2 irish jigs

Relic67

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a very rough attempt at recording some irish fiddle and guitar.
Neither instrument is played in a very polished way on this one.
I was inspired by another recent post (Dee) to try recording guitar and fiddle together.
I am having a hard time getting the fiddle to sound good on the recording.
Perhaps mic placement?
Any suggestions on how to record this sort of thing are very welcome. Help!

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Uploaded: May 09, 2008 - 03:53:45 PM
Last Updated: May 09, 2008 - 03:53:45 PM Last Played: Nov 22, 2009 - 06:01:07 PM

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Feter	Feter said 564 days ago (May 9th, 2008)
	2 irish jigs Hey ..is so good to hear again from you my friend what a fabulous jigs ..the fiddle sound so fine here my friend ..total blast forme to hear your music again .. KUDOS !!!!!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Relic67	Relic67 said 564 days ago (May 9th, 2008)
	Thnx! Thanks Feter. You're one nice dude, you know that? LOL Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Ibstrat	Ibstrat said 564 days ago (May 10th, 2008)
	I've never been to Ireland,but this really sounds like something you would hear in a pub.Your playing on both instruments sounds great to me! Check out my latest song called Blues in Bm

	said 563 days ago (May 10th, 2008)
	2 irish jigs Relic67 Its brilliant !!! I love it. Great happy jiggy sound. Made me want to get up and dance Thank you will download and listen to it often. Wow !! Just read who inspired you ha ha Its top notch. Mine are loops. Lol Peace Dee.

tokai	tokai said 563 days ago (May 10th, 2008)
	Celtic vibes they say it is the blood Check out my latest song called maizuru/Bud/Char

caroline	caroline said 558 days ago (May 15th, 2008)
	authentic and delicious... real music as far as i am concerned but then i remember reel-to-reel tape recorders and those little wax cylinders!! LOL - thank you so much - i enjoyed listening and my toes were a-tappin' - hearty round of applause x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

Relic67	Relic67 said 558 days ago (May 15th, 2008)
	Many thanks. thanks to all who enjoyed the fiddlin'. maybe I'll try some reels, hornpipes etc next! Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

	said 557 days ago (May 16th, 2008)
	Great! Nothing is wrong with this piece. Great quality and gorgeous performance. Fine, neat, fine... Thanks for posting. Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

SJB	SJB said 554 days ago (May 19th, 2008)
	irish jigs I really tried hard to hear the roughness and lack of polished playing you describe. Sorry, I couldn't hear it -it all sound great to me. I've heard this kingd of music live in pubs in Kerry and this sounds like the real deal! All the best Steve Check out my latest song called Short tune

Relic67	Relic67 said 554 days ago (May 19th, 2008)
	thanks! Glad you liked it. I think my intonation was suffering a bit towards the end, and a few guitar clunkers. However, evidently it didn't sound too bad overall I guess... Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

rover101	rover101 said 549 days ago (May 25th, 2008)
	I noticed Bit pitchy towards end (I'm a picky sod)....nice piece, though. Fiddle sound in particular is all about the room, and then mic placement; sounds like a fiddle as is, so I don't know what you're going for hear. Cheers, Shaky Check out my latest song called Call My Baby Rover

rover101	rover101 said 549 days ago (May 25th, 2008)
	I noticed Bit pitchy towards end (I'm a picky sod)....nice piece, though. Fiddle sound in particular is all about the room, and then mic placement; sounds like a fiddle as is, so I don't know what you're going for here. Cheers, Shaky Check out my latest song called Call My Baby Rover

saymme	saymme said 541 days ago (June 1st, 2008)
	: ) Truely great...You can play this at the mj coffehouse too :) : ) Really nice hearing this now...kinda late this is better than a nitecap TX my pleasure !

MunichG	MunichG said 522 days ago (June 21st, 2008)
	Forget polish! Polished smolished! The main thing is, the spirit comes across in your playing, and it does. I'm an aspiring fiddler and guitarist also, and I really like this track. Great job. Check out my latest song called Buffalo Skinners

Relic67	Relic67 said 521 days ago (June 21st, 2008)
	thanks glad you liked it... I think I'll do some reels next :) Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Cadman

Cadman said 519 days ago (June 23rd, 2008)

Great fiddle
Hiya - glad I came across this one! Really nice fiddle playing - a lovely light touch to those melody lines.

The other half of Cadman - Chaz - plays fiddle, such that our latest collection of songs is called - On The Fiddle.

We get around the mic placement (and when playing live, feedback) problems by using an electric violin :-)

I think it's tough getting a good violin sound - and TBH what you have sounds pretty good to me - that is, it's not too shrill or overpowering.

If you wanted to improve it, it currently seems like perhaps you're getting a bit too much of the room - so I'd be trying out attempting to mic it up much closer (with hopefully a directional mic) and see where that gets you.

Possibly nowhere - but hey, isn't life one long experiment? :-)

/is feeling strangely philosophical, pre-supper.

Check out my latest song called Thursday Afternoon - (Early Demo)

Relic67	Relic67 said 474 days ago (August 7th, 2008)
	thanks for the tips I'm definitely going to try your mic suggestion for my next fiddle post! Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Komrade K	Komrade K said 312 days ago (January 17th, 2009)
	Nice feel Two lovely jigs played with style - you've nailed that Irish ornamentation. What are those jigs called? Cheers KK Check out my latest song called Ye Mariners All

Relic67	Relic67 said 307 days ago (January 21st, 2009)
	thnx I don't know the name of the first one, but the second is called Jerry's Beaver Hat, if I'm not mistaken. Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

Livingstone

Livingstone said 201 days ago (May 7th, 2009)

LOVE this piece!!
would I be asking too much to get you to do a collaboration on two of my pieces with the fiddle?

yes mic placement.. Im hearing a transducer mic mixed with a close prox. mic can really bring out the fiddle..

L.R.Baggs.. makes a good transducer..

very glad you posted this.. my 2 yr old loves to dance to it!! and crys when it stops.. I think I`ll be playing it a few more times!!

Check out my latest song called Satisfied eric sardinas/harry manx mishmash

Relic67	Relic67 said 201 days ago (May 7th, 2009)
	thanks hey thanks! making a two year old happy.. what more can you ask for! I'm up for a collab, but I should warn you that unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to do music so there could be delay. only other caveat is that I don't know much about fiddling outside the Irish genre.. so "results may vary" LOL! Check out my latest song called Novis Libris

chestnut	chestnut said 201 days ago (May 7th, 2009)
	2 Irish Jigs Great stuff! I really enjoyed listening- you can't help tapping out the rhythm to music like this. Super playing- it's the way it ought to go! Ken Check out my latest song called The Fair