People speak of room acoustics being imporant for MIXING, but what about RECORDING?

[Btyre2013]

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[ZiM_XG27]

Pff. I don't know what part you guys don't understand.

As far as I know, for recording great vocals and guitar, you need a good mic, a good audio interface, a good guitar, and acoustic treatment. I know for a fact I have all but the last. Rode NT1-A, Scarlett
2i2, a 400$ Ibanez guitar. But then I have a crap sounding, untreated room. I'm here because I KNOW FOR A FACT that ROOM ACOUSTICS is the only problem I have. My gear is great, I know
about different mic-placements already and all this basic stuff you've been telling me. And I sincerely appreciate any advice, BUT I have not asked about anything else than acoustic
treatment. I've already tried many different set-ups, but as I've told you 3 times, in my current room, the pillow set-up works best. But logically, something tells me that some pillows around the
microphone isn't ideal. You guys are making fun of me because of the pillows, as if I really was so dumb to think it's the best. So, knowing that my pillow set-up isn't great, I asked if the set-up in the
Rode video is better than my current one? I asked, for basic acoustic treatment in a room, what do I put and where? I didnt ask for extensive explanations on "WHY your current set-up is bad", "why
acoustic panels are better", "how far are you recording from your mic", "what's your guitar", "try and listen". Do you think I haven't tried and listened before asking help in a forum? I've already told
you the pillows sound best. And yes, I have 3 similar threads floating around, but that's because I'm STILL yet to get an answer to the simplest of questions. What do I put and where to improve the
sound of my room? I've gotten very little advice on my question. "Wooden floor panels", "frames with rockwool" and one Dyermaker8's post about covering at least some surface on 3 or 4 walls with
sound-absorbent. But that's all. Nothing about exact placements of these things either. Believe me I've read through each and every post and read all advice, and the reason it looks like I'm ignoring
you is because you're giving me answers of things I never asked about.. And when I repeat my unanswered question, I'm the troll?

Ok. Here's some real advice based on this new info. If you WON'T or CAN'T (don't care which) treat your room, the setup you are using is indeed terrible. You are using a large diaphragm condenser in a small untreated space. This will pick up a TON of reflections. I'd recommend investing in a good dynamic. The sm57 is great and cheap for a higher end dynamic mic. It IS the industry standard for a reason. The Scarlett has some decent pre amps but it is in no way close to top of the line. Neither is your guitar though I'm sure it sounds good enough for your purposes. Put new strings on, invest in a dynamic mic, and get a set of mixing headphones in the 100-200 dollar range (you get what your pay for here so by all means spend more if you can) so you can hear what your EQing is actually doing and you will at the very least be able to make a listenable mix. You can't with your setup. It would be near impossible for me or anyone else when they were a beginner to make anything sound decent using that setup. Hope this helps. It is indeed partly your gear's fault.