Recording in my environment.

[kylendm]

Recording. Alright well here goes. I love recording, my amp is awesome, my mic is good, interface is cool, but my room is crap. Two of my walls are full concrete and the other two are 1inch thick pieces of wood with thick studs and another 1 inch piece of wood on the other side.

I feel the room may be making my sound more sterile and killing the life out of it. I have my mic 1-2 inches away from the speaker and a little bit away from the cone. My sound is not peaking or anything. Is there something else i could do to make it sound a bit better.

This is just a little clip of what i got..nothing special just to show what i have so far as sound goes. environment

http://www.box.net/shared/1jv9sdp4fd

Any ideas. If pictures are needed to show what i got i can provide them.

 

[kylendm]

By the way i did add some reverb in that mix.

 

[Julia]

You're in a situation similar to me, except I don't deal with concrete. I deal with a small room. You'd be better off with a JDI box and a modeler like Digidesign Eleven LE. Use your MTS, record direct with the JDI (follow instructions), and use the cabinet modeling in Eleven LE, then set your cone breakup to taste. You can also use a delay in the DAW for some room ambience.

 

[Nightdare]

Got some individual samples (single guitar part) without the added reverb for a better direct sound?

Right now I have the idea you're standing in a bathroom with the mic placed outside

 

[Shinozoku]

Actually, check this video out. It gives some decent micing and room setup techniques.
http://www.imperialmastering.com/guitartonevid/

 

[kylendm]

What single guitar part? The rhythm or the lead? I checked out the video before. It's a great guide and i shall use more tips from him.

 

[Nightdare]

What single guitar part? The rhythm or the lead?

anything, just play a dry tune, bit of rythm, lead, get a most 'basic' tone