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Acoustic Guitar Mic-ing Techniques

  • 08-01-2003 5:38pm
    #1
    BossArky
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    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any info on the best setup for mic-ing an Acoustic guitar. I have acess to a studio and want to use a few mics spread in front of the guitar,(not close mic-ed) and was wondering what is the best setup.

    Figure of 8, reversed polarity?

    Which mics would be best?

    Is it better to put the mics towards the neck or towards the end/back of the guitar?

    Anyone know any good sites with this kind of info? Which mics should I go for?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Gordon
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    If I was in a studio I would go for the old x-y technique probably. Ie: two cardioid mics (AKG 414? cant remember the techy names now...) pointing perpendicular to each other in an X shape.

    But it really depends what sound you want, oh just realised you say not close mic'ed.

    Well, first I'd go for a nice clean cardioid at a slight angle to the opening. I'd be in a not too dampened room and maybe have a partition with a shiny surface, I'd get a stereo mic and point one end on the shiny reflective surface and one on a dampened surface. I'd get another close mic in front of the fret hand to catch the fret sounds. And hey I might even get a mic and put it outside in the stairwell.. who knows.

    The trick with micing techniques is to mess around and have fun.

    (As for textbook, afaik the technique is to put the cardioid pointing at the hole but aside at an angle so as not to get any boom or destructive air, but bugger that I say.)


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