| Recording Guitar - hot tips? [message #65443] |
Thu, 16 March 2006 07:20  |
Dan B
Messages: 54
Registered: June 2005
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Hi,
Does anyone have any hot tips on recording acoustic guitar? I'm particularly
thinking solo acoustic fingerstyle steel string (think Michael Hedges, Justin
King, Pierre Bensusan, etc).
Obvious things are material dependent, but ... tips on any aspect, from mic
positioning, recording levels, good reverbs, etc, would be great. Do people
favour live/dry rooms? I'm (unforunately) using bedrooms etc. I usually try
to keep the room dry, but encourage early reflections with wood boards /
tiles under the player.
A few of my own for starters:
- Tube pres can sound great
- M-S micing
- Unorthodox micing positions (look for the sweet spot)
- In good rooms, mic from a distance. Driving the pres hard makes things
sound big.
- And some more obvious ones: new strings, a great guitar and player
Thanks in advance,
Dan
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