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Originally Posted by Kevin G String
Hi good people.
I was wondering the best situation in a room to record guitars. I have standard boom mic stands for my small and large diaphragm mics. I'm looking to get a couple of Rode PSA1 desk mounted mic booms. These would be much easier to set up and position, particularly when i have a guitar in my arms.
Is there a problem with recording guitar in front of a desk? Am I going to get reflections that might be problematic. Neither mic is omni directional.
Many thanks.
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Once in a while I will record at my desk. I have a couple of the desk mic booms. I have a Scarlett 2i4 and record with 2 AT2035. I have also recorded at my desk just using my Zoom H5 with the built in mics. You might want to buy a couple of mouse pads to put the booms on.
I have this brand of
mic stand.
I recorded this tune at my desk, but I don't remember if I used my mics with the Scarlett, with the Zoom or just the Zoom with the built in mics:
If you have a decent DAW you can soften the room a bit. I get a better recording to work with if I record in my family room or living room where there is more open space, I'm not facing a wall and there is no computer hum to deal with. When I record with just the Zoom, with built in mics, I just lay it on a small folded towel.