Hi guys,
i've been doing acoustic covers with a friend for years. We always record at my place.
The problem is i think i don't know how to accomodate her voice properly. Previously, our recordings always sounded a bit "chaotic". We realised that was because i was trying to do too much with my guitar, and so i decided to tone my playing down.
We recorded a few songs yesterday. But the "chaotic" problem seems to persist a bit. It's as though there's this very tiresome and exhausting feel about her vocal track. Like when you listen to her singing, even though it's nice, you feel like your brain is in a "mess". Or you really feel like yawning.
I don't know how to describe it properly. I hope you can understand what i mean.
I put three examples of one of our covers on this website:
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/sharp__edge/
She Will Be Loved (1)
Guitar tracks were recorded with both mics, one pointing at the bridge, and one pointing at the 15th fret (the point where the neck and body meet). Both tracks hard panned left and right.
Vocal track was recorded with the singer around 6 inches away from the mic.
She Will Be Loved (2)
Same as She Will Be Loved (1), but this time with the singer as close to the mic as humanly possible (for experimentation sake).
She Will Be Loved (3)
Same as She Will Be Loved (1), but this time with only the track from ONE guitar mic panned slightly to the left. In other words, guitar is no longer in stereo.
Can you guys see what i mean.... I hope to be able to improve in such a way that the overall track has a much more relaxing and "chill out" feel to it.
Is it because when i record my guitars in stereo, they swallow up the singer? Or is it because my singer needs to change her style a bit? I noticed slight improvement when she moved really really close to the mic.
But really, i don't know jack sh!t about recording, mixing or mastering. So some tips would be deeply appreciated.
Before you reply to this thread, i would like to thank you in advance for your advice. thanks!
i've been doing acoustic covers with a friend for years. We always record at my place.
The problem is i think i don't know how to accomodate her voice properly. Previously, our recordings always sounded a bit "chaotic". We realised that was because i was trying to do too much with my guitar, and so i decided to tone my playing down.
We recorded a few songs yesterday. But the "chaotic" problem seems to persist a bit. It's as though there's this very tiresome and exhausting feel about her vocal track. Like when you listen to her singing, even though it's nice, you feel like your brain is in a "mess". Or you really feel like yawning.
I don't know how to describe it properly. I hope you can understand what i mean.
I put three examples of one of our covers on this website:
http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/sharp__edge/
She Will Be Loved (1)
Guitar tracks were recorded with both mics, one pointing at the bridge, and one pointing at the 15th fret (the point where the neck and body meet). Both tracks hard panned left and right.
Vocal track was recorded with the singer around 6 inches away from the mic.
She Will Be Loved (2)
Same as She Will Be Loved (1), but this time with the singer as close to the mic as humanly possible (for experimentation sake).
She Will Be Loved (3)
Same as She Will Be Loved (1), but this time with only the track from ONE guitar mic panned slightly to the left. In other words, guitar is no longer in stereo.
Can you guys see what i mean.... I hope to be able to improve in such a way that the overall track has a much more relaxing and "chill out" feel to it.
Is it because when i record my guitars in stereo, they swallow up the singer? Or is it because my singer needs to change her style a bit? I noticed slight improvement when she moved really really close to the mic.
But really, i don't know jack sh!t about recording, mixing or mastering. So some tips would be deeply appreciated.
Before you reply to this thread, i would like to thank you in advance for your advice. thanks!
