Recording Your Guitar At Home

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[tylerkershaw]

do i need to record music like the backing track in this video?

[nickeax]

@tylerkershaw Yes! :-)

[mugrespan]

im sorry, but.... WHO has this equipaments at HOME?

[nickeax]

@mugrespan No need to apologise. Being hungry ain't no crime.

[TheQuiZNoKid]

...this song...what the fuck...

[TheStudioMichigan]

normally record guitar with a 57 or large condenser toward the edge of the cone point at an angle to the center, a couple inches away. roll of some of the low end maybe add a slight presence boost and some light verb. i find if you need a lot of eq you didnt point your mic right. check out my video for an example of what it sounds like

[nickeax]

@jwalsh8 The hum isn't produced by the mic as I'm sure you know, so changing mics will do nothing to stop the hum. The hum is generated in your pickups from either lights, or something else plugged into the same powerboard as your amp. You could try shielding your guitar electronics and plugging your amp into its own outlet. Also, you can use a noise gate, either a real one straight after your guitar, or later on in your recording software. You can't hear the hum when the guitar is playing.

[jwalsh8]

@nickeax Hi I would be really greatfull if you would answer this question. Im recording at home and i am having problems with the amp hum i get during close micing. Its not loud in real life but close micing picks it up. Ive been using a shitty mic but im just wondering how you get such perfect recordings without any amp hum at all. Im getting an sm57 soon will this help at all?

Thanks

[MorkaGraven]

I just headphone out from my guitar amp into my line in for my onboard sound chipset. Sure, it's lo-fi as hell but some people like it that way. If I had the money and an actual band in need of support, I'd consider some recording gear, it gets expensive though.

[RawrGuitar1022]

am i the only one that doesnt know how to hook up a pre amp????? been looking everywhere, but NO EFFIN TUTORIALS!!!! do i need a mixer? is there a way to just plug it into my computer directly?? can someone please help me!!!!????

[VegasPoker]

good video but hard to concentrate when there is some guy tunelessly wailing in the background!!

[Mattlarrivee]

@realjuvelive Doing that will allow you to apply setting to your guitar. Depending on what program you're using you can download presets to apply to what you recorded.