Getting Started With Recording Acoustic Guitar And Vocals
In this video I’m talking about what to think about when you just get started with recording acoustic guitar and vocals.
I’ve been getting some comments on my videos of people saying they’re overwhelmed with the different ways and options to record.
I like to talk about something that I call Performance Based Recording where the recording is all about the performance of the song and capturing that moment in time in the best possible way.
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You want to keep it simple, bring back the portable AM FM Duel Cassette recorders so you can record the real thing at the river or desert camping out. High tech is commercial garbage. You are not hearing the real thing.
Just seen this and you’ve sold it.
Just bought one
This all makes sense. Question: what if I want to use one mic for guitar and vocals, but also want to video it so I can post a video to YT? It seems the only way to do this is to use my usb camera (plugged into my laptop) for both rhe audio and video. I donhave a USB condenser mic something other than a cell phone mic, is to use either a usb condenser mic or a real condenser mic, but then I don't think I can use the video from the usb camera, and the audio from the usb condenser mic separately? Or maybe i can, but not without using a DAW or some other app to sync rhe sound with the video? Im trying to keep it as simple as possible (no DAW, no audio interface) but still having a decent quality look and sound
Also is that the Gold Age Project MKIII Ribbon mic? Looking to grab a budget friendly quality mic
Really appreciate your outlook. I just booked a recording session for the first time and it was very mathematical and everything was to a grid… totally took out the performance side of it and it was extremely awkward singing and playing separately. Hard to find any emotion and unnatural. Thanks for sharing that it’s all about preference and what I’m comfortable with to get the best take. Also: SIMPLE! I used to get extremely overwhelmed with this stuff so simple is my new motto and going very slow. All the best.
I am to start seriously recording my performances thank you so much this is helpful
Thanks Fabian … truly appreciate the help …. I'm a senior singer/songwriter (81) who's been sort of "rediscovered". I'm playing small concerts again and some people are encouraging me to record my songs before I go into metamorphosis. It was a bit of a daunting idea until a young friend told me about the H4N which I bought. Your videos are a real help. Very clear and coherent. All the best… Nga mihi…
Your videos are super helpful and your music is really awesome. Huge thanks!
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Wow this is exactly what I needed to hear. So true what you said about trying to perfect things in a DAW. I tried so long to get “the perfect take”. Looping, playing to a metronome and quantizing till every beat lined up. It really sucks the life out of the song!!! At the end of the day, the demo I recorded on my phone that took like 10 seconds to record had way more feel to it and didn’t sound so robotic. I like the way you see it as “capturing a moment in time” that can never exactly be replicated. I’m definitely going to start recording live performances!
Stumbled across your channel while trying to get a better setup (simpler!) for my recordings — like you, singer/songwriter and folk focus — and am coming to the conclusion I should go for a simple one-mike setup. I have watched (and been blown away) by your ribbon mike’d song but am really unsure how the figure-8 is working there, as the mike seems to be simply facing both you and the instrument. Was the guitar amp’ed tho? That would make sense if the “back” of the figure 8 is picking up the amped guitar while the front is picking up vocals and guitar (with an emph on the vocals). I’m going to play around with a large condenser first and see how I like that and may change to a figure-8 setup if I feel the guitar is lacking (actually Irish bouzouki in my case). Thx for some great vids and advice!
Thank you! Very helpful.
Thanks for the great video! I use my cell phone and Ableton Live. The recordings with the cell phone are grainy sometimes, but they sound authentic to me, when I listen back, I think to myself, that sounds like me, although there may be imperfections and slight mistakes. Recording into microphones connected to Ableton, I've never got the same authenticity, but I'm less experienced with it, and I think there are lots of interesting possibilities in the digital sphere. I like your idea of the importance of the performance and capturing a moment in time, I think it's easy to get lost in technology these days and to lose sight of (human) performance, which for me is still the heart of music.
Love what you are sharing.
