Hello!
Well I suppose this kind of questions get asked often, but here it foes:
I'm considering buying some gear to help me record myself - so pretty much exclusively acoustic guitar recordings. I have been reading and I think that for most ocassions I will resort to an XY configuration with whatever mics I buy. I have listened extensively to XY, spaced pair and ORTF recordings and find the XY sound more to my liking (acoustic guitar wise).
My actual budget is close to $350 (with great effort :'( ) so I was considering a couple of options:
1. A Scarlett 2i2 ($150) + 2 AKG P170 ($100 each) for a total of $350
2. A Zoom H6 (basic pack with XY and MS microphones), for a total of $300
The Pros I see from option 1 are, I think, that I have some more versatility in the short term if I ever wish to mix things up with the mics, and also that if any single piece of gear fails I won't be dead in the water. If the H6 fails I'm ****ed, because I live in Peru and there's no way I could make use of any kind of warranty.
Pros from option 2 are a cheaper price (including a pretty big difference in shipping costs) and I suppose the chance to use the H6 with other mics in the future for more complex recordings (since it has up to 4 XLR inputs).
Anyway, I'm fairly new at this, so I really wanted some more expert feedback. Feel free to rip my stupid analysis to pieces
Well I suppose this kind of questions get asked often, but here it foes:
I'm considering buying some gear to help me record myself - so pretty much exclusively acoustic guitar recordings. I have been reading and I think that for most ocassions I will resort to an XY configuration with whatever mics I buy. I have listened extensively to XY, spaced pair and ORTF recordings and find the XY sound more to my liking (acoustic guitar wise).
My actual budget is close to $350 (with great effort :'( ) so I was considering a couple of options:
1. A Scarlett 2i2 ($150) + 2 AKG P170 ($100 each) for a total of $350
2. A Zoom H6 (basic pack with XY and MS microphones), for a total of $300
The Pros I see from option 1 are, I think, that I have some more versatility in the short term if I ever wish to mix things up with the mics, and also that if any single piece of gear fails I won't be dead in the water. If the H6 fails I'm ****ed, because I live in Peru and there's no way I could make use of any kind of warranty.
Pros from option 2 are a cheaper price (including a pretty big difference in shipping costs) and I suppose the chance to use the H6 with other mics in the future for more complex recordings (since it has up to 4 XLR inputs).
Anyway, I'm fairly new at this, so I really wanted some more expert feedback. Feel free to rip my stupid analysis to pieces