Acoustic Guitar w/ SP B1 & SM57

[HeyHeyMyMy]

Hello,

I'm want to track acoustic guitar and, being relatively new and a poor univesity student, my mic collection is lacking. I know that neither the Studio Projects B1 nor the Shure SM57 are ideal for recording acoustic guitar, but that's all I've got.

That said, can I use them together to achieve a decent sound? I've tried various placements and the sound isn't too bad. Are there any placements anyone would recommend or should I just keep up with the trial and error until I find what works best for me? Thanks guys.

 

[scrubs]

Hello,

I'm want to track acoustic guitar and, being relatively new and a poor univesity student, my mic collection is lacking. I know that neither the Studio Projects B1 nor the Shure SM57 are ideal for recording acoustic guitar, but that's all I've got.

That said, can I use them together to achieve a decent sound? I've tried various placements and the sound isn't too bad. Are there any placements anyone would recommend or should I just keep up with the trial and error until I find what works best for me? Thanks guys.

It would be helpful to know what you have tried so far. Any of the commonly used 2-mic, spaced-pair techniques might work o.k., although I've never used and SM57 on acoustic. You might just try the B1 at about the 12th fret, one foot away from the neck.

http://www.humbuckermusic.com/acguitrectec.html

that site has pictures of the most common ways to double mic an acoustic.

 

[HeyHeyMyMy]

That is a great site, thanks very much. I have tried the first two positions, and have had some pretty good luck w/ the B1 at the 12th fret and the SM57 over the right shoulder. I guess this would probably be about as good as it gets with these mics?

 

[JKestle]

You should still experiment, even the slightest adjustments can change the sound your mic pic up a lot. Everything can always be better. The important thing is to have a clear vision of what you want it to sound like in your head, then try to match it.

 

[JKestle]

It would be helpful to know what you have tried so far. Any of the commonly used 2-mic, spaced-pair techniques might work o.k., although I've never used and SM57 on acoustic. You might just try the B1 at about the 12th fret, one foot away from the neck.

http://www.humbuckermusic.com/acguitrectec.html

that site has pictures of the most common ways to double mic an acoustic.

By the way, that is a great site.... +1 for you!

 

[HeyHeyMyMy]

Cool guys, thanks very much. The experimenting shall continue.

 

[teainthesahara]

http://www.nowhereradio.com/teainthesahara/singles

'off the floor' is some demo stuff with budget acoustic guitars and vocals recorded exclusively with an sm-57 (in mono). I can hear that sound working really well in some mixes.

 

[geet73]

I think the B1 sounds awesome on acoustic.