Comments on: Tips in Mixing Electric Guitars using "Double Tracking" Technique http://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html Technical Guide in Computer Audio Recording Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:16:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cowboy From Hellhttp://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html/comment-page-3#comment-8986 Cowboy From Hell Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:02:18 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique/#comment-8986 Wow, what you have explained here just happened to be the problem I was having with my music, and I didn't know what it was, and here it is! So much simpler than I thought it would be! One thing i have found though, when double tracking, i just record the one track, double it and pan the same thing 100% left and right. This makes not too much difference, so i follow your step of delaying a track 5ms. This makes my guitar sound much thicker in the mix, but i get quite a bit of concentration on that side. So say i 5ms delay the left pan, i can...feel or notice the guitar more on my right ear than my left ear. I tried fixing this by lowering the delay to 3ms, but it was still happening, so i lowered the volume on my right ear, and this has slightly fixed the problem. Do you know any more conventional ways to remove this imbalance apart from lowering delay and/or adjusting the volume of one side? I think you only notice this imbalance (even after shortening delay and adjusting volume) if your really focusing, so its not a major issue, but im just curious. Still a very very usefull post lots of thanks! Wow, what you have explained here just happened to be the problem I was having with my music, and I didn’t know what it was, and here it is! So much simpler than I thought it would be! One thing i have found though, when double tracking, i just record the one track, double it and pan the same thing 100% left and right. This makes not too much difference, so i follow your step of delaying a track 5ms. This makes my guitar sound much thicker in the mix, but i get quite a bit of concentration on that side. So say i 5ms delay the left pan, i can…feel or notice the guitar more on my right ear than my left ear. I tried fixing this by lowering the delay to 3ms, but it was still happening, so i lowered the volume on my right ear, and this has slightly fixed the problem. Do you know any more conventional ways to remove this imbalance apart from lowering delay and/or adjusting the volume of one side? I think you only notice this imbalance (even after shortening delay and adjusting volume) if your really focusing, so its not a major issue, but im just curious. Still a very very usefull post lots of thanks!

]]> By: Emerson Maningohttp://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html/comment-page-3#comment-8365 Emerson Maningo Sat, 09 Jul 2011 06:24:36 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique/#comment-8365 Hi Ben, Do not forget that you are not only mixing a guitar but vocals and other instruments as well. I agree that the guitar sound thin and fizzy but its because I cut it to pave way to the heaviness played by the bass guitar. And the guitar dominance in the mid-range has been compensated by the vocals which is an important priority. You made a good point in getting a good tone before hitting the record button. But take note again that the primary objective of the guitar tracks in this song is to simply make the guitar sound good and play the melody lines. It should not dominate the entire mix. Your suggestion will work in a very heavy rock mix (such as in metal and heavy alternative) and other guitar-solo/instrumental driven projects. Thanks for the feedback. Hi Ben,
Do not forget that you are not only mixing a guitar but vocals and other instruments as well. I agree that the guitar sound thin and fizzy but its because I cut it to pave way to the heaviness played by the bass guitar. And the guitar dominance in the mid-range has been compensated by the vocals which is an important priority. You made a good point in getting a good tone before hitting the record button. But take note again that the primary objective of the guitar tracks in this song is to simply make the guitar sound good and play the melody lines. It should not dominate the entire mix. Your suggestion will work in a very heavy rock mix (such as in metal and heavy alternative) and other guitar-solo/instrumental driven projects. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Benhttp://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html/comment-page-3#comment-8360 Ben Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:49:36 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique/#comment-8360 The singing is quite nice but the guitars sound thin and fizzy. If you have a good tone before pushing that record button then the guitar will mix itself. All of these (ten) steps are just over-processing what should already be a huge sound. Forget cutting frequencies and start playing with the tone control on your guitar- it makes a huge difference and you'll notice when you put your ear at the same level as your microphone is to your speaker. Play with the mic's distance and use a mic pre-amp. Use only the pedals you must (amp overdrive is always superior) and if you want a really huge sound, pre-delay your reverb (works best with spring or plate). The singing is quite nice but the guitars sound thin and fizzy.

If you have a good tone before pushing that record button then the guitar will mix itself. All of these (ten) steps are just over-processing what should already be a huge sound.

Forget cutting frequencies and start playing with the tone control on your guitar- it makes a huge difference and you’ll notice when you put your ear at the same level as your microphone is to your speaker.

Play with the mic’s distance and use a mic pre-amp.

Use only the pedals you must (amp overdrive is always superior) and if you want a really huge sound, pre-delay your reverb (works best with spring or plate).

]]> By: Kidshttp://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html/comment-page-2#comment-7440 Kids Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:26:50 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique/#comment-7440 Great post. Thanks for sharing this great tips. Great post. Thanks for sharing this great tips.

]]> By: Emerson Maningohttp://www.audiorecording.me/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique.html/comment-page-2#comment-233 Emerson Maningo Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:18:27 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/tips-in-mixing-electric-guitars-using-double-tracking-technique/#comment-233 Hi Bizzy Guy, I agree with you with adding extra guitars. Not only Iron Maiden does this, but I heard that Billy Corgan (Smashing pumpkins) do this a lot of times during the production of Siamese Dream album.This makes the guitar sounds really heavy in addition to some tube screaming effects. Hi Bizzy Guy,
I agree with you with adding extra guitars. Not only Iron Maiden does this, but I heard that Billy Corgan (Smashing pumpkins) do this a lot of times during the production of Siamese Dream album.This makes the guitar sounds really heavy in addition to some tube screaming effects.

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