First DAW effort.....be gentle

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So apparently my phone sucks hard for recording anything but distortion....somebody recommended the Tascam IM2 for it, so I snagged one. First take, went and dragged it into Reaper and messed around for a few minutes...NO idea what the hell I'm doing, but it was fun...anyway....LP>FJA Single Rec>MXR 10 band>TC Flashback X4.

Any tips?

https://soundcloud.com/steinmetzify/loudest

Second attempt......some chunk on the Single Rec:

https://soundcloud.com/steinmetzify/singlerecchunk
 
Welcome to recording! Cool ideas here. The main thing is to get great mic placement, which is tough on the fly on yiur own when dealing with a loud guitar. I think I hear your actual picking, which means the amp needs more volume, the mic needs to be up close on the grille, or you need to get away from the mic yourself- or all 3. Look forward to more fja clips!
 
Much appreciated man...I was struggling with the levels and couldn't get anything loud enough...ditched em all and ended up with volume but audible pick strokes. I'm gonna give those a shot. Thanks!
 
Make sure that if your mic requires phantom power it's being supplied.
 
Tips directly related to your clip:
1) Lower your output volume. Make sure you're not clipping the master buss. You might not hear clipping in your DAW, so watch your meters.
2) Make sure your guitar is in tune and properly intonated.

Tips that'll help you in the future but aren't directly related to the clip:
1) Record a riff, pan it left, make a new track and record the same riff again. This time, pan the new one right. This is called double tracking. You can also try harmonizing the second rhythm part, playing something slightly different and so on.
2) Experiment and keep at it. It's the only way to get better. Mess around with mic position, settings, plug-ins, etc.
3) Make sure your performance is tight. Keep at it until you finally get a solid performance...unless you're purposely going for an off-time feel or whatever.
 
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Tips directly related to your clip:
1) Lower your output volume. Make sure you're not clipping the master buss. You might not hear clipping in your DAW, so watch your meters.
2) Make sure your guitar is in tune and properly intonated.

Tips that'll help you in the future but aren't directly related to the clip:
1) Record a riff, pan it left, make a new track and record the same riff again. This time, pan the new one right. This is called double tracking. You can also try harmonizing the second rhythm part, playing something slightly different and so on.
2) Experiment and keep at it. It's the only way to get better. Mess around with mic position, settings, plug-ins, etc.
3) Make sure your performance is tight. Keep at it until you finally get a solid performance...unless you're purposely going for an off-time feel or whatever.
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Checked your clips man....you obviously know what you're talking about. Anyplace on the web you know of where I could get a good linear basic knowledge of this?

What did you hear as far as intonation went that had you say that? I tuned it before I played, haven't intonated it in a while though.

Thanks for the tips.
 
It's really just a matter of playing around in your DAW. You could try looking on YouTube for tutorials. I can't give too much specific advice since I use Logic, but it basically comes down to what I mentioned above. As you start to get the hang of things, you can mess with low pass and high pass filters to filter out the useless frequencies in guitars (HP at 60hz and LP at 12.5 KHz is my general go to setting), start to add bass tracks, drum tracks, and a whole barrage of other things.

The guitar is clearly out of tune when you're playing at certain times. Either the guitar isn't intonated correctly, it got knocked out of tune, you're pressing too hard or you're picking too hard. It's very obvious at the 6 second mark in your SingleRecChunk clip. Things can be hard to hear when you're just jamming alone, but once you put yourself under the mic, it's like being under a microscope. What may appear to be small little nuances can get amplified way more than we originally thought. It might be worthwhile to play against a highly accurate tuner to pinpoint what it might be.

But yeah, the important thing is to just keep at it. The more you do it, the more things will make sense, and the better clips you'll start to make. Keep posting them and asking for forum feedback, then take the advice and improve your next clip. :rock:
 
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