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Originally Posted by EatADeadGoat  Isnt there sone way i could avoid strings ringing out on my own without having to use any kind of socks or other junk like that? Id rather be able to do it myself vs needing an item or product |
In the studio, literally everyone in existence uses something like a sock or similar product. It's just going against physics honestly to sound perfect with no aid like that. However there are some tips to reduce it:
Try using a bit of compression when tapping (with some healthy 'sustain') -- evens out the tapping parts and brings them up in volume a bit so you don't have to slam your fingers on the frets so hard (thus causing the extra noise). Aside products and effects, it's honestly about 90% of your technique. Sometimes I mute strings I only occasionally tap with the underside of my forearm down by the pickups (holding my arm parallel to the neck when tapping). Mainly, though, it's about how you release the string. You can quite honestly 100% correlate this technique to that of playing the piano. When you play a piano, you don't strike the notes and then rear your fingers away as fast as you can (like touching a hot surface or typing on a keyboard), you liberally press down the keys and kind of pause for a split second before releasing them. It's a subtle difference, but when you press down the strings just a tad longer it allows a small timeframe for some of that extra clank noise to be suppressed. This post was way too convoluted for such a simple explanation, my apologies, but just trying to be as descriptive as possible.
