Combination of mics for acoustic recording

[grimtraveller]

I love the bleed and sense that you are in a space by recording both at once with two mics. Here's what I used last. Sophia by Kyle English on Vimeo

I like the song. Very catchy.
Bleed is really only an issue if one has to 'repair' a bit of vocal or guitar and that defeats the object of doing them together, so........
The pressure of getting it right in one go is something we should all learn ! I like all the different methods, however.

[Han]

Consider this: recording guitar and vocals simultaniously will give you a very live feel. But you will add some high EQ to the guitar track and so the vocal sound (spill) will get some edgy tone as well, not very nice.

A fig 8 pattern is very sensitive on the front and backside, but almost deaf on de side. Use the fig of 8 on the guitar and aim the side of the mic to your nose. Try this and let us now how it works.

[grimtraveller]

Consider this: recording guitar and vocals simultaniously will give you a very live feel. But you will add some high EQ to the guitar track and so the vocal sound (spill) will get some edgy tone as well, not very nice.

Won't this be dependent on how much EQ is used and the signal {guitar} to noise {voice} ratio ?

[Han]

It's important to minimize the vocal bleed on the guitar mic. Guitar bleed on the vocal mic isn't a big problem. So I would use the fig 8 mic on the guitar, for you won't hear much vocal bleed on this microphone.

[Elton123]

Consider this: recording guitar and vocals simultaniously will give you a very live feel. But you will add some high EQ to the guitar track and so the vocal sound (spill) will get some edgy tone as well, not very nice.

A fig 8 pattern is very sensitive on the front and backside, but almost deaf on de side. Use the fig of 8 on the guitar and aim the side of the mic to your nose. Try this and let us now how it works.

Thats what I used in the video. 414 in a figure 8. Works well. But you have to position the mics as a pair when doing this. You are going to get bleed into the mic that will effect the sound from the other mic usually in a negative way. I usually consider what the bleed sounds like when positioning a mic as well.