Re: acoustic guitar tone

Roger <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.audio.ardour.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 06/03/18 00:19, jonetsu wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 10:22:58 +0000
> Matt Keys <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I googled first and the general recommendation seems to be to use a
>> single dynamic mic aimed just forward-left or forward-right of the
>> sound hole, or a single condensing mic about 2 feet away. Is there a
>> rule of thumb for what mic to use and placement of those mics for the
>> tone you're going for? As an example, I would love to have tone like
>> this: https://youtu.be/u7RLjNOael4 . It looks like he's using two
>> condenser mics in opposite phase and maybe the pickup too. I'm lost
>> on the purpose or intention of the components deployed in that
>> configuration. Is he using the pickup because of the harmonics in the
>> piece? Why dual condensing mics?
> I'm certain that this sound cannot be obtained with only mics.  This is
> a sound that is gotten very close to the strings.  It's a pick
> up/transducer.
Agreed. I wouldn't like to guess just from the video what 
miking/mixing/processing techniques are used. It's an excellent sound 
and nice playing.


>     I use one
> omni and one condenser.  Audio-Technica AT2020 and AT2021,
I have the same mics. They are both cardioid. ;)

Roger

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