I’m from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
I wanna know what is the multitrack for iPhone and drums that you used to record your musics?

Thank you!

RCC

I have recently been recording my music on my iPhone using the Wireworks app and I have become a big fan of your blog which has inspired me a lot. I really like your recordings and I’m amazed at the quality you have been able to achieve. I have told a few friends about your Project 52 and they really like it.

I’m just starting out with the recording and still have a lot to learn. I like old prewar blues and roots/country stuff and I’ve been recording myself with the iPhone mic and the Wireworks app. I have Adobe Audition and I import the wavs to that and add a little reverb and compression from the Adobe Audition presets. I’m sure I could do more to improve the sound though and so I have a few questions if you have time to answer please:

1. Do you think the Blue Mikey is a vast improvement on the iPhone’s built-in mic? I’d like one but can’t afford the cash right now.

2. What kind of mic placement do you think is best for acoustic guitar? At the moment, I aim the iPhone mic directly at the soundhole, a couple of feet away to avoid clipping. I’d like to record myself singing and playing at the same time as I feel my vocals are best this way but I’m not sure where to put the mic to get a balanced level between the guitar and vocals? I read of one guy putting the mic above his head? What do you think?

3. I’m thinking of setting up an old-timey pots and pans drumkit for the old blues stuff but again, I’m not sure how to set up the mic as I’ll only have the iPhone mic. Would you put it overhead somewhere for best results? I saw The 88 in their video place the iPhone on the floor with a cushion as a barrier against the harsher frequencies?

4. Finally, I’m a bit ignorant about post effects in my DAW and I know more could be done here to lift the recordings. Do you have any tips about EQing, compression, reverb etc. for guitar, vocals or in general? I don’t know much about this and tend to just go with Adobe Audition’s presets and never do anything with EQing. Is it worth switching to Reaper maybe?

For example, I like how cleanly the iPhone and 4-track capture my recordings but I always think the overall results sound a bit thin and trebly when turned up on a hi-fi. Is there any way to solve this problem in post effects? Any tips or stats you have for this would be much appreciated.

Sorry for all the questions and thanks for helping a noob out

All the best,
Maus