Help me spend my $$$

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Hey guys...

I've had a home studio for years. ADAT XT20, Studio32 board, and a Mac G3 running Cubase VST. I write new age/trance instrumentals: electric bass, electric gutiar, acoustic guitar, synth.

I've done all of my recording direct, so far. No microphones have been used at any stage. I've recently hipped myself to the pleasures that a large diaphragm microphone provide on my acoustic guitar. I'd like to begin recording my acoustic this way and have done some reasearch and experimenting.

I already have a CAD E1000 (bleh?) and a Shure SM58.

The Rode NT1 seems to be the mic of choice around here (and elsewhere.) My question: would you recommend my purchasing of 2 NT1's or 1 NT2? Or something else? I only plan on recording acoustic guitar, no vocals will be harmed in the process.

Any advice would be helpful. Thank you.

Paul
 
Well here's 2 questions for you:

"CAD E1000 (bleh?)"

Have you tried it? Is it "bleh" to you?... If so, then it's "bleh".

Also, is there any chance you'll ever be using it for vocals?

Most likely I'll be recommending the MC-012 from The Sound Room only for $280US (www.oktava.com) but I thought I'd cover the bases...

And that might be just enough left over for an ART Tube MP too (most likely a little more)?
 
Thanks so far...I guess my question is deeper than I indicated..to record acoustic guitar, should I use 2 matched mics and record in stereo? (IE, use the NT2 or MC012 and my current E1000, or a "matched set" like a pair of NT1's)

OR

Record mono with one really good mic?

My budget will probably be around $400 if I do it soon. Could be more if I waited a while (6+ months)

The "bleh?" was because I wasn't sure if the E1000 was capable of being a "second" mic in a stereo pair with any of the above mentioned mics. Not sure if I should factor it into the equation or not.

And no, no vocals on the near or distant horizon. No one needs to be subjected to that. (There's a REASON I write only instrumentals...heh!)

Thanks for such quick responses.

Paul
 
you dont necessarily have to mave a matched pair for acoustic guitar. but to mic strero or mono depends on the sound you want.


ametth
 
I agree.

So how do you like your E1000 by itself?
 
Well, in a word..."bleh"...certainly superior to the 58, but not nearly as crisp or full as I would like. I borrowed a C3000 from a friend and *liked* (not loved) the openness of that mic much better, but after reading the thoughts here, I've been led to believe there are even better choices than the 3000.

Basically, I've A/B'd the E1000 and the C3000 and preferred the C3000. After reading comments and reviews, am discovering that there are far better mics than the C3000, ergo: where do I spend the dough?

To answer what sort of sound I'm looking for, a sort of Pat Metheny New Chautauqua-ish full-acoustic sound. If you click on my profile above, you can go to my mp3 site and hear for yourself what I've done and the style I'm writing in.

I'm really appreciating the help here.

Paul
 
Do you have access to a matched pair to try out? This is a subjective thing, and a stereo sound always gets described with a bunch of adjectives (Big, wide, killer, etc). I'd try to hear it first.
 
time to break out the trusty ol' oscillosope

[This message has been edited by hixmix (edited 05-29-2000).]
 
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