Learn 2 Play Guitar » professional sound http://learn2-play-guitar.com Learning to Play the Guitar is Easier Than You Think Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:49:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Would it enhance my acoustic guitar recordings to use a mic AND an acoustic pick-up at the same time? http://learn2-play-guitar.com/550/would-it-enhance-my-acoustic-guitar-recordings-to-use-a-mic-and-an-acoustic-pick-up-at-the-same-time/ http://learn2-play-guitar.com/550/would-it-enhance-my-acoustic-guitar-recordings-to-use-a-mic-and-an-acoustic-pick-up-at-the-same-time/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:21:24 +0000 admin http://learn2-play-guitar.com/550/would-it-enhance-my-acoustic-guitar-recordings-to-use-a-mic-and-an-acoustic-pick-up-at-the-same-time/ I want a more professional sound from my Acoustic Guitar recordings. It’s not a bad sounding guitar, it’s a hummingbird. What’s the best way to record it? Would throwing in an acoustic pick-up and micing it give it a better sound in the recording? What should I do?

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]]> I want a more professional sound from my Acoustic Guitar recordings. It’s not a bad sounding guitar, it’s a hummingbird. What’s the best way to record it? Would throwing in an acoustic pick-up and micing it give it a better sound in the recording? What should I do?

Professional studio recordings use very high grade mics a short distance off of the 12th fret. This will pick up some of the nice overtones to help your sound. The answer to this question depends on what kind of mic and studio space you have. Mics are a lot more trouble but are used more frequently in a studio setting. Using your guitar’s pickup might be a little more practical and sound okay if you’re using a good DI.
The best thing to do, since there are so many variables here is to both mic and hook up your guitar and record them into 2 separate channels. See which one you like better, and you could even mix them together to get the sound you want. Don’t forget to slap a little reverb on there to smooth things out.

Stephen

http://guitarmann.com

Would it enhance my acoustic guitar recordings to use a mic AND an acoustic pick-up at the same time? is a post from: Learn 2 Play Guitar

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