How to Record an Acoustic Guitar

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Recording a steel string guitar with one microphone at Signature Sound with Christian Cummings. http://www.signaturesound.com/

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• microphones
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• Guitar techniques
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[marlo916]

i think we skipped a step... that module standing next to the mic. is that a pre-amp?

[SignatureSoundStudio]

@marlo916 No. That's the headphone amp.

[Uebervater]

i love them "beginner's tutorials" using professional (hi-end) equipment and software XD

[SignatureSoundStudio]

@Uebervater All the techniques we are demonstrating here can be replicated with cheaper mics and whatever software you may prefer. Even if you have a mic worth 5k, placing it in the wrong spot will make it sound bad.

[TrochezCovers]

why dont you record 2 tracks at same time, and then split the pan?

[SignatureSoundStudio]

@TrochezCovers This is just one example, there are many techniques and no hard fast rules. Experiment and use your ears! All the best

[SignatureSoundStudio]

@cheeseforheathens Knock over a few banks. Audio always comes first!

[cheeseforheathens]

One microphone, yes. If I only had 2,199 dollars..

[Aristowi]

I only have a SM57 that I use for electric guitar. Is it a good mic for acoustics or do you recomend getting another one? Thanks.

[mastermaster10123]

@mastermaster10123 And yes, we know its a kick drum mic...



[mastermaster10123]

@TooleralusAEnima i assume your micing the amp, i go to a vocational school for this and we have done that. we get very good results using the 57. If we don't use that we would use an Audix D-6. great mic. cost is around $200

[TooleralusAEnima]

Do you have any recommendations for a PC based recording software? How about the shure sm57 for recording an electric guitar?

[gyeomusic]

hmm i thought this effect can be done by just using the 'chorus' effect?

[hawg427]

No, I'm not singing. LOL Don't want the Mic to explode. LOL Just playing the guitar :-)

[jrhager84]

@hawg427

Breathing is a natural part of singing. Why would you try to remove it? If you're still hell bent on removing breaths, you can gate the vocals, and set the threshold to where when the vocal dies off, it'll flip the gate.

[jrhager84]

@Uebervater

Not completely true. A superior mic will pick up EVERY flaw in whatever source you're recording. Hence why good singers sound AWESOME in high-end mics, and bad singers sound TERRIBLE at it. It's like good monitors: They show you everything wrong with your mix. You don't *listen* to music on good monitors; you *judge* it... LOL

Lower end mics have a lot of 'color' and 'hype' that can help tame bad sounds. Sometimes an SM57/58 is all it takes... ;-)

[jrhager84]

@WorkflowBeats

You'd be surprised. Some don't. lol

[jrhager84]

@custommade21

The slight variations in performance are what give it the 'space' that you hear. If you just double it, it'll sound weird, and only boost the signal of the source. If it's 100% identical, and you pan L/R, it is still centered, because it's playing equally in each speaker. Double takes make it *wide*... I suggest you try it yourself and you'll see very quickly why doubling tracks is a far better way to get width.