Finger Noise?

[brandondrury]

When it's good, it's good. When it's horrible, it's HORRIBLE!

isnt that what your ex girlfriend said about you?????

No, my last girlfriend probably just said horrible. I've been dating my current girlfriend for like 7.5 years now and she would also probably say horrible! Of course we've been dating so long that it's not like either one of us gives a damn anyway.

Ive never tried it with guitar, only vocals.

The concept is exactly the same.

Brandon

[wysteria]

Just a follow up post on my particular finger noise issue. I tried the fish filets, and had a lot of fun playing and learning, however, the noise was too great to de-ess transparently.

We decided to re-record. My buddy changed strings (from GHS, which he prefers, to a coated string -D'addario I think), but there was still too much chirp. We tried various mic setups, bouncing off the corner and such, to no avail. Finally I thought 'what the ?' and I got a bottle of mineral oil I had around. We put a healthy dab on the D string (which was the offender in this particular number), and viola. Problem solved! This lo-tech solution worked for this song.

But I'm thankful to have read about the de-esser. I'm very much a beginner in recording, and all of it is new to me. Thanks for this fun and informative message board.

[MetalDave]

Mic placement isn't mentioned? When you place a mic toward the twelfth fret it can sometimes make the finger noise worsen. Using a good condenser mic at the sound hole will be better in some cases. You will notice the bass gets a little excessive so you may need to cut the bass in the recording to get the eq you are looking for. I have also used finger ease. It ruins strings though. So it would be a last resort.

[wysteria]

Good to know about the 12th fret! Thank you!

[Vulconizer]

I like the idea of experimenting until you found a workable solution.

Mineral oil, huh?