Re: [LAU] Recording accoustic guitar and string noise

Haha ... and I was asking a friend the other day if it was possible to
INSERT that sound into a midi patch :) The answer, so far, has been "no".

Honestly, I think a little bit of string and fret noise usually adds to
the sound.

lanas wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Regarding recording accoustic guitars (regular steel string and bass)
> is there a trick of some sort to minimize the sound of fingers sometimes
> swishing on the strings ? A bit of Finger Ease gets rid of some, but
> there's some of that sound that still creeps from time to time. Proper
> technique might not always be a solution. I'm more thinking along the
> lines of some notch filter but have no idea of the frequency (nor which
> filter in Ardour) to use, that is, if it's worth a try. I use a
> M-Audio microphone, which might not be the best, but then I'd need some
> convincing to believe that a top quality mic would actually do
> something concerning this. Perhaps better focus on the sound source.

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