Recording Guitar and Bass
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Getting a Great Sound Every Time You Record
A Book Review By: Gary Allen
I can not even begin to tell you how many times that I have read
articles on how to record electric, acoustic, and bass guitars. The
information available is so vast, but unfortunately much of it is
contradictory. There is the argument of recording with microphones
compared to recording direct. Some recording professionals praise the
power of compressors, while others warn of the dangers of using them at
all. Who are we supposed to believe?
Most of these article writers are highly respected professionals in
their field, and have recorded hit songs and albums that back up their
views. After years of struggling with the confusion it finally hit me
one day when I was talking to another guitar player. He was telling me
how he did not believe in using effects at all with his guitar rig. Me,
being a total gear junkie on the other hand could not comprehend why he
did not like any type of effect. I had heard him play and he sounded
really good, but I also liked the sound of my guitar with effects.
It was at that point I was able to draw a parallel in the controversies
surrounding the recording of guitars. It suddenly occurred to me that
all these different recording ideas were not set rules, but more a
personal preference of the recording engineers that were writing these
articles. I was then better able to analyze the different articles I
read, by not trying to figure out if they were right or wrong, but
rather if a particular style of recording would work better for me in
one situation than in another.
I recently received a book from Backbeat Books called "Recording
Guitar and Bass - Getting a Great Sound Every Time You Record".
After I read this book I finally felt that my new thought process had
been validated. The Author of this book, Huw Price, seemed to share
many of my own views on the subject of recording. I would like to share
my thoughts of this book with you.
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