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Location: Calilfornia | I've wondered for a while what are some good practices for recording an acoustic guitar? If you just plug an acoustic to a recording device, it invariably sounds "dead". Putting it through an acoustic amp helps, but not enough. I've heard of people actually putting a mic to an amp. I've also seen elsewhere in these posts that others have both plugged the guitar in AND mic'd the strings.
What do you all think?
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Location: lewisburg ohio | I just plug mine strait to a tape recorder or if I want to over dub i have a boss rc20xl loop station and plug from it to the recorder or if I want alot of effects I go from the guitar to the loop station and then through me peavey transformer 212 modeling amp and then to the recorder hope this helps |
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Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Go to Harmony Central and search for an article: How to Mic Six-Strings Like a Pro by Michael Cooper. Good solid advice on getting a good acoustic guitar recording. Two cardioid pattern mics are almost always best or you can use a combination of pickup and mic or mics. Remember too, that your recording will sound like your room. Bright room equals bright sound dull room equals dull sound. Neither is wrong or right, just depends what you are trying to achieve with the recording. |
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Location: Calilfornia | I can't seem to find that article, " How to Mic Six-Strings Like a Pro by Michael Cooper." at Harmony Central. :p |
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Location: Tampa, FL | YOu might look here |
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Location: Calilfornia | Cool - that worked. Very informative. However, you obviously couldn't make a live recording with these mic configurations, which I should have mentioned is my main desire. Nonetheless, knowing good techniques for both is beneficial.
So I move the topic toward LIVE recording and it's ideosyncrasies. It limits one's ability to stand still in front of a mic (or two). What's the best way to get a LIVE sound? What's the best way to record a LIVE sound?
I'm really enjoying everyone's input :) . |
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Location: Dayton, Ohio | in a related question, what do you guys use to record? i love the idea of plugging in AND mic-ing the strings. i'm about to borrow a 4 track recorder. i'm wondering if i'll be able to do anything worth something with that... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have an old Pioneer RT-909 4 track reel to reel that I use for laying out quick ideas or riffs.
When I get serious I use Cubase SX3 and/or Abelton Live 5. |
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Location: Churchville, NY USA | I record using a combination signal of my Ovation mic'ed and the direct signal from the pickup...I run my MXL 990 mic...pointed at around the 15th fret...about 12 inches away into an ART Tube PAC preamp compressor and then into a small Behringer mixer...the pickup signal directly into the mixer...then mix them until I like what I hear...then right into the soundcard
My Soundclick page
Check out "This Game" (about the 6th song down)on my soundclick page...the intro features my Ovation...(Just got the CC026...its my first recording with the Ovation on it)
I think it sounds pretty decent for a home studio recording of the Ovation |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Cool sound and a pretty nice sounding mix. |
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Location: NJ | plug it in. if you have low z use it.
put a mike at the center hole or multihole and put another mic pointing down from the peghead to the body of the guitar.
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