Hi Guys
Looking for some feedback/advice as I am a complete novice with recording. I recorded the following track last night with a Mac book pro with Logic Pro X, Clarett 8 pre x, 2 shure sm81 mics for acoustic, Shure ksm9 for vocals. I stuck a couple of Logic Pro x presets over the tracks. Guitar and Vocal were recorded at same time and I used a drum loop to keep time as I have never been able to use a click track.
Hoping expert ears can help give advice on how to improve the recording, here is what I know is wrong
1 - Recorded in a completely untreated room (SE Space shield on the vocal mic)
2 - No mixing mastering just tracks bounced straight to mp3 due to lack of knowledge
3 - Sounds from each track bleed into one another. I expected the guitar and vocal mics to pick up each other as we recorded live but I can even hear the drum loop on the guitar and vocal tracks despite using Sennheiser HD 280 pro & DT 770 pro headphones. So the mics are picking this up even though it is only playing through the headphones?
What else not listed above can anyone say is wrong... leaving myself open a bit here so please be kind. Any tips on resolving the above?
Feel free to also comment on performance, it was just a jam so know it's not perfect lol
Comments
Is the drum (or any other sound) spill normal when recording with mics? Both sets of headphones I thought were high enough quality to prevent this.
Some compression on the vocals would help keep the dynamic range narrower.
To me, the effect on the vocal is acceptable if you're going for that sound, it would be less obvious once you bring up the levels of the guitar track anyway.
How are you micing the guitar? It sounds rather tinny to me, lots of good high end but lacking in body and warmth.
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
Yep track was unmixed and just bounced straight to mp3 but levels did sound more balanced on Logic Pro X through my speakers before the bounce. I will try bringing the vocal in a bit or the guitar up (or both) and see how that sounds.
Mics were x y position Shure SM81's which I am replacing with Neumann KSM 184s due this week. I have a Shure ASM27 which should help position the mics more accurately but this is probably just down to my ear. Again though the guitar didn't sound like that pre bounce to me.
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
Band Stuff: https://navigationofficial.bandcamp.com/album/silhouette-ep
I got my Neuman KM 184 stereo set delivered yesterday (didn't realise how little they are btw!!) and a quick test I was very pleased with the results. No spillage from the drum track playing through the headphones and a lot more presence on the guitar. I don't think this was solely down to the change in mic's but will try and get a fresh recording posted in the next week or so.