Mic Placement

[Son Worshipper]

Could someone help me with the 2 mike placement method of recording acoustic guitar, something about an X Y setup?

Thanks

[jjmanton2]

http://www.hr-faq.org/

[pdadda]

Harvey gave some great advice in this thread.
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=138556
Thanks again Harvey!

[resination808]

Since everyone has sent you to similar sites dealing with X-y mic positioning, I guess I wont.
try to look up alternate mic placments to obtain different sounds for specific applications, such as...
1. The "ORTF pair" or "spaced out XY pair" and its variants. (one of my fav.)
2. The "coincident XY pair" "---which I'm sure you've studied now---
3. The "AB pair"---
4. Decca Tree ( only if you have the money)
5. The "MS pair" or "Middle Sides"
6. The "Jecklin" disk
7. The Schoeps sphere ( possibly the coolest to look at)

Also...after much deliberation ( I basically just watched pro-eingineers and bit some of their ideas ) You can use an over the shoulder mic tech ( Omni/ condensor or cardoid/ condensor only) to mic acoustic performances of guitars and drums ( overhead). Normally you would place the mic on the dominant side of the musician with the diapragm facing the floor at about 15 degrees, about a foot or two above the musicans shoulder. Mix this in with a close mic track ( keep in mind the phasing isue) and you should have a more unique sound.