 Tue, 27 Dec 2005 07:20:22 +0000
Geoo]]> Guitar Noise Lessons geoo https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-lessons/it-came-upon-a-midnight-clear/#post-14020