recording acoustic guitar

[alexis]

I am using an AT 3035 condensor microphone and Audacity to record some acoustic guitar songs. Can someone advise me on levels and settings, (for compression, delay, reverb, etc...) and any other blindingly obvious things a newbie might consider ( proper sampling rates, etc...) If there is a FAQ corner or another website with such information that anyone can recommend? Thanks

 

[Kevin Deschwazi]

I am using an AT 3035 condensor microphone and Audacity to record some acoustic guitar songs. Can someone advise me on levels and settings, (for compression, delay, reverb, etc...) and any other blindingly obvious things a newbie might consider ( proper sampling rates, etc...) If there is a FAQ corner or another website with such information that anyone can recommend? Thanks

Hi,

It's difficult to say really, if I get the mic positioning right I rarely use much additional processing at all on acoustic guitar, maybe a tiny bit of compression and a high pass filter to take out any mud.

Before you start looking at processing I'd look at getting the best possible sound with mic positioning. There's a very good (and very long) pinned thread at the top of the mic forum that goes into all that stuff.

You can learn a lot from just playing with the gear/plug-ins you have and seeing what sounds best.

There's a very good resource for all aspects of recording here:

http://www.theprojectstudiohandbook.com/directory.htm

 

[Richard Monroe]

Yup, the suggestion is obvious. No reverb, delay, or compression. A good acoustic, well played, in a good room, will rarely be improved by FX. Just capture it, don't process it. Cheap guitars in bad rooms need reverb. Bad players need compression.-Richie