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Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2001 18:51:52 -0400
From: turtlehi~arthlink.net
Subject: Re: please help with recording

Mike Curtis wrote:
<<
A lot of folks like to record using effects, distortion, and such. I
prefer recording "clean", and adding light effects during mixdown
(when you mix your 4 tracks down to 2 and record that to a 2 track
cassette, MiniDisk, CD, etc.)
<<

If the effects are indeed light, adding them during mixdown makes good
sense. If the effects are heavy enough to dramatically affect the sound
of the instrument -- e.g. pitch shift, flanging, envelope filter, wah
wah, heavy distortion, etc. -- then they're likely to affect the way the
player plays the part, and it might be a better idea to record them with
the part. Hendrix, for example, recorded many of his effects while
performing the parts in the studio.

Also, printing the effects with the part makes sense when you don't own
a lot of effects devices, and you want to use different effects (e.g.
reverb) on different instruments in the final mix.

There are as many ways to do this as there are musicians and pieces of
music, and it's a good idea both to acquire guides to home recording,
such as the excellent "Musician's Guide to Home Recording," and to
experiment as much as possible. One of the advantages of a home studio
is that experimentation only costs time.

Regards, Richard Hunter
http://www.hunterharp.com
Turtle Hill Productions
turtlehi~arthlink.net