Re: acoustic guitar tone
David Kastrup <[email protected]>
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"Chris Caudle" <[email protected]> writes: > On Mon, March 5, 2018 4:22 am, Matt Keys 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? > > It really depends on what sound you want. For classical style guitar it > is typical to have a sound similar to what an audience would hear, just a > little closer maybe, so a mic placement several feet away so that plenty > of the natural hall ambience is recorded is typical. Using a hypercardioid aimed from above at sound hole and/or fretboard is also good for getting as little breathing noise and/or singing (which you may want to mic separately in order to have more leeway for sound processing) from the player as possible, putting him close to the microphone's dead zones. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Ardour-Users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or change your mailing preferences please visit: http://lists.ardour.org/listinfo.cgi/ardour-users-ardour.org