Walter Tore
New member
Hi All: I have a real small studio space -12'x12'- that is full with my 1 man band drums, keys, guitars, amp, desk, computer. Moving mics around is real hassle and the space is so cluttered, I can't really play around with mic placements like I like when recording the acoustic guitar, harmonica, and vocals, all at once. I have tried the standard 12th fret and below the bridge with both figure 8 and regular cardiod patterns on my C414 mics. Still I get lots of vocal/harp bleeding through them. I also have tried xy with the 414's and also in all patterns. I have tried an octava M012 modded by michael joly, on the 12th fret and below the bridge. I have also tried placing mics a couple feet away and a couple feet off the sound hole. Also did the next to the ear too. All of these set ups included a LDC on the vocals/harp as well. My problem is the bleeding of the vocals/harp on the guitar mics makes eq'ng a nightmare. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Walter
the first song on the site below used the xy pattern with the figure 8 switch on 2 -C414's and a MJ modded Oktava MK219 on the vocals and harp. The next 5 songs used an MJ modded oktava M012 just below the bridge and about 8" out, a C414 in figure 8 about 8" off the 12th fret, and the MK 219 on the vocals/harp.
the first song on the site below used the xy pattern with the figure 8 switch on 2 -C414's and a MJ modded Oktava MK219 on the vocals and harp. The next 5 songs used an MJ modded oktava M012 just below the bridge and about 8" out, a C414 in figure 8 about 8" off the 12th fret, and the MK 219 on the vocals/harp.