Topic: lightnin' hopkins melody

[unezrider]

hello friend,
i have never tried recording before, & i found it was actually kind of a challenge. the hardest thing was trying not to look at the computer screen while i was playing, because every time i did i would flub a note or two.    plus the sound isn't the best going directly into the computer, but it's all i have to work with. & really, i just wanted to hear what it sounded like?
the sound in the room is much better than what comes through on the video. & i know there are a few missed notes, but if anyone wants to listen & offer any advise, i am all ears! (practice standing up & playing more goes without saying  )
my take on a familiar lightnin' hopkins theme (i just noticed youtube messed it up. the sound is off from the video & it ends about a minute too soon.)
chris

none the less

[Richard]

Well it sounds all right to me, very confident in fact. Are you doing this with the guitar plumbed straight into the computer or via a mic, because it doesn't sound like the usual crappy laptop mic!

My only other comment is to suggest doing it on an acoustic 

[unezrider]

thanks for the kind words, richard!
i'm plugged straight into my amp. so the only mic is the one built into my computer (iMAC). & i was using 'photo booth' to record it. the video reminds me of early film footage, because for some reason the sound is being played back at normal speed, but the visual is sped up to what i'm guessing is x2. (that happened while youtube was processing it)
i've tried recording acoustic once into the mac & it just sounded so thin. like it doesn't want to pick up much of the low end at that volume. & too many of the guitars overtones & such were non existant. otherwise i would have more.
chris