Solitude - Solo Guitar ( new version and arrangement ) - Andy Dursley

[funkyaxe]

A new recording and arrangement of this tune. Still struggling with getting a decent recording of my classical guitar. This is far better than the original recording but still much room for improvement. Recorded live through cakewalk.

[StephenM]

this is lovely Andy.  Wondering what kind of mic you use here? 

I used cakewalk years ago using a cheap computer mic.  It's good software and alot better now than years ago.  My son uses it.  I use a simpler version called Bandlab.  My brain gets overloaded with too much stuff on the others.

[Farrell Jackson]

This is fantastic playing Andy! I would be very satisfied if I could play as well as you are doing here. Acoustic guitar finger squeaks used to bother me but not anymore. It's what gives it the real, live feel and sound. I have used de-essers to minimize the squeaks but they never go completely away but why should they? It's part of the sound. Nicely done!

Farrell

[Hook]

Wonderful.
Rock on!

[bruno]

Excellent playing.
Very relaxing.
B

[Ray Brookes]

This is exquisite guitar playing, Andy and so relaxing. Beautifully performed with a cool 'live room' feel.

[guitarron]

Very peaceful. It seems some mics aren't as good for room ambiance but may be good for close miking. It's trial and error. I'm using 2:mics in my current project. A sm57 for close miking. And a condenser mic a little farther way. This is a new miking scheme for me. Getting good results. What mic are you using.
Loved the tune

[funkyaxe]

It was a relatively cheap USB mic. I think I need to experiment with the position of the mic as it was probably too close to the fretboard and picked up excessive string slide noise. I have good quality condenser mics but was just trying to see if I could get a reasonable recording with the USB mic. I also found that some lower notes were very muddy.

[chapperz66]

Beautiful piece Andy - and very nicely played.  Tasteful and evocative stuff.  I really enjoyed listening to this.

Paul

[hardlock]

This is such a beautiful piece and you performed and recorded it perfectly as far as I see. A very live feel and vibe. Felt I was watching you play it!