[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 79, Issue 49

[ChappyOnIce <chappyonice@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sean,

How did it sounds in the headphones while recording or playing for
level checks?  How did it sound in the room if you took your
headphones off?  If the sound in the room was good, you may want
experiment with mic placement on the amp (you might want to try micing
front and back and also moving the mic back a bit and slightly to one
side).  You may have already done that...

You might also think about running an EQ in line.

Todd

On Mar 23, 12:18 pm, Sean Murphy <tas...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I recently recorded a track for a song my dinky garage band was laying
> down (note: we are rank beginners!) and was really dismayed by the
> results. For starters, despite many attempts to get it down right, my
> playing was just not what anyone would call good. But beyond that, the
> quality of the recording was really wretched - it has a very AM radio
> quality.
>
> I set up like I did with my guitar: ran my bullet mic into my Fender
> amp, then mic'ed the amp, straight into the recorder. No matter what I
> did I ended up with a really kind of thin, tinny sound with none of
> the full richness I hear on harmonica recordings.
>
> I have been advise by my instructor (Hi Michael!) that I should not
> expect professional-quality results from a dinky home-recording setup,
> but I know I got much better sound quality from all the other
> instruments and from the vocals.
>
> So my question is, are there any general guidelines for setting up to
> record harmonica? Some good basic do's and don'ts? I know it's highly
> situational, but any general advice would be great...
>
> Sean
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> > I've been playing harmonica in recording studios since about 1965... That's
> > a Long time. I don't think I EVER have been 100% satisfied with ANYTHING I
> > have ever recorded. I know I could most always have done it better in one
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