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PeterMc
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"A Finer State of Mind" recorded entirely in SONAR
I recorded Andrew Marshall's new Indie Folk album "A Finer State of Mind" using SONAR and a few plugins in my living room. It still amazes me that modern software and hardware makes recording an album so easy. Even a didgeridoo presented few problems once the mic was surrounded by cushions from the sofa
. As a guitarist, inexplicably my main contribution was banjo on the title track. The graphic in my signature gives a link to selected songs (you'll have to pay to hear the banjo!)
Key lessons learned from the experience: record acoustic guitars using both a mic and pickup; compress sparingly to preserve dynamics; slapback echo gives a cleaner sound than classical reverb; keep it simple for a natural sound; Ozone works well for mastering.
All comments welcome - learning is a never-ending experience.
Cheers, Peter.
i5 6500, H170M, Intel HD 530, 16GB, Focusrite Scarlett 8i6, Win 10 Pro (1803) (64 bit), Cakewalk by Bandlab
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sounds good. He has a nice voice.
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Always nice to hear some well-recorded acoustic music -- good job with this. I wish you guys luck with this project and hope you gain some traction with it.
Allan
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