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Oct 18 2007, 12:00 AM
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Hi Robin,
you can record an acoustic with any mic - not just a transducer fitted or clipped to the body. So if you already have a good mic it's more a case of finding the sweet spot. If you haven't you may get more use buying a dynamic or a condenser mic and using a mic stand - that way you can use the mic for other things as well. If you want a condenser mainly for acoustic I'd suggest getting a matched stereo pair - something like a small diaphragm Rode NT5. Should be about 300 Euros or so. (Albeit you will need to be able to phantom power the mics. If you can't a dynamic mic will still do ok.) If you have buckets of cash (or if you're dad has  ) Neumann mics are world class... You just need to buy three - you keep two and send the third to me  .Hope that helps, Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Oct 18 2007, 12:18 AM
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Not really Robin - I'd just would call that a pickup rather then a mic, just a difference in semantics though
 .Fishman usually get good reviews for their acoustic transducer pickupss. You can probably get them reasonably cheaply from Thomann.de. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Oct 18 2007, 02:41 AM
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Micing the guitar with a good mic will generally give you a better result than using a pickup (unless of course you are looking for a partifular sound, or as Robin says you like it better).
On the other hand, micing a guitar just isn't good for live work whereas pickups shine here. QUOTE (Robin @ Oct 17 2007, 08:57 PM)  Btw, if I just mic the guitar, how would it be if I sang at the same time, trough a different mic?  You would get some spill which isn't ideal for multi track recording, but clever mic selection, placement and isolation can minimize this. -------------------- Check out my Instructor profile
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