Thank you
I was praying for that background guitar to change a little bit. Just a little bit. A bridge. A chorus. A change. Not an endless loop. Painful. Hehe.
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I have zoom h4n pro and still learning it 🙂
Simply the best …thank you
Hi, I like your videos, I try to find some recorders to record my songs ,vocal and guitar, in the past I used the interface and studio one but its a little bit complicated and needed time.. I see tascam some model and zoom h4n pro .what do you think? Both have reverb effect for vocal? Also you can record at the same time on zoom vocals and guitar? Some machines have 4 track other 2 , practically what is a different? Many questions:) thanks and greetings from Greece!
I worked with many well-known musicians such as Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan.. etc.. and your advice is Great! Roland (Grammy Winner)
Thank you for your advice here, we are starting recording an original material album today, have several different approaches to chose from. I especially appreciate the point about the best performance being more important than just technology. It’s a fraught situation for me as I don’t want to let others down. Fingers crossed ????!
More gear = more stress for me. It can ve easy to get carried away and focus too much on it instead on the actual performance.
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Fabian, thank you for this video! It really supported me on time! Thanks! You say so important words, I share your vision. I'm that beginner who decided to try recording himself and has been drowning in a million video reviews of various microphones and audio interfaces for several weeks and has almost stopped playing music.
Performance Importance! Yes bro thank you for that! I have realised this a lot recently and this just backs up what I need to focus on! Nice video and vibe! ✨
Great video. I've been dabbling at recording country songs I've recently written. I've never been good at or enjoyed recording instruments and vocals desperately because I don't like mixing and editing that much. I've realised I received my best compliments on rougher live recordings I did on my phone in garageband or bandlab compared to songs unrecorded and edited professionally on expensive gear and software in the past.
I don't think you can imagine just how much comfort and peace of mind your video just gave me right now. Thank you
Thanks Fabian this was a very useful and encouraging video
I'm really overwhelmed and I am 17 and I love playing my guitar but I really don't know anything about recording my music so this has been helpful thank you
Just got my Zoom h4n pro. I am a singer/songwriter and want to record with some reverb and minor effects with both voice and guitar. Can I use the 4 channel feature on the Zoom – with mic and guitar plugged into recorder (thru a Boss VE 8 singer) AND also use the two attached mics to get a natural room ambience to add to my overall sound?
Thanks, I'm getting a H6 to try this, just curios if it's possible to comp portions on this, if not going for one take or is it best edited after in a DAW?
Hey Fabian, great video!
I’m about to start a new recording session and I’m still kinda lost in the desert, if you know what I mean.
I recorded already two albums and three singles and it mostly felt awkward to hear my songs. It took me years to appreciate my own songs. You said it perfectly: capture a moment in time!
I’m a musician and I love to perform, but as soon as I start recording I manage to screw up tempi, endings and even the most simple stuff, that I already played a thousand times.
I even started a series on YT called ‚Start Your Day With A Song‘ that helped me to tackle these problems.
People seem to like my music and I’m a working musician for more than thirty years. So your words are a great reminder to what I should focus on.
I'm very happy to find this video and your whole channel. You're addressing so many of the specific issues I've had that seem to get little attention on here. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Great job! From Brazil ????
Amen. Great video and advice. Thanks for what you do.
Nice. Thank you for your knowledge and perspective. ✨
How did you record The Landlord's Daughter? What was your microphone setup? Fantastic sound! Really crisp! 🙂
Wow thank you so much. I have been avoiding putting out music for a long time because I felt like I didn’t know how to record professionally. I’ve also tried recording vocals and guitar separately and always felt like it never sounded right. I think my music is really meant to be performed like you’re describing, so it’s really refreshing to get that perspective.
Im from France, singer and guitarist. I was looking how to record with my Zoom H4N pro… and I looooved all you say about recording in the same time guitar and voice and about the emotion. Thanks a lot !!!! ( and sorry my english is a little shit:))