Stereo Miking an Acoustic?...

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Member Since: Jun 04, 2004

Hi,
I`ve been experimenting with Acoustic Guitar miking techniques and I`ve decided that my favourite way to do it is to do the old stereo miking thing with one pointed at the 12th fret and the other towards the bridge...
Anyway!... Up until now I`ve been running these panned left and right into my mixer and recording them as a stereo track in Logic...then, on playback, turning it back to a mono track which places both sounds center. And I was wondering what you guys do about this? Do you record it onto one stereo track? or give each mic it`s own track? And afterwards do you just leave the sounds panned hard left and right?
IS there a "right" way to do this?
Thanks for any help.
Take care,
Alex

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


Jan 31, 2005 02:11 pm

Yes, I do it that same way with guitars and bass guitars to have different sources of the same instrument to mix and get the right sound.

I wouldn't record it as one stereo track cuz then your stuck with left and right, two mono tracks gives more control.

Czar of Cheese
Member
Since: Jun 09, 2004


Jan 31, 2005 05:19 pm

I'll second what dB says. I frequently record my acoustic with four sources: an SM 57 and an SM 58 pointed at the 12th fret and bridge, respectively. I also put my condensor mic over my shoulder, and I also run a direct line from the piezio pickup into the mixer. Each source goes to its own track. Then I use these four channels to create the sound I'm looking for.

Member
Since: Apr 13, 2004


Feb 01, 2005 03:31 am

what you might want to try doing is recording you guitar once with two mono tracks, each with it's own mic. pan one 100% R, 1 50% R. Then capo the guitar or use a foote capo and record the same part overtop onto two more mono trakcs in the same way as before, but this time pan 100% L, 50% L.

i did this for the first time a few days ago. blew me away!


Member
Since: Jun 04, 2004


Feb 01, 2005 03:46 am

wow, thanks for all the advice. Drake, that method sounds great...I`ll definately be trying that today!
Thanks again guys.
Alex

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