I have read numerous magazine articles and numerous posts on this message board about recording an acoustic guitar and have a pretty solid understanding of the process. One topic that I've never come across is the acoustic guitar sound that I hear on most rock and folk rock music (i.e. Edwin McCain/Tonic). My best description of that sound would be a relatively thin sound. You definitely don't hear a full/rich acoustic sound. You hear more of a percussive sound. I hear the sound of the pick strumming the string more than I hear the true sound of the guitar. Hope you're understanding/hearing the sound that I'm describing...
My question is how to get that "different" sound. To me, it sounds like there is some major eq work being done. More specifically, dropping a lot of eq out of the mix and just focusing on a certain eq range. I'm just not hearing the full acoustic sound on those records, and I like that. When I record (Taylor 510, Oktava 012 w/Mackie VLX pre's) I always get a full sound. That's nice, but not what I'm looking for. I've tried just about every mic placement and compression setting under the sun and just can't seem to get it. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...
My question is how to get that "different" sound. To me, it sounds like there is some major eq work being done. More specifically, dropping a lot of eq out of the mix and just focusing on a certain eq range. I'm just not hearing the full acoustic sound on those records, and I like that. When I record (Taylor 510, Oktava 012 w/Mackie VLX pre's) I always get a full sound. That's nice, but not what I'm looking for. I've tried just about every mic placement and compression setting under the sun and just can't seem to get it. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance...