When it comes to tracking guitar, there’s always the question of DI vs amp. Let’s cover how the two options differ and which is better for yielding better sounding results. DI Vs Amp Let’s compare the pros and cons of recording your guitar each way, beginning with DI, or direct input. Recording Guitar DI This […]
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Recording guitar with two microphones allows you to either blend the tones or simply choose which one you prefer later in the mixing stage. With that in mind, I thought I’d do an overview of guitar recording with two microphones. Note that this is specific to amp recording with multiple microphones; for information on acoustic
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I recently talked about harmonics as they relate to music (see what are harmonics in music). Essentially in frequency terms, harmonics are the fundamental frequency and every octave above that of a note. This is compared to overtones, which are all heard frequencies above the fundamental note when it’s played (see harmonics vs overtones). While
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I recently talked about DI bass vs amp recording and mentioned the option of re-amping as a benefit of recording DI. Let’s define what is re-amping exactly, give some reasons to do it to get better sounding recordings, and lastly and very importantly cover how to re-amp in your DAW. What is Re-Amping Re-amping is
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I’ve talked at length about how to EQ electric guitar once it’s in your mix, but the better the tone you can get in the recording stage, the less you’ll have to do after the fact and the better your end results will be. With that in mind, let’s talk the best guitar amp EQ
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