purr changed the topic of #elliottcable to: a _better_ cult || topics << 'gamedev'
<vigs>
As I understand it, lo-fi music just doesn't have the same production quality, since they leave in all the amp buzz, etc.
<alexgordon2>
well I don't know this lo-fi music is
<alexgordon2>
but I listen to 70s jazz
<alexgordon2>
and it's great :P
<vigs>
yeah I just hopped in, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
<vigs>
I listen to punk rock, and it's great
<incomprehensibly>
vigs: what i mean was that it used to take lots of money not to have a lo fi sound but now a bedroom recording can sound like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M6OLS2JBZU
<incomprehensibly>
that would have been shit tons of money in the 80s
<vigs>
oh, hm. not what I imagined when I read "lo-fi"
<incomprehensibly>
no i mean that is emphatically not lo fi
<vigs>
oh yeah
<vigs>
fair
<incomprehensibly>
the point is that *not* being lo fi is now available to everyone
<vigs>
to some extent, yeah
<incomprehensibly>
right, takes dedication, free time, economic stability, etc.
<vigs>
yup
<incomprehensibly>
but certainly more people have that than have million dollar record deals :P
<vigs>
when I would record myself playing guitar, I'd put a bit of cloth across the frets to remove other strings vibrating in resonance and stuff
<incomprehensibly>
oh interesting
<incomprehensibly>
when i record acoustic guitar i really like all the physical sounds like the fret sliding and the pick clicks
<incomprehensibly>
but yeah my dampening technique is not so great so i should try that :p
<vigs>
ah yeah those are harder to get rid of; my solution was always to just play more deliberately, so as to not make those sounds
<incomprehensibly>
mic placement has a lot to do with it
<vigs>
granted, for punk stuff, you're playing loud enough for that to not be an issue, but for breakdowns in some non-punk stuff, and for acoustic things…it gets annoying
<incomprehensibly>
also different picks sound very different
<vigs>
although I don't think it sounds that bad IRL
<vigs>
true
<incomprehensibly>
also i heard a tip that if you're layering some strumming or something, use different picks each time so the pick sounds don't reinforce each other
<vigs>
I used to plug my guitar directly into my old laptop, actually
<incomprehensibly>
with guitar rig or something?
<vigs>
nope
<incomprehensibly>
just clean?
<vigs>
male 1/4" mono TS connector --> male 1/8" stereo TRS connector
<vigs>
I have a bunch of converters, so the single channel from my guitar is sent to both channels on my laptop
<vigs>
It wasn't the best solution, mind you
<vigs>
most likely wasn't very good for the laptop, either
<incomprehensibly>
haha wow
<incomprehensibly>
did you have to crank the gain up
<vigs>
nope! THAT would've been even worse
<vigs>
for effects, I relied on Garageband's built-in effects
<vigs>
Someday I'll figure out a better recording solution. I can't do THAT anymore because my rMBP doesn't have an audio input jack.
<incomprehensibly>
oh right, that's what i meant by guitar rig
<incomprehensibly>
garageband's effects aren't bad
<incomprehensibly>
when you're ready to shell out a hundred dollars or so it's really nice to have an audio interface
<incomprehensibly>
with a couple xlr and 1/4 inputs
<incomprehensibly>
and phantom power
<incomprehensibly>
etc.
<vigs>
true
<vigs>
oh I thought you meant that one guitar rig software/hardware thing
<incomprehensibly>
i have a focusrite scarlett 2i2
<vigs>
But yeah, eventually I'll shell out ALL the money for awesome software. Today is not that day.
<vigs>
oh, cool!
<incomprehensibly>
unlike hardware, software can be pirated :p
<vigs>
well not with that attitude
<incomprehensibly>
haha
<vigs>
One of these days I'll take advantage of the fact that I have access to a lab in which I can fabricate my own PCBs and make a bunch of effects pedals
<incomprehensibly>
oooh
<incomprehensibly>
i really want to do audio hardware stuff
<incomprehensibly>
i have too many things i want to do right now
<vigs>
saaaame
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