greatone88
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Howdy UU folks,
The Ukulele is my first instrument and I have only been playing for 9 months now. I am still very green when it comes to Ukes and music in general. I have a Cordoba 23T-CE and when I have it plugged in to an amp or my USB Interface, it sounds very plucky and not very good at all. Is this normal for Ukes that have electronics? Do I have my expectations way too high on the sound that a plugged in Uke can give? When I play without the electronics, it sounds good. Also, when I plug my Bass Guitar into the interface it sounds great (took up the bass 3 weeks ago).
I did an experiment using my Behringer UMC404HD USB interface. I plugged a cheap 13$ karaoke mic and put it near my Uke and I also plugged my Uke directly into my USB interface. I then recorded two tracks at the same time using the Reaper DAW. No plugins, mods, effects were used when recording. The recording using the Mic sound much better to me. Is it possible there is something wrong with the electronics/pickup(s) in the Uke. Here is a link to each one. Please listen and let me know if what I am hearing is normal. There are many mistakes in the playing and the mistakes seem much more pronounced in the plugged up version. Please let me know what you all think.
Thanks,
UkeTruck
These files are just wav files and 57MB in size each.
Plugged up version - http://www.uketruck.com/PluggedUp_YouAndIBoth2.0.wav
Microphone version -
http://www.uketruck.com/Mic_YouAndIBoth2.0.wav
The Ukulele is my first instrument and I have only been playing for 9 months now. I am still very green when it comes to Ukes and music in general. I have a Cordoba 23T-CE and when I have it plugged in to an amp or my USB Interface, it sounds very plucky and not very good at all. Is this normal for Ukes that have electronics? Do I have my expectations way too high on the sound that a plugged in Uke can give? When I play without the electronics, it sounds good. Also, when I plug my Bass Guitar into the interface it sounds great (took up the bass 3 weeks ago).
I did an experiment using my Behringer UMC404HD USB interface. I plugged a cheap 13$ karaoke mic and put it near my Uke and I also plugged my Uke directly into my USB interface. I then recorded two tracks at the same time using the Reaper DAW. No plugins, mods, effects were used when recording. The recording using the Mic sound much better to me. Is it possible there is something wrong with the electronics/pickup(s) in the Uke. Here is a link to each one. Please listen and let me know if what I am hearing is normal. There are many mistakes in the playing and the mistakes seem much more pronounced in the plugged up version. Please let me know what you all think.
Thanks,
UkeTruck
These files are just wav files and 57MB in size each.
Plugged up version - http://www.uketruck.com/PluggedUp_YouAndIBoth2.0.wav
Microphone version -
http://www.uketruck.com/Mic_YouAndIBoth2.0.wav