CC1 - Week - NN19 (2)

This week we had a similar task as to last week, except this week we had to change our samples using the program called SoundHack.
I simply took all my exported regions from last week, opened them in SoundHack and applied various effects to them.

I then opened all the samplers in the NN19 in reason, automapped them and was ready to go. This week I did not need to play with the filter and oscillator as much as the sounds were already quite effected. I still did this a little bit anyway though.

My internet is going crazy right now, so I cannot upload my pictures or my sounds. I'm actually not even sure if this will post. If it does, and you are reading this I will try and fix it later tonight.

AA1 - Week 8 - Electric Guitar Recording

This week we were to record electric guitar. This was an important week to me as I will most certainly be recording a guitar for my final project.

The first recording we did was with a Neumann U89 on a slight angle pointing towards the cone set in a cardioid pattern. This recording had a quite bassy sound, and to me sounded sort of 'rocky'. You can listen to it HERE.

Our second recording was with a SM57 pointing straight at the speaker cone. This tends to make the sound less bright but stronger. This sound is more like a distorted metal sound. You can listen to it HERE.

The third recording had a U89 on an angle and a 57 pointing straight at the cone. Both were panned hard left and right respectively. I like this sound the most as it combines the brighter sound of the U89 with the stronger sound of the 57. You can listen to it HERE.

For our fourth recording we decided to do a clean guitar sound. We kept the mic configuration the same as above. I did not really like this sound as much as it was a bit too dynamic, although a tight compression could have resolved this problem. You can listen to it HERE.

The final recording was with a Sennheiser M481. This was definitely my favourite recording, as it sounds dynamic but not too dynamic, and does not accentuate either the bass or the treble too much. You can listen to it HERE.

This was a great week for me, as I have learned the best ways to mic up an electric guitar.