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dblock · Post by **dblock** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:20 pm

I'm recording a little acoustic guitar part. In my headphones it sounds nice and full but when I play it back it sounds kind of different and not as full. Any ideas? My direct monitoring is not check in divice setup.
I just want what I'm hearing to be what I'm getting.
Thanks
dblock

jsd · Post by **jsd** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:26 pm

Are you recording in mono?
Is the level simply lower on playback?
If you're not direct monitoring, are you hearing the original and recorded signals mixed together (which would probably give a slight chorusing effect?)

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:52 pm

It's not the level because the difference is mor in terms of "bigness" of the sound that's lacking on playback.
I'm not getting any chorusing effect. I'm really not sure if I'm hearing original and recorded sounds together.

Scotty · Post by **Scotty** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:08 pm

This may sound obvious but you will be hearing and feeling the acoustic guitar through the the headphones when you are monitoring, this will give you a much more full and complete sound because you are hearing the acoustic and recorded output at the same time. I'd suggest doubling the guitar part , do some panning, a touch of delay and and it should sound more full.

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:14 pm

I agree that does make difference. Should I have my direct monitoring on or no?
Thanks for your responses.

jsd · Post by **jsd** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:17 pm

direct monitoring is useful if your soundcard adds serious latency. if you want to monitor through effects you'll need to leave direct OFF.

c_huelsbeck · Post by **c_huelsbeck** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:40 pm

It could also be that you hear the input through your soundcard directly 'mixed in' with the signal from Cubase while recording... that would give a kind of a chorus effect considering the latency and would make it sound bigger than when you just play the recorded track back...

Scotty · Post by **Scotty** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:49 pm

I usually keep the direct monitoring on but I sometimes create a wet headphone signal using my mixer to monitor with efx but record dry. I do this if I am not ready to commit to the end result at the tracking stage.

dblock · Post by **dblock** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:50 am

Thanks for your input. I'll try everything suggested.
dblock

Scotty · Post by **Scotty** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:39 am

Goodluck - by the way, are you recording with a mic or using the line out from the piezo pickup in the guitar? If using the line out from the guitar it will never sound acoustic . you'll probably want to mic the guitar and then blend the peizo output with the mic output in Cubase.

SX3 playback sounds different then it does while recording