how to record guitar distortion without things getting mud..

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Hi Shaun
I will gladly send you a PDF on mixing from my experience.
It might help
kevin doyle

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"shaun" <shaun@gmail.com> wrote in message news:TbFWd.333$JH1.54522@news20.bellglobal.com...
> when i record with my buddies and i play my drums fairly lightly and they play
> clean guitar, everything we record is nice a crisp sounding, i can get the
> mixdowns plenty loud, the toms sound full, the kick comes in nice and clear,
> etc.. if we turn it up a notch and play hard rock with distortion, etc..
> everything becomes kinda muddy, can't hear the kick well in the recordings,
> toms sound limp, etc..

> why is this

You haven't had enough experience yet in dealing with a variety of
changing sources when you've been recording.

> and what can i do to fix it?

Several years of continued practice.



May I assume that you only have a couple of mics placed somewhere
in a room that your band is jamming in, and that you're just recording
them straight to some computer software? Even if you are using
several mics, may I also assume that you are still all playing very close
together in the same room? May I also assume that you are operating
your recording equipment (whatever it may be) in this same room?

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"shaun" <shaun@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:%2RWd.5916$JH1.302015@news20.bellglobal.com...
> >May I assume that you only have a couple of mics placed somewhere
> >in a room that your band is jamming in, and that you're just recording
> >them straight to some computer software? Even if you are using
> >several mics, may I also assume that you are still all playing very close
> >together in the same room? May I also assume that you are operating
> >your recording equipment (whatever it may be) in this same room?
>
> yes


Tell us a little bit about the equipment you are using, the space you are
recording in, what instruments you are recording - - and very generally,
how you've interfaced your gear for recording.... number of mics & tracks,
do you have a harware mixer? Etc....

Also, another group or two that may be able to cater to your questions with
more frequency, would be alt.music.4-track and alt.music.home-studio
Both of those are populated by people who probably share your problems
and your questions.

DM

crap no! don't mic closer... just turn the pa or mixer down a bit ... thats why clean sounds good but not the heavy stufff...its LOUDER!!! I had the same problem if you wanted to know...

dude.......yeah.....i have a crazy low budget and have two mics, my guitar and Amp, a mixer and my mac. That's it. I have no idea what to do. Help would be greatly appreciated with recording quality distortion, and please speak in english, like you're talking to a four year old.