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Fariz
New member
Hey, i want to record my acoustic guitar without an amp to a mixer, and i was wondering, do i get a Direct Box or a Microphone?
TetraFish
Well-known member
Without a doubt a mic'd setup is the way to go, but with that said it's a lot of work to get a good sound, the room your in, mic placement, the mic(s) you use etc will all affect your sound.
If you're just doing it for kicks (like I do) try out the DI route, It's wayyyyy easier to get a consistant sound. I assume you have an accoustic with a PU and depending on the mixer you might not need a DI box.
If you're just doing it for kicks (like I do) try out the DI route, It's wayyyyy easier to get a consistant sound. I assume you have an accoustic with a PU and depending on the mixer you might not need a DI box.
Dogbreath
Im an ex-spurt
I agrees...if you're just dinkin around, DI it.
If it's for keeps, mic it up.
I've got some good results with a pair of SDC's. I usually put one down around the bridge, angled away from the sound hole (less boomy) and the other up around the 12th fret.
Both mics maybe a couple inches away.
Have you checked out the sticky in the Recording Techniques section?
https://homerecording.com/bbs/gener...iques/acoustic-guitar-recording-101-a-290919/
Good read.
If it's for keeps, mic it up.
I've got some good results with a pair of SDC's. I usually put one down around the bridge, angled away from the sound hole (less boomy) and the other up around the 12th fret.
Both mics maybe a couple inches away.
Have you checked out the sticky in the Recording Techniques section?
https://homerecording.com/bbs/gener...iques/acoustic-guitar-recording-101-a-290919/
Good read.
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I like using the Dean Markley ProMags with DI.
Yeah...you get a touch of that "acoustic/electric" vibe...but the Promags sound quite good AFA acoustic guitar pickups go, and for anything except pure-n-sparse *acoustic* recordings...they sound good and make the process so much simpler, faster and always consistent. I don't do too much *acoustic* type of recordings, so when I mix in the drums, bass, electric guitars and whatever else I got...the DI acoustic fits just right...never too thin-n-jangly or too boomy and dull, which is often the tug-of-war you get trying to mic acoustic guitars in less than great rooms.
Yeah...you get a touch of that "acoustic/electric" vibe...but the Promags sound quite good AFA acoustic guitar pickups go, and for anything except pure-n-sparse *acoustic* recordings...they sound good and make the process so much simpler, faster and always consistent. I don't do too much *acoustic* type of recordings, so when I mix in the drums, bass, electric guitars and whatever else I got...the DI acoustic fits just right...never too thin-n-jangly or too boomy and dull, which is often the tug-of-war you get trying to mic acoustic guitars in less than great rooms.
