For stereo recording of solo acoustic guitar I set things up similar to what Doug explained for a spaced pair (A-B) mic setup.
I record each mic as a separate mono track. On playback, and for rendering, I pan one track hard (100%) left and the other track hard (100%) right. To get the width of the stereo field that I like I will adjust the distance between the mics (and distance from the guitar to the mics) prior to recording. It's a bit more work to get things set up, but for those that want to minimize the phasing effect (causing comb filtering) it's a way to do it.
For spaced pair setups some folks will space their mics apart quite a distance. Then on playback they either pan one track hard left and other track hard right (if they want to keep the stereo width as was recorded). If they don't want the stereo field to be so wide, they will move the pan knobs toward center.
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Chuck
2012 Carruth 12-fret 000 in Pernambuco and Adi
2010 Poling Sierra in Cuban Mahogany and Lutz
2015 Posch 13-fret 00 in Indian Rosewood and Adi
Last edited by ChuckS; 01-09-2021 at 03:28 PM.
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