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.