Recording Guitar

Mark Mynett, sound engineer and senior lecturer at Huddersfield University, details best practices for setting up and recording rhythm and lead guitar parts.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - How To Manage Distortion
06:10 - Pre-Recording Preparation
07:16 - Double Tracking And Quad Tracking
09:07 - Finding A Clear Midrange Tone
14:20 - Isolation And Ambience
15:46 - Microphone Selection
19:23 - Mic Placement
25:17 - Multitracking Tips
34:03 - Recording Guitar Solos
36:39 - Adding EQ At The Recording Stage

Mark Mynett Biog
As well as Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Production at Huddersfield University, Mark Mynett is a live music front-of-house engineer, and record producer/engineer/mix and mastering engineer. Mainly focused on indie, rock and metal genres, he produces from his own studio - Mynetaur Productions – where he recently completed the latest My Dying Bride album ‘The Ghost of Orion’: referred to by Dom Lawson (The Guardian, Metal Hammer, Prog, Classic Rock) as “…a master class in modern metal production”.
Metal Music Manual (instructional book for producing contemporary metal music)

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