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I just opened a thread recently 1st attempt at stereo guitar. I could really hear the difference from all my prior recordings. You may want to check out the thread
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I spent a lot of stress and money to find out that the H2n as said before was the way to go for me ...the simplicity and don't be deceived by the price or size its a wonderful piece of kit for home recording .
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I've never liked the sound of "stereo" on a solo acoustic guitar recording. To my ears it just doesn't sound natural. When I listen to a guitar that's played by someone sitting in front of me, the source is mono (in other words it's coming from 1 place -- the guitar), whereas a stereo recorded sound comes from the far left and far right to varying degrees, depending on how the recording is mixed.
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If the stereo field of a recording is so noticeable that it proves to be disconcerting then it's been done purposefully in the recording process. It can be used for dramatic, and sometimes good, effect if done properly. Throw on a set of good cans and listen to the opening guitar work of Led Zeppelin's "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyOg0mt2R2k Last edited by Rudy4; 06-27-2017 at 08:41 PM. |
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Then there's the entire approach of modern recording - people have been trained to hear "bigger than life". No pop vocal recording sounds like a real person standing in a room singing, for example. Recording has become it's own art form, it's not a documentary. People try to make records that capture people's attention. If a simple acoustic guitarist wants a recording that doesn't pale in comparison, they generally need to beef it up a bit. (I've always wondered what a solo acoustic guitar CD would sound like if produced by a modern pop music producer.) I can only think of one tune I've heard in recent years that was solo acoustic guitar recorded in mono. The rest are all stereo, at least what I listen to. So a mono recording won't match the way I've come to expect a solo acoustic guitar recording to sound. But if there are good-sounding mono recordings out there, it'd be interesting to check them out.
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Although because I am a singing performer and I do not play or record solo acoustic guitar.
But I would tend to agree with those that prefer stereo ' I think when recorded correctly (and listened to on a system with the correct relative distance placement between the speakers for the listening position ) it does not seem to be coming from the far left and right but rather just a nicer fuller more centered sound.
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I agree with the Zoom recorder option at this price point. The X/Y mics on the Zoom H5 are really incredible and you get everything you'd need to record either in mono OR in perfect phase stereo. Plus, you'd get many other great used out of it. When you're done, export your file to a computer (GarageBand-free) and fine tune/mix to your heart's content.
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You can, of course, replace the H5 for a few hundred as well, and it also acts as an interface. I don't think it's any more likely to break by being dropped or whatever than a mic. These things are the best kept secret out there for home recording, especially, but definitely not only, for those on a budget.
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I'm going to move from my USB US-122 and get a Zoom as the recordings I hear with it here surpass what I can get with my $300+ mic pair and the US-122.
I'm not sure what it is, maybe I have too much mic for my room. So the moral of the story is don't overbuy as the room and your recording skills limit what you get from your equipment. Keeping it simple is the way to go.
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Why not experiment on this - I'm about to try several ways to capture as much acoustic sound as possible . I'll hook up a large diaphragm Samson C01 condenser - Shure SM57 and run the audio from two X/Y condenser mic's off my Tascam DR44 WL's line outs into the same interface that has those two other mic's in the chain to see if I can get an explosive dynamic & sweet rich full fat sound . The Samson C01 & Shure SM57 are around $200.00 more or less combined . These two bridge the gap of clean and bright and warm & full sounding recording on a acoustic anything . What are you using to record this project on ?
The interface I just ordered a few minutes ago online . Your post caught my eye fast because I'll be recording a steel string'd dread , 000 resonator , a 000 nylon Sp.classical , soprano ukulele and acoustic harmonicas . Good luck . EZ : HR
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Hello Fairlight : Those X/Y mics do sound really great on a acoustic guitar , that's why I a going to include them into recording my acoustic instruments along with a large diaphragm condenser and A Shure SM57 . With 4 mics in the chain this ought to be unreal . EZ : HR
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