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Post by GuitarZ on May 18, 2020 16:48:59 GMT -7
When I'm recording at home, I always just sit in my chair, slap the headphones on, crank up the amp, etc and record. I was in a bit of a rut recently. So, I thought, I stand when I jam. I stand when I play out. Why would I sit my lazy butt down when recording? I stood up, and it actually felt like I was jamming. It was pretty cool. I got some good takes. So, I wondered what other folks do.
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Post by sharkboy on May 18, 2020 17:55:57 GMT -7
I sit way more than I stand. I play better than I used to, so maybe I don’t need 12 intense hours in a chair to knock out my punk jazz interpretation of “The Wheels on the Bus” anymore. Maybe standing up now will put some juice into it. I’ll probably try standing more.
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Post by walt on May 19, 2020 17:37:40 GMT -7
I sit while recording rhythm guitar,bass,drums,organ,stand while playing leads(usually louder,want to sustain/interact with the amp and speaker more).I also stand while"singing"
Mixing is sitting.Usually with a cocktail.
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Post by Dan F"i"fe on May 21, 2020 15:23:11 GMT -7
What laying down & noodling watching reruns isn't an option? ... lol
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2020 16:40:20 GMT -7
I like sitting to really bear down and focus.
But, when you are recording somebody playing acoustic and singing if you record them standing up it usually works out to a little more distance between the two microphones and it can yeild a little better separation.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on May 22, 2020 6:54:06 GMT -7
...when you are recording somebody playing acoustic and singing if you record them standing up it usually works out to a little more distance between the two microphones and it can yeild a little better separation. Interesting, Eric--I would've never thought of this! I wonder, though--at what point to you just ask them to track the guitar & vocals separately? I'm guessing this comes down to the artist's preferred way of "performing" the recording? Or is it because time in the studio = money? Okay, back to the OP's topic. My answer: sit.
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Post by GuitarZ on May 22, 2020 13:48:56 GMT -7
Not surprised by the results. I don't know that I'll switch to standing, but it was fun.
Playing & Singing is a whole other boat. I'm a thinker which isn't always helpful. So, if I'm just singing, I can start to overthink. My gut says if I could play and sing, I'd be a bit more natural. However, my attempts to minimize bleed from the guitar even when just strumming my electric have never worked out. I did just watch a cool video from Neumann last week on singer/songwriter mic'ing approaches where they used Figure 8 Ribbon mics where the vocal and guitar were in the nulls of the opposite mics. They killed each mic to show the isolation and they were very isolated.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2020 6:22:54 GMT -7
...when you are recording somebody playing acoustic and singing if you record them standing up it usually works out to a little more distance between the two microphones and it can yeild a little better separation. Interesting, Eric--I would've never thought of this! I wonder, though--at what point to you just ask them to track the guitar & vocals separately? I'm guessing this comes down to the artist's preferred way of "performing" the recording? Or is it because time in the studio = money? Okay, back to the OP's topic. My answer: sit. Recording somebody playing and singing is super hard. They have to be great at playing and singing! It can yield amazing performances if the player is up to it. It's rarely a time (or money) saver, really one of the more advanced things you can do in a recording studio. Engineers are always looking for ways to separate those 2 sources. Standing to increase the physical distance between the mics is one way.
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2020 10:39:33 GMT -7
I sit when I'm recording acoustic guitar, but stand for almost everything else. That's not to say that I won't record sitting, I just tend to stand more.
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Post by pcns on May 29, 2020 5:34:44 GMT -7
recording for me is always in the sitting position. When I was younger I would stand . . . . I think I sit more now because it is easier to reach the controls on my recording devices. When I was younger I tended to do more recording in a proper studio setting, control room and studio room so I didn't run the controls myself so I would stand. Standing also helped me see through the control room window
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Post by fallingstarsusa on Jun 7, 2020 19:59:42 GMT -7
Standing. I practice standing. I perform standing. I record standing. I'm not even sure I can play sitting down.
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