How to get clear acoustic on BR8??

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I have BR8 and I play fingerstyle guitar. I have been to 3 studios, including one biggy in Nashville. So far, my BR8 has outperformed the studios. Yet, I know I can get better with help.

However, can anybody give me tips on how to get that piano-like clarity for a single solo acoustic? I use a c100s mic, and have a fairly nice condensor on the way. I don't know the name for this, but it has 20 - 20 range, whereas my c100s has 50 - 18?

I want that "far away" feel, as opposed to the "up-against-the-wall" thing. I have just about figured out how to get all the boom out, now I need to get at the crystal clearness. Is it in the microphone? Phil Keaggy got it right on his Acoustic Sketches album.

I just want to hear on the recording what I hear when I play live. Though a little reverb is good. Can you offer any tips? (And I wasn't joking about the BR8 sounding better than a top studio!)
 
I can totally relate to what you are saying. I am getting excellent results with my BR-8 as well. In fact, I am getting the best quality I have ever experienced. I have tried recording acoustic stuff as well. I would be happy to share how I get my acoustic sound. Take a listen and let me know if you want me to explain how I recorded my acoustic.

Here is the Link: www.mp3.com/steven_diemert

Take Care.

Steven

I cant believe it's been a year since September 11, 2001. Feels like it was last week to me.
 
Of course, good mics will help. I've had my best results with a coincedent pair of Oktava Mc012's at 36" and an MK 319 over the left shoulder. The other key is to feed the signal through the best preamp you can afford. The real secret to doing good recording on a little console is to bypass everything it does except record. I have some amazing stuff that will be going up soon done on a Korg PXR4. However, I used good condensers into a Joemeek twinQcs, then into TC Electronics M300 for reverb, then into an EBTECH LLS-2 line level shifter, to get the +4 line level to -10 to avoid clipping the Korg. I'm doing essentially the same thing into a Roland VS1824CD, going out of the Joemeek digital to bypass the Roland's A-D converters and its pres. There isn't a console recorder yet that won't sound better by using better preamps. Consider a Studio Projects VTB-1 or Joemeek MQ3 into your BR-8.- Richie
 
I've been amazed at the acoustic guitar sounds I've recorded on my BR-8.

I have used an AT 4033SE, and an SP-C1 achieving excellent results.

However the BEST recordings were done as follows: Plugging my Simon & Patrick Luthier Pro Folk (Parlor size) guitar into my Mackie mixer while also mic-ing it with a Radio Shack 33-3007 Instrument Mic the sending to the BR-8. DON'T laugh. I heard that. I said don't laugh.
I blend the sounds together & bam: Warmth & clarity.

The guitar make a HUGE difference. I used to buy & sell vintage guitars so I've hears & seen hundreds. None beat this S&P Pro Folk.

cj
 
I love my BR8 also one of the best pieces of equip that I have used especially for it's money
 
Well, maybe?

I don't know if you are using a steel or clasical guitar, but for my D41 I mic it about 2 1/2 feet away and about a foot higher than the sound hole (D41 is boomy as a mug....and I use a pick mostly, so far away is okay)

the next step I found was a half decent pickup (single coil, removable, it fits in the sound hole) and DI that to 2 tracks.

Now I leave my mic track dry and use a stereo reverb on the DI, pan out the mic track a bit...10 o'clock. I have a 1680 with the Effect card, but I'm fairly sure that they have a outboard peice that rivals it (It REALLY NEEDS TO BE STEREO!!!!!!!)

And I honestly can say that I DOES sound like a piano. No Joke.
 
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