Recording Electric Guitar - Eliminating Feedback
Recording Electric Guitar - Eliminating Feedback
would you guys help me out with a track i'm working on?
i've got an eletric guitar that i'm micing up close with a SM57, and about 4 feet away with a LDC. I've got it pretty drowned in reverb, thanks to my wonderful Electro Harmonix Holy Grail pedal.
Problem is, it's getting some pretty dominating feedback around 1k. I've bounced two different files, one with and one without a pretty sharp eq curve around 1k on both tracks. can you guys take a listen? here are the tracks:
1. without eq - http://www.geocities.com/wesdawg200/feedback.mp3
2. with eq - http://www.geocities.com/wesdawg200/eq.mp3
I'd appreciate it greatly, I don't really have great contacts.
p.s. anybody know how to embed links in tapeop forum posts?
i've got an eletric guitar that i'm micing up close with a SM57, and about 4 feet away with a LDC. I've got it pretty drowned in reverb, thanks to my wonderful Electro Harmonix Holy Grail pedal.
Problem is, it's getting some pretty dominating feedback around 1k. I've bounced two different files, one with and one without a pretty sharp eq curve around 1k on both tracks. can you guys take a listen? here are the tracks:
1. without eq - http://www.geocities.com/wesdawg200/feedback.mp3
2. with eq - http://www.geocities.com/wesdawg200/eq.mp3
I'd appreciate it greatly, I don't really have great contacts.
p.s. anybody know how to embed links in tapeop forum posts?
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wesimel:
I have no idea how to eliminate feedback, but I can say that through my macbook speakers, both of these files sounded pretty lovely to me. Maybe if I listened through nice headphones I hear a bad feedback sound? I just thought I'd put that out there--that there's some awesome vibe on both the non-EQed and the EQed version and maybe nothing needs to change...
nice work!
mp
I have no idea how to eliminate feedback, but I can say that through my macbook speakers, both of these files sounded pretty lovely to me. Maybe if I listened through nice headphones I hear a bad feedback sound? I just thought I'd put that out there--that there's some awesome vibe on both the non-EQed and the EQed version and maybe nothing needs to change...
nice work!
mp
It sounds pretty rad to me. I prefer the track with no EQ.
When you drench a guitar in reverb, things can get a little wacky and feedback-y. Some reverbs will really bloom and create a bit of a feedback sound. To me, it just sounds like a guitar with tons of reverb.
I think you've got a really nice guitar tone happening, and I would just accept it for what it is......... or........... turn down the reverb a little.
You could always try a different reverb pedal or a spring reverb. However, I think the Holy Grail is a very nice little reverb.
When you drench a guitar in reverb, things can get a little wacky and feedback-y. Some reverbs will really bloom and create a bit of a feedback sound. To me, it just sounds like a guitar with tons of reverb.
I think you've got a really nice guitar tone happening, and I would just accept it for what it is......... or........... turn down the reverb a little.
You could always try a different reverb pedal or a spring reverb. However, I think the Holy Grail is a very nice little reverb.
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Sounds cool to me even with the feedback. I like like the non-eq track a bit better too just because it sounds really airy and open.
To eliminate feedback I usually follow a few steps.
How loud is the amp? turn down if possible and turn up the preamps.
How close are you to the amp? Back up, use some gobos or put it in the other room.
What kind of guitar are you using? Hollow bodies tend to give more feedback especailly when in close proximity to the amp.
Turn down the effects. Reverb and overdrives tend to add to the feedback and off just backng of the effects a little witll reduce the added noise.
Hope this helps....but I always say go with your gut. Shut your eyes and give it a few listens on a couple different sources, if it works for the song then its the right sound. IF not, then try something new.
To eliminate feedback I usually follow a few steps.
How loud is the amp? turn down if possible and turn up the preamps.
How close are you to the amp? Back up, use some gobos or put it in the other room.
What kind of guitar are you using? Hollow bodies tend to give more feedback especailly when in close proximity to the amp.
Turn down the effects. Reverb and overdrives tend to add to the feedback and off just backng of the effects a little witll reduce the added noise.
Hope this helps....but I always say go with your gut. Shut your eyes and give it a few listens on a couple different sources, if it works for the song then its the right sound. IF not, then try something new.
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non-EQed one is really nice.
i'm hearing a little resonance around the freq you mentioned, but that's pretty much par for the course with a cranked reverb.
the EQed one sounds like the guitar is coming down a cardboard tube, not good.
i'm hearing a little resonance around the freq you mentioned, but that's pretty much par for the course with a cranked reverb.
the EQed one sounds like the guitar is coming down a cardboard tube, not good.
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