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Some guitar recordings

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:06 pm
by flappix
Hi,
I want to show you some of my guitar recordings.
I used the following software:
- Ardour for recording
- Sometimes Hydrogen for drums
- Sometimes rakarrack for realtime effects

Would be nice if you could leave some feedback. I always have an open ear for suggestions to improve.

https://soundcloud.com/user-21721742

Best Regards,
flappix

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:51 pm
by jonetsu
Hallo.

"Treasure Hunting" is very good. It could stand on its own or have maybe some subtle synth/atmospheric parts added to it for coloration. Really very good. I like it much. As is, and as a base for something more developed.

"Lost in Mind" is also quite good. Although perhaps just a tad less focused. "Amy and Emil" has a very good use of sounds.

Those are the ones I listened to so far. Some rhythms sound a bit like mediterannean

On the recording side they all sound pretty good.

Hope you find people to make music with in Berlin !

Cheers.

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2018 9:26 pm
by folderol
I just let these play in the background - very nice work and an interesting variety.

I see you're in Berlin, so might we see you at LAC2018?

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:12 pm
by flappix
Hey, thanks for your kind words.

@folderol: Looks interesting, when I'm not at holidays I'll give it a try.

@42low: Nothing special, just plugging the guitar into the line-in jack of my onboard sound card. Sometimes I use a Digitech RP55 for effects and as a preamp. The only thing you should care about is getting the amplitude not to high in order to keep the signal undistorted.

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:05 pm
by ufug
Thanks for sharing these! Love the variety of textures you are getting and all the gypsy scales (melodic minor? I don't know my modes/scales ). These tunes have very song-like structures--do you plan to add some lyrics?

There is a lot of hiss in the recordings. I am guessing it is from using the onboard sound card or the Digitech. If you want to get rid of this, consider using noise-repellent. It works great.

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 12:45 pm
by flappix
@ufug: Thanks for your hint, I will definitely try this plugin next time I record something. I guess this noise come from the acoustic simulation of the RP55.
Unfortunately, I'm the worst singer you can imagine, but if I will find someone who are interested in putting some lyrics on top it would be great.

@42low: What do you mean with not plugged? Do you use a microphone to record your amp?

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 4:17 pm
by flappix
Hi, thanks for your explanation.
Thing is, I don't have either a guitar amp or microphone. I'm using a normal hifi system to amplify my guitar which does not really change the sound, I guess. At the moment there is not enough money and space there to buy an amp and mic.

Re: Some guitar recordings

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:51 am
by psyocean
Serious music, in which the old clowns died or were silenced, I liked :)