om-03sp recording

[robebouch]

Hi every one,
This is my first try on this forum so.... , ;Hope it's o.k.?
I have done many recordings of my Larrivée  I think this is the best sounding clip I've done. I used a c-414 and a Km-184 .
I always want to improve the sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcM-b3IlmFM&feature=channel_video_title

I am thinking to purchase a tube mic preamp; any suggestion? The solo 610 for the AKG will it be nice?

Thank you,              Robert

[abalone at last]

Cet compo est beau you demonstrate the tone of that OM proudly. Bien Faire 

[ST]

Thank you Robert,

I really enjoyed that.

Great microphones, don't know what to suggest for preamps to improve on them. If your target audience is youtube, I don't know that spending money on upscale preamps will be audible to most of your listeners.

[pierrev]

Tres belle piece Robert, j'ai bien apprecier.

This piece of music is has nice as the hockey game the Canadien played againt Boston tonight.

GO Habs GO

Pierrev

[robebouch]

Thank you for listening, 

Does the tube Mic preamp can add some kind of warmth?
or can we experiment different colors of the acoustic guitar sound ? 
Maybe it's more useful for the vocals.

Robert

[ST]

Hi Robert,

With respect to preamps:

Do you want transparent accuracy or artistic coloration?

Are you looking for differences that will be audible to a listener or are you looking for inspiration as you listen while you record (if you are using headphones), or perhaps as you listen to your recordings later?

At one level - a microphone has but one job, to capture a sound. But if that was all that a microphone was required to do, then someone could make a microphone with a perfectly flat frequency response, and everyone else could bow to the master and find something else to do. As you already know - with two great microphones, they don't sound the same, and neither is perfect at capturing the sound of the source - your guitar.  But both can be very pleasing and you can use their differences in an artistically appropriate way.

At one level - a preamp has but one job, to make the sound picked up by the microphone louder, louder enough that it can be passed on to the next stage in your signal chain.

Some preamps are treasured for the coloration they add to the sound. That is, the manner in which they modify the original sound, presumably in a pleasing way.

Some preamps really shine when paired with specific microphones so the combinations of components can become baffling very quickly.

If you are in a large town, let me encourage you to find a good store with several options for preamps. Take your microphones with you, and your guitar of course.  Get some input from someone who can help you to listen and identify the differences.

Be prepared to answer some questions too:
Who is your audience for your recordings? (youtube, mp3s delivered over the internet, CD quality or DVD quality recordings)
What are you using to record (recorder, computer, software)
How are you getting the sound into the recording device (computer interface)
Are you willing to work on the recordings after you capture them  but before you send them on to the audience?

There may be a point where there is just no point in spending time or money. My inability to recognize that point many times in my life has led to a drawer full of great microphones and at times, racks of really nice gear. Ultimately it became apparent to me that I'd rather play live with all it's flaws and perils, so most of that stuff (gear) I had wasn't necessary or appropriate.

I wish now that I had invested more time playing and less time buying.

That's why I asked about your audience.

I hope there is something for you here.

[robebouch]

Thank you for your answer ST,

You have some really good points. I feel like a kid who want his toy                                                                                                                                                                                            To clarify the situation I'm an amateur guitarist, who really like guitar playing. Posting clips on youTube  is my way to share what I do with those guitars. I first learned  by ear and  then I took lessons , mostly in classical guitar. About five years ago I saw Don Ross and Antoine Dufour and since I work on acoustic guitar. It's a fact that if you take to much time in gear issues, there is less time for music. That said, I think I would like to find a kind of personal sound something I would be proud of,  but not something to far from the real sound of my guitars. My goal is to produce an amateur cd with original fingerstyle pieces for family and friends. I record in a Korg MR-1000 and sometimes with an Apogee Duet. I already use a RNP preamp most of the time and tried an Isa one for the C-414 on that last recording. The mix is done With Logic 9. I thing the only way to know is to try some, as you said.

Robert

[ncognito]

Robert--

That was beautiful.  Your composition keeps my interest throughout the entire piece; your tone manipulation is very nice with varied nuances.  Thank you, and welcome.

     DAVE 


                   

[robebouch]

Thank you Dave,       
I'm glad to hear that.
Robert