Kevin Blight
New member
I am using a Sure SM58 (for vocals mostly), but as it's the only halfway decent mic I have, I also use it for recording the old Acoustic. I use fingerstyle quite a bit, and I have a sort of percussive style, but being the inveterate fingenail muncher that I am, I don't get a lot of volume without flatpicking.
This means I have to crank up the gain to get a decent signal and with that comes our old enemy, Captain Hiss and his henchmen the boys, crackle & pop. What's my best approach to get more clean signal other than getting a beefier microphone? I have looked into condenser mics, but I'm not sure which way to go, maybe pre-amping before the recorder. Do Condensers provide more signal or are they basically better engineered (in principle) microphones and quieter? I know getting a good acoustic sound is not easy, but I could use some advice. I want to do more acoustic guitar recordings. Cheers Guys.
This means I have to crank up the gain to get a decent signal and with that comes our old enemy, Captain Hiss and his henchmen the boys, crackle & pop. What's my best approach to get more clean signal other than getting a beefier microphone? I have looked into condenser mics, but I'm not sure which way to go, maybe pre-amping before the recorder. Do Condensers provide more signal or are they basically better engineered (in principle) microphones and quieter? I know getting a good acoustic sound is not easy, but I could use some advice. I want to do more acoustic guitar recordings. Cheers Guys.