Antonio Lauro

I have heard worse David, what cheap Mic and what cheap guitar did you use

David,
 
Sounds pretty good to me.  A tad bit of reverb for my taste but the playing and overall recording quality is good.
 
Regards

Cheap? I don't think so. Listening on my phone through a pair of decent cans sounds amazing. I can tell it's mic'd rather than DI but it doesn't sound worse it just sounds different.

I love the light and shade of your playing David - fabulous technique. One crit - you should have let the note ring at the end of the recording.

Andy

Well picked.. not a cheap sound at all. Sounds good 

David
I think this is the best thing I've heard from you.  I don't know why you think it sounds cheap. Sounds very good to me. 

thanks steve.  Maybe I'm too much of a perfectionist. :(

This was great, the best I think I've heard from you. I thought the reverb was perfect. You may have found a winning guitar/mic combo!
 
Great chops, too.
 
cheers,
-Tom

eph221
Maybe I'm too much of a perfectionist.

I agree, David, this sounds fine to me...

It sounds good to me on PC multimedia speakers. One thing I noticed, though, is there is a lot of hiss just before the guitar comes in. Sounds like tape hiss, but if you're recording digitally there should be no hiss at all. Did you record at a super low level and then crank it up for the mix? Maybe that is affecting the sound quality. (Also, maybe that's why you cut it off so abruptly at the end...?)
 
Lovely playing, though.

Holy cheaped out sound, Batman! Is this a WalMart guitar played through a Realistic mic? 😂

Seriously, this sounds amazing. I'm sorry you don't like it.

Larry Jones

eph221
I hear the hiss as well.  It sounds kind of like an old 78!  A lot of my colleagues record the guitar at a really low level, because the db's are relatively low on a classical guitar.  But, I normalized it, I think that might have been a mistake.

Instead of normalizing, maybe record hotter and limit the peaks. Or if you don't want to rerecord it, process the track with a big gain boost and then apply a peak limiter. I've never normalized anything, so I don't know if it can cause that phantom "tape" hiss, but maybe it's the reason you think it sounds cheap. 

Oh, interesting!  Thanks Larry.

JMO but it sounds like you enjoyed a little guitar with your reverb.

Just My Opinion
 
HTH

I think it sounded good. Add a couple of different flourishes to spice it up.
 
I didn't really hear the hiss, but I've got tinnitus, so there's always hissing in my life. But... sometimes a monitor or other device, such as a computer sitting too close to the mixer, can cause transients or hiss. And, depending on what type of reverb you're using, that can cause issues, even if it is digital.
 
Ahhh, I wish I could play guitar like you, my friend. 

Hi, David,
 
Dynamite job on this very tasteful classical guitar instrumental!  There's really nothing like a solo acoustic guitar beautifully played, and nicely captured!
 
There’s certainly nothing “cheap” sounding about this!  I think the thick reverb gives it a sort of “live café” feel that lends authenticity to the Flamenco style vibe.
 
Great stuff, have a good one, my friend!
 
Bob