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tawalker
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I recently added an Oktava MK219 condenser and Joemeek VC3Q preamp/compressor to my home studio, and the other evening I tested them by recording some acoustic rhythm guitar onto my Boss BR-8. Once I'd tweaked all the levels, I thought the recorded guitar sounded pretty good - nice and "full", and the compressor made sure I didn't go into the red, which makes a welcome change from what I got before.
However, I felt that there was subjectively less treble in the recording than I was expecting from a condenser - not quite as dull as a dynamic mike would be, but still a bit disappointing. I was using the suggested settings for acoustic guitar in the Joemeek's manual, but I thought the end result was lacking that "zing" that you hear on some recordings. The strings on the acoustic are about a month old, and still sound "half-new", so that's unlikely to be it.
The "Sound On Sound" review of the MK219 said it was especially good for acoustic guitar, so perhaps there's something I'm not doing right here. Does anyone have an idea how I could put a bit of extra sparkle back into the sound?
Thanks,
Tim.
However, I felt that there was subjectively less treble in the recording than I was expecting from a condenser - not quite as dull as a dynamic mike would be, but still a bit disappointing. I was using the suggested settings for acoustic guitar in the Joemeek's manual, but I thought the end result was lacking that "zing" that you hear on some recordings. The strings on the acoustic are about a month old, and still sound "half-new", so that's unlikely to be it.
The "Sound On Sound" review of the MK219 said it was especially good for acoustic guitar, so perhaps there's something I'm not doing right here. Does anyone have an idea how I could put a bit of extra sparkle back into the sound?
Thanks,
Tim.
) - I will definitely try that. I was probably a bit impatient, as it was my first try with the mike & pre-amp, after all! The mike was positioned inbetween the soundhole and the 14th fret, as I've heard that right in front of the soundhole can give a "boomy" sound.