atrafanaSchool Studio Set Up - PART 2
Remember my earlier article about my studio setup where I talked about the devices I use for recording myself. That article ended with a segue to this article: recording stereo.
I have the Apogee Duet now.
I have the Apogee Duet now.
Now my basic setup is Rode K2 and Rode NT5 mics hooked up to the Apogee Duet sound card. K2 points toward the sound hole from the left around the first position on the fingerboard and NT5 is right below my right hand where I hit the golpes.
This way I am able to capture a wider range of sounds from the instrument and relay that to my listeners in stereo.
Check out the following video to hear the effect.
This way I am able to capture a wider range of sounds from the instrument and relay that to my listeners in stereo.
Check out the following video to hear the effect.
If you are using your cellphone to watch this clip you will probably not hear anything different. Btw, this one you see here is the first generation Apogee Duet. Now they have a much cooler looking and more capable one available. This new one works mainly via USB-C.
Software
Something I left out in my previous article is the post-production process I put my clips through once I pull them out of my iphone.
Let me say at the outset that the raw sound you get from the microphones will not be quite good enough to post directly on youtube (or whatever medium you use to publish your music). It will contain the essential elements you need for sure but you should tweak the file to make it suitable for listening on different devices.
I import the clip into Adobe Premiere and apply multiband compressor on the sound track (parametric equalizer in the new system) . I slightly boost the basses and trebles to regain the true effect of the guitar that gets lost in the process of recording. In other words, I push down the mids a bit.
Software
Something I left out in my previous article is the post-production process I put my clips through once I pull them out of my iphone.
Let me say at the outset that the raw sound you get from the microphones will not be quite good enough to post directly on youtube (or whatever medium you use to publish your music). It will contain the essential elements you need for sure but you should tweak the file to make it suitable for listening on different devices.
I import the clip into Adobe Premiere and apply multiband compressor on the sound track (parametric equalizer in the new system) . I slightly boost the basses and trebles to regain the true effect of the guitar that gets lost in the process of recording. In other words, I push down the mids a bit.
And then if I want to have some reverb, I import the sound clip into Garageband and push the reverb slider to the right until it gets to 20-30 %. Though it is tempting to go further with reverb, resist that temptation. All you need is a sense of space. If you go overboard with reverb all the subtleties of the music will be drowned out.
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