Recording guitar

[Danapal]

Right now am planning ot make some awesome guitar pieces on the portal, but a thought hit me. Most programs people use make the guitar sound like absolute crap. Any good ones?

[SpamWarrior]

You're asking for programmes, yet you're acting like you know them?

Recording depends mostly on hardware and techniques, a good artist/engineer could use windows sound recorder better than a n00b can use say, sound forge .

You need a good microphone, and two takes at different distances, one close to the amp to get the punch and one further away to get the distance.

There is a better way involving two microphones and some hardware, but i cant remember that one.

Anyway, best recording programme i know of is sony soundforge, its got a monitor on the recording so you can tell if you're overloading the input signal on the mic.

[gecko21189]

Nero wave editor is my inputing software of choice. it's quick, simple, and above all, good. You can play directly into your sound card and will record your music in it's completely uncompressed form. I like it and it works well for me.

[TurmionKatilot]

If you have thw equipment, you can plug your guitar to your amp, then from your amp to a computer and record.
Nothing can replace the sound of a real guitar!

[Khuskan]

Sound forge 8 for me, with live record thru soundcard. You really need a soundcard of hub with full-size jack input or a jack-to-minijack converter, which are REALLY hard to find, and arnt always very reliable.

[Lakas]

rock some pro tools, just with the mbox 2 or whatever. if that's too pricey for you, just try running through your amp to boost the signal, and, like they said, get an audio card that accepts 1/4" inputs. that's if you wanna go direct input. for mics, try to place one away from the center of the cone of the speaker, and a few inches from the grill. if you wanna get room sound, record with another mic from a few feet away. if you have the right equipment, throw a little bit of reverb on it, just a little, so you can barely hear it. i'm not sure what you're working with, but i've got the pro tools rig at home, and that's by far the best that i've used aside from the SSL's, and i know you can't afford that!

[Khuskan]

get an audigy 2 with external hub. built in amp for guitars/mics on live input :)

I wouldnt reccomend running it through an amp, the quality wouldnt be too great, and would most like clip.

[Stephanovich]

Pro Tools Mbox1 or Mbox2, or a Protools mix system. But anyone can make something sound good with a program like Sound Forge, or any program. Do some research and learn how to properly record.

[natethegreat226]

I always use Acoustica Mixcraft with any instrument of my songs... its the best used with line 6 equipment including the podxt live or the new guitarport but even with a regular mike, mixcraft worked out pretty well.