Chris and Jody unwind the simple choices that producers need to make when tackling electric guitars. Hardware choices like amp heads and cabs to pair with mics. Or going the software route.
5 EQ Tips and Tricks You NEED To Know To Make Your Acoustic Guitar Sound Amazing!
For the 2nd anniversary episode (2 years and rolling!): Chris and Jody deliver on 5 ways to help enhance your acoustic guitars via EQ. We walk thru the various areas of the audio spectrum. The low end, the low mids, the upper mids and the “sheen”. Plus we offer up various thoughts on each area on cutting or boosting and why. Don’t forget our Friday Finds and… It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.
Tuesday Tip: The Flexibility of Cab & Mic IR’s
Discover the amazing flexibility of cabinet and mic IR’s when tracking or mixing guitars. In this video, Chris shows the impact they make on your tone, and why knowing how to actually mic a cabinet, will make your choices easier to make. Also, how using the fantastic MixIR3 plugin from Redwirez, can make this process a lot more streamlined. If you’re curious, the guitar track in this video, was recorded with an Ernie Ball Luke with EMG pickups, DI’d into an Apogee Duet.
Tuesday Tip: Adding Life to D.I. Guitar Tracks
In this video, Chris shares some tips on how to use reverb to add some life into dry guitar tracks. Including what type of reverb, decay time as well as EQ-ing the reverb return.