Recording Aspect:
I usually record with the mic about 18" away from the sound hole, pointing towards the 12th fret. The mic is usually about 6-8 inches higher than the guitar. The mic is almost always on a cardoid pattern.
With the mic 18" away, I usually turn myself (and the guitar) left or right a little bit for each track... I guess so it doesn't get too swampy with the same tones for each track.
The wall a couple of feet behind me is half damped, half natural wood. Behind the mic there is about eight feet, and that's where my extra speakers are stacked every which way; to break up the reflections I guess.
I record in the room diagonally, the room is about 10x12 feet. It is the spare bedroom/control room, so it has a mattress leaning against one wall and a bed on one wall. The speakers are stacked at the foot of the bed. There are two @42" x 32" double pane windows (with storm panes also) upon which I have hung medium thickness sheets over for the neighbors minimal benefit.
Perhaps the mic sock and/or grille of the mic kills or phases a lot of the finer details in the higher frequencies. I am going to try something reflective behind the mic to enhance the high end frequencies.
Anyone know what pattern I should try when doing this?
