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Hi All,
Complete recording newbie here. Actually I have been recording for awhile, just not correctly. This is how I found this site. I have a lot to learn. I have been playing guitar for quite a while, and I thought that recording was going to be easy when I started. After many years I have found out that there is so much behind it. I think this is cool because I always enjoy learning new ideas. My biggest problem right now is about the controversy of recording levels. I was always under the assumption that you recorded as hot as you could under 0db and then figure the rest out in the mix. I tried this, and thought I was on the right path. I recorded everything as hot as I could and then tried to compress it all and it's not working.
I recently read an article that said this couldn't be further from the truth, and that you should record at approx. -18db at 24 bit. I am talking digital BTW, and I use Cubase. This idea is said to leave you with much fuller sounding everything, and more (Headroom?) to mix and play with. But if I were to record that low, how do I get my levels up to listening volume? aaghhhhhh. I have a lot of questions. If you guys could point me to where to start, that would be great. I don't want to bore you with my "new guy" questions until I am stumped. Thank god for this site. I think I have some really cool songs that I have recorded over the years, but have never done it right.
Great to meet you all.
Any help much appreciated.
Thanks,
JD
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