If I could figure out how to do the recording, I'd have something to submit. Of course, my other problem is that I'm a bass player, not a guitar player, so that complicates the process also. I haven't been able to talk any of the local guitarists into helping me out.
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First you need some recording interface like Line 6 GX or simple external sound card (for guitar/bass recording) with line-in input. After that you can easly record sound in Audacity, you'll found some tutorials on youtube - it's very simple. You're playing only on bass so I'll suggest play improvisation to some backin track found on youtube :)
I have a Berhinger USB interface and Audacity, so that's a start. I can probably do very simple guitar tracks, but I'm not much of a guitar player. I'll have to see what I can come up with.
Are you a melodic player? I go WAY over the top with that a lot of times, and it works phenomenally with The Primatives-USA (on FB, now, we're working on a Steemit channel, it should be OK'd this or next week) because Jesse concentrates on rhythm although he's an EXCELLENT lead player. When it's time for the guitar part to carry much more of the melody/harmony, I steady down.
Just using your cell-phone with a decent mic (sometimes the onboard one is fine) properly placed can produce excellent results for scratch tracks- and I think most of us here are open-hearted enough to appreciate both the intent and performance for what they are, without demanding mega-studio production values out of a bedroom/closet/local bar/coffeehouse environment. Steem on!
I'm sorting through some stuff to figure out which track to upload- most likely it'll be rather cryptic and out of context.
Yeah you're right, but with a little more commitment you can achieve better sound quality.
That's ALWAYS true, but you can get amazing results with a phone PROPERLY PLACED (they're very nearly as good as a handheld digital recorder, and I get PRO results with an H4n if the ambient environment isn't too noisy- yes, I'll pull a board mix, but it only has to be a mono mix if I pay very close attention) There are tricks, and tricks. AS LONG AS THE MASTER TRACK IS CLEAN, just using Audacity or other free apps/programs (you don't even HAVE to have a stereo track, but the external mic jack on the phone can usually be configured for stereo, so just on that basis, your input pair doesn't HAVE to be a true stereo pair, or even a mic), you can massage things into quite pleasing results most of the time.
So, DON'T be lazy with your setup, mic placement, and input checks, but outlay for additional gear can be virtually zero.
And after you win the rewards here because YOUR song JUST TOTALLY KILLED IT. you can upgrade your gear as much as you want!