Guitar Recording...

upgrade either your guitar, mic or soundcard.

or all of the above..

Hiss is usually caused by some other sound interfering with the main recording, a condenser mic is usually the culprit of this. A Dynamic mic is less suseptible but without the proper enviroment, you're still going to get some background noise

On a similar note, don't record with your guitar right next to your monitor or with a fluorescent light or fan on nearby.

Oh, and that comment about Guitar Pro not having any differences between notes on different strings is just plain wrong. . . if you're talking about Guitar Pro 5 with RSE, that is.

P.S. Paul Gilbert is awesome, Will. Thumbs up.

As you were.

Hmmm, let see... I can see that, but I want the sound like in classical guitar. Perhaps this is the example what kind of sound I want...

Track nr.14 - Eyes On Me - FF Potion2

It's really like the REAL guitar, isnt it? I do want to make this kind of music. I usually use Fruity Loops to change MIDI to MP3. But it still didn't sound right. Can anyone give me some advice? Any program, etc?
THANX

If you want a midi classical guitar to come off as real, it takes a lot of editing work. You'll need to buy sequencers. Something a lot better than fruity. You'll need to buy really top notch sound editing programs. It isn't easy.

Wouldn't it be much simpler to find a guitarist who can plug his or hers guitar into a recording device and record the digital signal?

Like I said, try the Real Guitar VST plugin. There is a free 30 day trial at the following link, but after that you have to pay for the full version.

MusicLab | Products | RealGuitar

As far as I know, this is currently the best guitar plugin available, but it will still take a fair bit of tweaking in a sequencer to get stuff to sound like your final fantasy song....

Yes, one of my friend has it. I'll try it right away... Of course I can use FL to edit the MIDI right?

correct, but still.

Originally Posted by DOFTS

Wouldn't it be much simpler to find a guitarist who can plug his or hers guitar into a recording device and record the digital signal?

i take a ps2 mic, get it close to the sound hole, and play. Doesn't sound too bad, except for my playing since holding the mic is kinda hard.

Originally Posted by xanic

i take a ps2 mic, get it close to the sound hole, and play. Doesn't sound too bad, except for my playing since holding the mic is kinda hard.

That's what mic stands are for