Recording Acoustic Guitars |
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Nov 7 2009, 06:47 PM
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For acoustic guitars, dynamic microphone will not do the job properly, it will usually put out a very strange dull mid-focused expanded signal. I suggest you compress it, put the reverb and try to do some EQing to remove the harshness, but for ideal results, condenser microphone is what you need. This will pickup broader sound range that acoustic instrument is making, and probably better dynamics in general, and the more richer sound you have, it's easier to later remove what you don't need in the mix.
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Nov 7 2009, 10:21 PM
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I will say at least two microphones, three would be even better. One for the soundhole, one in distance and one for the bridge, but as Ivan says here, condenser-microphones is preferrable. Then just add some reverb, and maybe a little compression and EQ.
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Nov 8 2009, 08:08 AM
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Thanks guys ...
This is already what I have try to do so far.... I think I can't get a better sound that what I already have with a dyamic microphone. |
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Nov 8 2009, 11:16 AM
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An SM 57 is for sure not the ideal mic for recording acustic guitars. If you can get a different mic, experiment a bit with the position of the microphone, this makes a huge difference in the sound. I like it when the mic is pointing towards the sound hole in a slight angle, but as I said, try to experiment a bit.
If you only have this sm 57, but your guitar is equiped with a pickup, you could try using that one too and forget about the microphone, some guitars sound really good like that, specially if you can do some finetuning in Logic. I recorded my Harvest of Sorrow lessons like that for example, I just plugged my J45 straight into the m-box, recorded it in pro tools and only added some reverb later. Other possible effects would be a compressor of course or some nice chorus, but thats a matter of taste. -------------------- Guitars: various Gibson Les Pauls / Gibson J 45
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Nov 8 2009, 11:35 AM
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...and not to forget, the guitar itself! With thicker strings, You will get a much richer sound. Also, most of the recordings with acoustic in pop/rock genre are made with a lot of overdubs, maybe up to 4-6 for the same part.... And the place where You recording the guitar is also very important (especially if You use condenser microphones), if You are recording in a bathroom it gonna sound like a bathroom. Preferrable would be a larger room (in my taste) or even an aula/church in contrast to a "dead" room like one in the studios.
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Nov 10 2009, 11:15 AM
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Of course mixing the pickup sound with the recorded sound form the mic can lead to a nice result too, try to experiment a bit with that. And I would move the mic a bit closer to the sound hole.
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Nov 10 2009, 04:32 PM
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Yep, I bought a condenser mic for singing (so that I don't have to sing too close to the mic while playing guitar), but I was impressed about recording acoustic guitar with it. It's amazing the difference in this case.
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