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Originally Posted by redpoint
With my single condenser mic, I tried using the SM57 for vocals and using the figure 8 on the guitar, pointing the null at my vocals.
The guitar track sounded pretty good to my ears, and had a similar amount of separation to the instrumental track in Fran's video. The SM57 also seemed to do a pretty good job at picking up the vocals and minimizing the guitar, though maybe not quite as much as the figure 8.
When I tried just recording the vocals with the figure 8, the guitar was definitely minimized. I noticed if I looked down while I was playing and singing, the volume varied a lot. Is that also normal? The SM57 didn't have this problem quite as much.
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The pattern on the fig8 is tighter and sharper than on the 57, so moving off axis is more noticeable.
When you're aiming the 57 for the vocal, try aiming its null at the guitar. This will put the mic in an odd position, you'll be singing across it rather than into it, but you'll pick up a bit more separation and you might like the tone.
Fran