Annoying; The sound of my hand sliding on the fretboard

I've recorded a guitar track and during playback i can easily hear the sound of my hand sliding on my guitar fretboard. I play with distortion (metal type). I have try to reduce it using eq after the track is recorded but no result...I wish i could not change my distortion sound 'cause i like it that way...any advices?

Thanks

Are you using it as a vst during recording? How does it works?

Play better.  Sorry, not being a smartass.  More precise chord changes works best of all.  Just hit those chords right on, and deaden the strings in-between changes.  I can always tell a sloppy player by those string noises.

drop a notch filter in the 2-4 k frequency,drop it down slide it back and forth between 1.5-5k like i said above looking for the offender.
just be carefull you dont dorwned out the sparkle of the instrument.

compression can also blow up fret noise.if your squeezing to tight it comes with the territory,make adjustments.

konrahdh is got the best idea yet though,lemon oil or fenders fret cleaner.
you dont need much.

I've used a de-esser (spitfish from digital fish phones) in the past to help reduce the level of slide noise.  Also some highly-zoomed (and quite tedious) WAV editing in Sound Forge (or other WAV editor of choice).

I do think that if you just try to filter the noise out via an EQ filter, you might be EQing out some wanted harmonic frequencies, thereby altering your tone in a possibly negative way.

The best advice has been offered above: replace your strings (both size, type), a bit of the finger-ease and a bit of practice on your parts, then re-record.

Best,
guitardood

If it is just the odd bit of string noise, I have had a lot of success using the mute tool.  You need to zero right in on the wave form, choose the mute tool and swipe across the offending area.   How well it works depends on context.

sliding up and down the fret board touching the strings helps keep your reference. usingthe UNwound strings helps keep your hand aligned with less noise.

konradh


I don't know that it is sloppiness since I have picked up noise from some great players, but Finger Ease will help some (for next time).

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/accessories/fingerease-guitar-string-lubricant

+1.  Essential in my tool kit.

Flat wounds.


best regards,
mike

Saxon1066


Play better.  Sorry, not being a smartass.  More precise chord changes works best of all.  Just hit those chords right on, and deaden the strings in-between changes.  I can always tell a sloppy player by those string noises.

It is not really being sloppy, everyone deals with it. It can really be noticeable for acoustic guitar players. Here is an old studio trick I have been doing for years. Get an emery board. make sure it is a real fine grade. Lightly sand the top of your fingers. Then wash your hands. The problem should be solved. if it still persists then use a very light amount of baby oil on the top of your fingers.


Don't laugh. this really works. Be careful not to sand your fingers too much

Yeah... definitely more a technique issue. The recording process is far less forgiving than practicing/gigging. Every little flaw comes out. The good news is it will make you a better player. Keep practicing into the DAW paying attention to every movement you make. Warming up with some scales and position changing exercises beforehand is advisable. Also some guitars can make the little imperfections stand out more so if you have other axes around give them a try or rent/borrow something. A lot of dudes will keep guitars around specifically for recording (I bought my Yammie because I didn't trust my other guitars although they were good live).

As far as effects someone mentioned R-Mix. It is really good for doing precise surgery on stuff like this. Just watch the R-Mix window when you hear those squeaks and squawks then isolate where the little blobs show up when it's happening. You don't even have to turn that area down all the way. Just enough to keep it from overpowering the rest of the signal. Also if you are using a sim like TH2 or GR make use of the global gate features. May not do much in the middle of a performance but it can help tame things a little. Compression can help smooth things out a bit better too.

Just some extra things for you to try. Obviously checking out different options to see what works for you is best.

Cheers.

Ok...so leave the callouses on, right?

Try coated strings.