Hey. Im new in that forum. Im also total new to home recording. But recently i finally bought guitar I'm very happy with and i would like to start recording.
For now except my guitar i own Line6 SpiderIV guitar amp, Steinberg CI1 USB interface and a PC laptop. I also have Mixcraft5 software.

I'm recording a songwriter with 1 large condenser; vocals and acoustic guitar. Also, I'm Micing a cello, and a violin with a RODE ntg-2 shotgun. I'm running both into a Zoom H4N recorder. 

Here's a mock-up of how I intend to set up. Nix the back-up singers. Any ideas or tips?
Much appreciated!

HI everyone,

This is my first question here.

I want to record heavy guitar with sm57 (very dry recording ) in front of my amp.
I will copy the original track and delay it a little bit to create a fatter tone, hard panned right/left (fake double-tracking).

Hello!

Hello, quick question how do you guys normally record electric guitar? (I'm aiming for a pop punk sound.) Do you mic an amp, or do you use a VST Plugin? (If so please let me know which one.)

Guys I must consult you once more.. Sorry for asking so many damn questions but I have a lot to learn :P

I was just wondering.. in relation to distorted guitars .. I always avoid compression as much as I can but lately even though I am recording with a valve amp and everything sounds wonderful solo it lacks that cutting edge to really push through properly.. so ..

TWO THINGS

Being primarily a solo artist I do my best singing while playing the Acoustic guitar. This creates a problem when I record as my Vocal track picks up artifacts from my guitar. In an effort to get as CLEAN a vocal track as possible I have tried Noise Gates, EQ and any other method I could think of to reduce the guitar in the vocal track.

Has anyone build a guitar isolation cab?

If so, how did you do it?

Care to share photos?

sm81 or josephson c42 sdc for acoustic guitar tracking only

hey all

hope everyone is doing well in the new year. it is way too snowy here in ny.

I havent asked a question in a while so i'm looking forward to hearng from RO opinions on whats up.

Whats the "best" VST plugin to use to clean up my guitar sounds, recorded naturally with an SM57 from a live amp.

i'm using cakewalk Sonar 8.5 but i haven't tried mixing my guitar sounds yet. I have guitar rig, but would you say this was the one to use