Yo Stoctony, so I guess I don't owe you a set of elixirs! Quick answers to a couple of questions-
1. You can get free MP3 posting on nowhereradio.com, but only up to a certain limit of file size. For about $50.00 a year (I forget the exact amount) you can have more or less unlimited space.
2. After you have the tracks flat, you can EQ them or reverb them, compress them, anything you want, because you can also *undo* it. That's the point. Once you have the tracks in the can, you can mess with them all you want.
3. There are numerous 2 mic techniques for acoustic. Usually they use either 2 matched small diaphagm condensers, or one large and one small. Good cheap small diaphragms include Oktava MC012, and MXL603. Commonly, one of them is placed near the guitarist's right ear, pointing down at the upper bout. This adds a dimension similar to what the guitarist hears when he is playing. A second technique, called "coincedent" or "X-Y" stereo mic'ing, usually uses 2 matched small diaphagm mics placed like "V", with the capsules as close as possible without touching, with the capsules being the bottom point of the "V", and the angle of the 2 mics typically 90-105 degrees. The mics are usually backed off 2-6 feet for this. Think of them as the two eyes of binoculars, which overlap to make one coherent stereo picture. LOg onto
www.octava.com. They have a pretty good picture of what it looks like.
A third, more difficult technique is called M-S (mid-side). This involves 2 mics, one a figure 8, with the lobes pointed to both sides, and one cardioid, pointed down the middle, so the three pickup fields overlap. This requires reversing the phase on one of the two mics, so you need to re-solder a mic cable, switching 2 contacts. Although a bit of a pain in the ass- this can really bring out the good reflections of a good room, if you have one.
BTW- after 15 years of studying and teaching martial arts, I'm pretty used to being called "Mr. Monroe" and "Sir". I'll take "Richie"- really. And Stoctony- check your PM's.-Richie
