Originally Posted by Ted Bryson
Scott...

Still one more thing you could do - Jack the guitar directly into the Behringer but don't plug in the mic. Play and sing the song. The vocals won't be recorded but you will be playing and singing at the same time. After that is done, you could go back and record a real vocal track later. This is a good technique to use if your guitar playing is actually better when you are singing along with it.

Would you agree that most people do it the way I have...or do they add an extra mic and try to fix it in the mix process?

All of my solutions require you to jack your guitar directly into the Behringer. The experts say you don't get as good of a sound that way

Do they really think it is better to record off of a speaker/amp...just seems like thru the system would be cleaner...IDK

Thanks Scott



Hey Ted:

The world seems to be split between those who record live in one take and those who lay each track down separately. I don't know what fraction does which but there are a significant number in each group.

Yes, jacking in directly is cleaner I think. Unless you are in pro studio. smile

I am going by comments I've read in recording forums where people claim that they like the sound better if it is miced off the amp. But my ears are not far enough along to really appreciate it...

Oh yeah - if you have separate tracks you can do your mixing in Audacity. You don't need an external mixer.....

Scott

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