Recording An Acoustic Guitar

[TheGrandMaster896]

I use an MXL 991 condenser mic, should I look into buying a different mic?

Also what kind of guitar are you using?

[BensTunes101]

very useful thanks :)!what mic ...?

[BensTunes101]

very useful thanks :)!

[noah2712]

good post

[ArbutusBlossom]

what guitar is that..?

[andersonjayson]

Thx really helpful.. I def wanna try putting my mic closer to the fretboard like you did.. My bedrooms acoustics doesnt sound great n dont have the money to treat the room as well.. thx again.. dont have a condenser mic.. only a shure m57 4 now but i will make it work!

[Th3C4ke]

Whats the name of your mic?

I play acoustic finger picking style like Andy McKee, and i'm in need of a recording mic..

I don't sing, just playing the guitar. Is there any special mic that sounds better if you just recording the guitar?

Sorry for my English, i'm just a 15 years old kid from Sweden.. haha

[swolli]

@Th3C4ke Shure sm81 är en mikrofon som är väldigt bra för gitarr. Den ligger på mellan tre och fyra tusen men den låter bra och du kan använda den till mycket.

[peter1058]

thx really helped!!

[Celticsaint777]

What kind of guitar stand are you using?

[TheCompleteGuitarist]

Great video simple direct and pertinent. Thanks.

[93101008647]

how much cost a microphone like that??

[RYTM2010]

what microphone is he using?

[Forsure3333]

Now I understand why using a pencil-shape microphone than the one that stands on a base. If you wanted to get close to the second type, you'd have to make a lot of effort. Not so much with the first type.

[Celticsaint777]

Great video! Can you explain using stereo delay to simulate a stereo track? Can you explain how to do it in Garageband?

[CODYSJERNT]

beautiful taylor... lucky man

[rootvalue]

@CODYSJERNT I know, right? But it's not luck! You've got to work hard, and then you'll have the money to get the guitar you yearn for. :)

[Quakelord1991]

I'm just curious as to how can I get my acoustic guitar to get a nice humbucker sound without the pickups you can buy?

[brothermopsy]

@montezumasrevenge I think they suck too and I think I can explain why. It just has this chicken squacking sound. It is all high mids and just sounds really brittle. Absolutely no warmth. Pencil condensor 6 inches from the 12th fret is the way to go.

[Celticsaint777]

@brothermopsy

The 12th Fret with a single mic really is the fool proof way to go isn't it? It sounds good pretty much all the time. Do you double track then since you're only using one mic? If you only single track where do you pan the guitar in the mix?

[brothermopsy]

@Celticsaint777 I actually use two mics. A Pencil on the 12th like I said, and a large diaphragm condenser approximately 1 foot from the sound hole but now directly in front of it. If you put the mic directly in front of the hole then you get all that wind noise. So to answer your question, I do double track but with two different mics.

[CherichellaMusic]

How would you get the sound from the microphone onto a camera for a video? I have an audio interface....

[nightslayer500]

the mic holder near the base of the guitar where the neck joins the body says "shure", the company that makes the m57? just a thought that caught my mind, other than that, this video definatly helped me. the sad part is that i have a radio shack dynamic mic :(. but i do plan on getting a condenser mic soon.

[mgtheguitarwhisperer]

Great job....

[squidskunk]

small condenser mic 12" away at the 12th frett...tilted 45' angel towards the sound hole...

[emielzier]

thanks for the video advise

[goreri]

@montezumasrevenge you should experiment with some different preamps. The right preamp can make it sound way better.

[mofemobile]

very helpful, thanks!

[CarsonsGuitarLesson]

i would date the taylor guitar

[normality123]

how can i prevent clipping ?

I get distortion when I play harder.

everything is about mic placement, what about clipping?

thanks.

[Leichenfaeule]

@normality123 put down the volume and use a compressor in your software-editing

[guitarman983]

whats the song from 0:08-0:14?

[JDANNYPJ]

Seen as i have an amp plug on my computer, i just insert an amp lead to my acoustic. Then Add a transformer cap to make it fit into the microphone input. All the sound around me is not captured, and is just focused on guitar!! ;]]

[oonaboona]

Thanks. very clear and easy to understand.

