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I've heard classical guitarist's say they find the tin can sound of steel string unlistenable. However just about everybody hates banjo
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I much prefer a mic, but I do understand that in certain situations the realities of environment might make it very difficult.
I wouldn't mind trying the new Zoom AC-2 being fed with my K&K Pure Mini transducer. Zoom Youtube introduction: https://youtu.be/Eu6rCN4FPxo Josh Turner discusses use: https://youtu.be/FsY_4tV134U Josh Turner demos the Zoom AC-2: https://youtu.be/e4-v1ZNILbA Last edited by Rudy4; 05-20-2017 at 08:51 AM. |
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If I was jamming with mates through a PA I would be happy plugging in my Yamaha AC3M and even using a magnetic pickup as well through a separate channel.
If I wanted a good acoustic recording I would use my condenser mikes. I saw Bob Dylan a week or so ago and one of his guitarists was playing (at times) what looked like a Gibson acoustic and it sounded pretty "quacky" to me so I guess for live work in bands people often use the pickup for convenience.
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I was playing with this over the weekend, recording with a mic and a piezo pickup on separate tracks. I like it, and mixed the tracks into separate stereo channels with different EQ settings. The mic track has the string sounds and a lot more bass and treble, the pickup track is mostly pure midrange punch, so mixing them to stereo creates a cool sense of presence, almost like you're hearing two guitars, as certain sounds seem to move around left/right.
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If you check out this thread from a few days ago:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=470602 I posted a few examples of approaches I've used to make a pickup recording a bit more palatable.
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You've made a great job, the tone of the guitar is well recorded and your voice fits with the song..I never paid attention to Sting lyrics(I'm not native English speaker) and I discovered his lyrics when I was listening to Eva Cassidy version of "fields of Gold"..
Now, the results is that I want to learn how to play and sing this beautiful song |
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I record both ways. Depends on the sound I'm going for. Michael Hedges was a good example of a player who used a blend between a mic and PU to be able to track hammers/pull-offs to great effect--while also not sounding canned. I would say that mostly I prefer the "air" that microphones add to the sound. Even with the "best" on/off-board processing, there will always be a brittleness and guitar noise that can be a challenge to control.
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I do get crickets and have some dogs that left unattended may bark on my track too. I have used the FISHMAN Aura live and gotta say, that would work quite nicely if I wasn't getting such great recordings from my new stereo tracking
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Nope, never heard a pickup that sounded like a guitar - it's a mic or nothing for me.
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