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Originally Posted by Wrighty
More experienced forum members will no doubt chime in, but if it were me I would get some portable acoustic panels made and take them wherever I went to record - they will offer the biggest return you will get on your sound right now (speaking from experience here)
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Originally Posted by keith.rogers
I'm another big fan of treatment. I'd say most folks regret not doing it sooner, once they get almost anything good in place, even if it's a couple of gobos made with the right kind of material (i.e., not foam panels).
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Based on this and another similar thread that has gotten more feedback, it seems I definitely need to factor acoustic panels/treatment in my hopes to augment or evolve my setup.
Since I don't really have a single room that I can dedicate to recording space, what's an easy, portable solution for recording vocals and guitar (often simultaneously) that folks would recommend?
On a related note, I'd love suggestions in terms of microphone types and placement for basic singer-songwriter type stuff as well. I prefer to sing and play at the same time for the main track and then I'll often add another track or two of harmonies and a few more tracks of acoustic and/or electric guitars. I often record those separately, but I like the organic feel of getting that initial vocal and guitar track recorded together. I currently record that with just the one microphone (Apogee Mic 96k) which I try to put about halfway(ish — depending on how loud the guitar and/or vocals will be) between vocals and guitar about 12-18" out.