[DuskY1991]

Very helpful tutorial, nice Taylor too, whichever type it is.

[gorfblah]

i think 914

[GLoydMusic]

what kind of mic are you useing???

[DuskY1991]

There seems to be a logo on the mic saying 'ADK which lead me to the ADK SC-1.

[jpmist]

Thanks, very helpful!

[krikitdude]

haha i think you played hello, im in dellaware unconsciously wich is pretty funny

[acecomet]

Phantom power sends a DC electrical power through microphone cables to operate microphones that contain active electronic circuitry.

voltage is usually between 12 and 48 Volts,

The DC phantom power is transmitted simultaneously on both pin 2 and 3, with the shield (pin 1) being the ground.

hope that help you understand a litle bit ;)

my suggestion for the best mic regarding budget/quality mather is rode nt1000.

the preamp is an important part too if you want to really get something good.

[osfarooki]

Thanks for the tips!

Can you suggest me some good condenser microphones under a 100 bucks.

I came across Nady SPC-25 with good reviews, and it doesn't require Phantom Power.

[CodyAllenmusic]

All condensors require phantom power. Go with an MXL.

[readerwriter]

Or an internal battery.

[CodyAllenmusic]

Yeah, or an internal battery, in which the case still means that it has phantom power acquired from a battery, it could be from a mixer also.

[readerwriter]

I thought that phantom power got it's name from the fact it is carried over the positive and negative lines of balanced mic cable. Because the noise from the power supply is identical on the pos and neg and the pos and neg are 180 degs out of phase the noise is completely canceled and can no longer be heard therefore providing a silent or "phantom" power power supply for powering condenser microphones, DI boxes etc, but I could be wrong.

Anyhoo .. great tutorial.

[CodyAllenmusic]

Yes, you are exactly correct... But did I even say anything to contradict that? lol.

[readerwriter]

My point was if the power is coming from the battery it can't be strictly be called phantom because it's not coming via the balanced cable. Anyway I'm just nit picking :)

[CodyAllenmusic]

OH, I understand, you're right. I got what you were talking about now, but I think the companies still market them as "phantom powered" But anyway, yeah, I didn't think about that.

[dlmahtani7]

the MXL 990, 991 package is pretty decent for recording acoustics.... they're real cheap, the set goes for under 100 bucks...

[ikanraja]

Useful stuff. Thank you!

[freakystyley73]

best info on micing acoustic guitars on youtube!

[funkydafunker]

This is a cool and collected video.Thanks for the thoughtful way you convey yr tips

[bluesmanjames]

"...to the C-shape..." <----hahaha

[kelvin2004qq]

What condenser mic do you use in this video?

[dlmahtani7]

i agree with that... i prefer micing acoustic guitars... SM57's do a great job...

[crazycyamaha]

i bought a guitar for that reason, but it's not bad for live performance but as for recording.....its a bit strange

[dlmahtani7]

yeah, exactly... great for live, but mostly very dry and muddy while recording i guess...

[auto4union]

What about using the mic` AND the pre amp at the same time..?That way you can use the mic to get as natural a sound as possible and the pre amp signal to add effects or for more extreme EQ settings etc..!Why does nobody mention this technique....?

[iVideosongs]

The reason we didn't cover that is this is a basic introduction for beginners and we only have a few minutes in a podcast.

[Shamirizee]

Thanks for dis video. Jus one thing though. It sounds like you are moving your head a lot so the the volume of your voice keeps getting louder and softer and that makes it a bit harder to listen to.

[musicnote888]

Thanks for sharing your recording ideas. I was wondering why I was getting so much resonance and bass and alot of unwanted overtones. My mic was not only too close to the sound hole but was placed directly in front of it. Your video will solve my problem.

[iVideosongs]

Really glad this helped. We're trying to be as comprehensive as we can with our tutorials and techniques videos, with new ones releasing every week.

[bookick]

TAYLOR!!! <3

[Elizabeth01010101]

Great video. - Do you know of any good recording programs that are either cheap or free?

[hughman174]

audacity is free. just google it