Listen "Troubleshooting Acoustic Guitar Recordings - Mike Senior"
Episode Synopsis
Mike Senior's Expert Tracking & Mixing TipsMike Senior delves into some of the most common troubleshooting tasks when dealing with acoustic guitar recordings at mixdown, and shares his own favourite processing fixes.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:13 - Unwanted subsonics04:16 - Undesirable resonances08:20 - Pick noise10:34 - Fret noise12:35 - Overbearing percussive components14:32 - ConclusionCreditsThis month's episode features audio examples from the following productions:* Ben Carrigan: 'We'll Talk About It All Tonight'http://www.bencarrigan.com/Download the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#BenCarrigan* The Wrong'uns: 'Rothko'https://myspace.com/wrongunsDownload the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#WrongUnsRead about my mix of this project in Sound On Sound's March 2013 'Mix Rescue' column at https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-wronguns* Tom McKenzie: 'Directions'https://tommckenzie.bandcamp.com/Download the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#TomMcKenzieRead about my mix of this project in Sound On Sound's April 2013 'Mix Rescue' column at https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/mix-rescue-tom-mckenzie* Fergessen: 'Nos Palpitants'http://www.fergessen.fr/Download the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#Fergessen* Qupe: 'Ayni Nehirde'Download the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#Qupe* The Long Wait: 'Dark Horses'http://thelongwait.com/Download the full raw multitracks from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#LongWait* Bolz & Knecht: 'Summertime' & 'Matteo'http://www.bolzundknecht.de/Download the full raw multitracks for 'Summertime' from https://cambridge-mt.com/ms/mtk/#BolzKnechtRead about the recording sessions for 'Summertime' in Sound On Sound's August 2018 'Session Notes' column at https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/session-notes-recording-acoustic-guitar-duoMike Senior BiogMike Senior is a professional audio engineer, regular SOS contributor, and author of the best-selling books Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio & Recording Secrets For The Small Studio. He runs the Cambridge-MT educational resources site (including the web's largest free multitrack download library) and hosts two monthly independent podcasts, Project Studio Tea Break and the Cambridge-MT Patrons Podcast.Catch more shows on our other podcast channels: https://www.soundonsound.com/sos-podcasts
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