Micing Acoustic Guitar, Need Feedback.

[Tusin]

Hello everyone. Ok here is my setup for the track. A Tacoma Acoustic (Sorry dont remember the Model #) but it is prett nice, costed me a nice chunk of change. 2 Rode NT3 Microphones, running into a Presonus Bluetube Comp, into a Delta-44 soundcard. I mic'd the Acoustic in a X-Y config with the Mics. I just need opinions, because the sound I am getting is kind of boomy and brittle. There is no comp, no eq, no nothing added to the little blurb. Just a dry signal. Please check it out, it is the first one on the page.

http://www.nowhereradio.com/artists/5/1368/singles.shtml

And also does the level sound good? Not to low? etc.... Any and all help would be awesome.

 

[Gidge]

Its hard to tell how well you recorded it if we dont know what it sounded like there in the room.......

it sounded pretty good to me, but i wanted a little more sparkle...

for micc'ing options:
http://www.humbuckermusic.com/acguitrectec.html

i like the over the shoulder.....

 

[joro]

Hi,
Maybe this is me being a stupid newbie but, I gotta ask.....
Why are you using two mics?
I always record with one...any reason for having two?
I hear two different levels....as if the A and low E were being played on one track...and the other 4 strings were being played on another track....
Maybe it's just me though...I dunno?

The D, G, B, and high E strings sound too high (volume wise...)

Like I said...I know little about this stuff...it's just what I hear...ya know?
Joe

 

[joro]

Well....never mind.
Now I know, thanks to Gidge (we posted at the same time...I wished I had waited...)

I always use one mic and put it right in front of the hole...ya know? Works for me but, I am gonna have to get another mic now and a pre and try these other ways.......sheesh...I need some gear.

 

[foo]

. . . Another one bites the dust . . .

I need more gear - welcome to the asylum!



foo

 

[Tusin]

Yeh that is what I am looking for more sparkle, and yeh that website you gave me Gidge that is where I was going before to get the differnt options of micing, that is where I found the X-Y thing.

 

[muzeman]

Tusin,

I agree with Gidge,over the shoulder is the way to go.
I started doing that,thanks to Harvey,and it eliminated all the boominess I was getting.

You can modifiy it a little by putting the stand in front of you and pointing the mic down at shoulder height.
Makes it easier to set up by yourself.

Since your using 2 mics,try the other one pointed at the 12th fret about 8 to 10 inches away,seems to cut the boominess also.
I don't know about phase problems doing this,I only use one mic.

I just listened to your recording,nice sounding guitar indeed!

Sounds like your mics might be to close though.

The other thing I do is double track the guitar,play the second track with a capo higher,and pan them somewhere between 9 and 3 o'clock and full stereo.
Really gives it a full sound.

Hope this helps,
Pete

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by Tusin

Just turn your preamp up all the way. You will get plenty of feedback... Oh. Oops

Fangar

 

[Tusin]

hahhaha

 

[P Hallin]

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