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May 6 2008, 10:25 AM
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ok, i have a wide selection of tools at my disposal...
I have a POD XT, a POD X3, an acoustic guitar with 3 band EQ, a PA, a box which converts analogue to digital data, and a guitar pick  im wondrin how i can get an awesome recorded acoustic sound out of this, would it be better recording the acoustic guitar through the POD with no modelling or effects then record it via USB? what about plugging straight into the analogue to digital convertor? or plugging the POD into the digial convertor and using effects from the POD? what kind of EQ should i be looking at? should i record the acoustic with a mic or plugging in? (i have a shure SM58 too) theres alot of ways i can do it and i was wondering what everyone else thought since you probably know better than me  Cheers -------------------- Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/ Dual EMG 81 Pickups. Size 11 Strings. Ibanez GRG170DX w/ Scallopd frets 17-24 - w/ Dimebucker and APH-1. Tanglewood TW28 STR DLX CE INDIANA Acoustic Guitar NEW: Dean Deceiver w/ EMG 81/EMG 85 Pickups Effects: Pod XT Live AND Pod X3 Live Recording: Cubase SX3 My Bands Myspace Act Of Silence Songs: Fly From The Inside (Cover) So Far Away Down Break The Cycle Never Again (Cover) Crash Wake Me More Acoustic Songs: Chris Kerswell Soundclick Page Check out Munta's Step By Step Songwriting Lesson |
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May 6 2008, 11:14 AM
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POD X3 comes with a preset for mic'd acoustic guitar. I never tried it in the proper way (with a microphone and guitar).
If you go through I suggest to use Line 6 piezo acoustic amp. I could get some nice sounds with acoustic through that one. -------------------- my "Thank you GMC!" video
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May 6 2008, 11:54 AM
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I have notices so far that the X3 has one downside. The mike input lacks phantom power
 I don't know if there's some peripheral or something that could be added to be able to use a condenser mike so you can record acoustics well with the X3 as your sound interface. Because a condenser mike is a must for recording the acoustic guitar. Sennheiser has a model that will work as a condenser mike replacement, but it costs like ten SM58 mikes  If you're really serious about it you will mike it up with two mikes, one body or hole and one in front of the neck for example 
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May 6 2008, 01:07 PM
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thanks everyone
-------------------- Guitars: Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/ Dual EMG 81 Pickups. Size 11 Strings. Ibanez GRG170DX w/ Scallopd frets 17-24 - w/ Dimebucker and APH-1. Tanglewood TW28 STR DLX CE INDIANA Acoustic Guitar NEW: Dean Deceiver w/ EMG 81/EMG 85 Pickups Effects: Pod XT Live AND Pod X3 Live Recording: Cubase SX3 My Bands Myspace Act Of Silence Songs: Fly From The Inside (Cover) So Far Away Down Break The Cycle Never Again (Cover) Crash Wake Me More Acoustic Songs: Chris Kerswell Soundclick Page Check out Munta's Step By Step Songwriting Lesson |
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May 6 2008, 05:56 PM
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if you r acoustic built in with mic so i prefer to go directly as analogue
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May 6 2008, 11:24 PM
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SM57 is not a good mic for acoustics, it's a good mic for guitar cabs. For acoustics you'll need to get a condenser one. B1 or B3 from Behringer could do the trick, they are cheap and for the first condenser not too bad.
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May 8 2008, 03:47 PM
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When recording acoustic guitars definitely use a mic. And like Ivan said condenser microphones work better for acoustic than dynamic microphones (sm57). If you have the money check out Rode microphones, I hear the NT4 is great for acoustics!
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