1 (edited by polyal 27-01-12 21:05:38)

Topic: bum notes

how do you react when you hit a bum note
[youtube]/watch?v=Vms_6_TSQuc&sns=em[/youtube]

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Well  what can you say. A straight nugget, and a shit song to boot. I don't think the young twat on the camera winding him up helps either.

The tree man needs that counseling man off Jeramey Kyle. 

Since your about poly can I pick that brain of your with its endless knowledge of VST  and DAWS.

What is a good VST to remove hiss? I have recorded some thing on my telecaster and got a bit of the 60 cycle thing i think.

And any tips on layering guitars, when they are played with gain. I am getting mud.

I have used a single coil for one layer and a humbuker for the second different amp settings as well.

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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3 (edited by polyal 28-01-12 20:58:39)

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i get rid of hiss ( or any noise ) using soundforge...it has a noise reduction plugin
that my daw ( sx3 ) doesn't have

ie if i have a take thats too noisy i import it into soundforge...process it ..then
import back into SX3

....your daw might have a noise reduction plug in ???
SX3 is ancient now

the ' thicker ' the sounds ..the harder it is to layer them and get any separation

dont have all your guitar sounds too bassy ( this is where all the ' mud ' is )

filtering the bottom end ( lower frequencies )is a good start to blending tracks
and try to give each part a different sound ( esp frequency range )

i only use humbuckers for recording because in my environment single coil p/ups are to prone
to noise

check out youtube for more in depth
[youtube]/watch?v=cmdsvdpSW10[/youtube]

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Cheers for the vid.

I never thought of recording the same take though 2 mics. I am gonna try that.

I am also gonna look for ancient.

Any more tips it all helps when your just starting off.

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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5 (edited by polyal 29-01-12 20:06:11)

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when using a sequencer always decide on a tempo for your new song ( bpm )
and set the project to this tempo
use the metronome ( or drum track ) when recording ( rock/pop )for tight timing
so cutting and pasting can be seamless

my biggest tip though to any beginner would be to get a decent mixer as the hub of your recording system this is how all pro studios operate...all that happened when daws came on the scene
was they replaced ( or run parallel with ) multi track recorders..so serious studios always have a mixer as the focal point

if there's anything you need to know..just post
there is also loads of tuition/info etc on youtube..theres hardly anything that
isn't covered

its worth bearing in mind that different people work in different ways ( more than one way to skin a cat )....so if somebody does it different to how you would do it ..its just
different not wrong ( and visa versa ) 

so if you write your first no.1 doing the music first..then lyrics followed by a well
constructed backing..a tremendous mix and pristine mastering..followed by well
organised distribution and air play etc...........
and mister angry writes his first no.1 kicking shit out of his guitar..you're both winners

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This is great advice.

I bought a really basic mixer but I haven't used it since getting my audio interface. What makes a good mixer and how will it benefit me?

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this is easier to explain verbally but:

if this is your gear list ( plus your gits footpedals and processors etc  )

1 mic
1 di box
cd player
synth



then  on your mixer you would assign
ch1 to mic
ch2 to di box
ch3/4 cd player ( 3=L 4=R )
ch5/6 synth if stereo ( 5=L 6=R )

ch 7/8 could be for the computer playback ( say cubase ).....stereo again

the mixer should have at least 1 subgroub ( as opposed to the main o/p's )
the subgroup goes straight to the computer i/p ( record )
so if you want to record your git via an amp and mic....set the levels on ch 1 ..route the
signal to the subgroup ...it will automatically go to the DAW waiting to be recorded

any channel routed to the subgroup will be available for recording

when you play the computer back it will go through ch 7/8 ..through the main o/p's to
your monitors

any recording/playback senario can be achieved via the mixer

the whole point is....you can have an infinite amount of instruments
and sound modules at your disposal  ( depending on your mixer ).....and once you've set it up thats it..no more plugging unplugging
etc


a good starting point for a mixer
is a 12.4.2    ie 12 inputs.. 4 subgroups ...stereo o/p

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best thing to do is smile and have a wee giggle let the crowd know your human and carry the f*** on bum notes aint a big deal aslong as you keep goin even satriani hits a bum note once a milenium lol default/lol

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my wee pal dinny amazing singer songwriter hit a bum chord one night she just stoped for a second shouted bloody chord ! down mic then continued

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10 (edited by polyal 29-05-12 18:21:36)

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a really great clanger  is mcartney cocking up the intro to blackbird in front of
a 10000+ crowd
....he immediately stopped...fiddled with his in ear monitoring..turned to the sound
engineer and said " can you turn it up a bit i cant here what i'm playing "( erm! )..the punters
didn't give a shit..he was brilliant..and everybody loved him
[youtube]/watch?v=d7UkbdOTHI8[/youtube]
everybody drops bum notes...if its in the studio do a retake..if its live, point at the bass player
he who never dropped a bum note probably works here http://www.sportsjerseysauthentic.com/

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I thought guitarist blamed bum notes on the drummer??

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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no you blame the drummer  for everything else esp ..if the drums aren't 50 times louder
than everything else ..then its a shit mix....

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