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Wow, what a fascinating story Chris! Good for you!
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I don't have the kind of microphones that Chris described, but even the mics that I have rarely require any equalization of any kind. I like to find microphones that are accurate enough that I like the way they sound as the sound is recorded. Perhaps in a very dense mix with a lot of other instruments some subtractive equalization might be used to make certain tracks stand out. But I rarely do anything, even multi-track recordings, that are dense enough to need much in the way of equalization. - Glenn
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Keep in mind that mic differences are more subtle than the internet leads us to believe. It's not that there are no differences, there are (and I have favorites that seem to work "better" for me). But mic placement, your room, your guitar or voice, your playing, are all going to make far bigger differences most of the time. Check out the Audio Test Kitchen, if you haven't: https://www.audiotestkitchen.com/ to see some examples of how various mics compare. I also recommend downloading the free Townsend plugin along with their test samples, which lets you hear emulations of various mics and play with things like mic distance, proximity effect and more, virtually and interactively. The mic modeling may or may not sound like the real thing, but it's highly educational, regardless.
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As far as terms like "bright or harsh" it is always subjective of course and depending on ones interpretations. But in my mic search (much more limited in numbers than say Chris or Doug) in general (not always) but in general, seems to me the less expensive especially the Chinese MFG LDC's ' do often tend to be bright and quickly harsh in the mid-high, to high end . Where as often when you get into the more expensive LDCs that may be known for "detailed" high end, while they can tend to be subject to sibilance considerations,,, BUT not necessarily "harsh" The examples of "Air" but not harsh from my personal experience are my Brauner Phantom V FET and my ADK Z Mod 251 Tube . To my ear on my voice they provide a "3D-ish" Air to the top end but are not really harsh... I do however have to be aware of sibilance when singing. BUT for me in mixing , I prefer to use a narrow Q, one band, automated, EQ cut on say any spitty "S-es" than to have to try to EQ IN air and presence, that is not in the original recording. Any yet it is kind of opposite in terms of guitar mics I have had a pair Of Shure KSM 44's which were actually quite good , but moved on to a single Schoeps CMC6 - MK 4 that was excellent (but not a pair, do wish I still had it BUT ) Ultimately however I sold the Schoeps and settled on a Pair of AEA N 22 active ribbons which are perhaps better characterized as smooth in the high end (which for my use and on my guitar/s is good)
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Well I’m in the process of scouting good deals on the usual suspects to find my preferred acoustic guitar mic(s). NT5,SM81,KM184,ATM450, SM57 so far either here or on the way. Enjoying the 421 for vocals right now. Seems to smooth out the roughness in my voice. Didn’t like it too much for guitar.
Question regarding recording. What placement do you prefer - 12th fret, sound hole, etc? Also do you use more than one mic and mix to balance say treble and bass or for some room reverb? Been playing for 60 years but recording and mixing for less than a year. Thanks, George |
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Dougs video's are great references
So based on his stereo mic techniques the one I am using currently, I guess you call spaced pair maybe 18" ? They are a pair of figure 8 Ribbons pointed at about the 12-14 Fret and just behind the bridge (The camera is actually angled a bit so the actual 90 degree straight pointing of the mic's on, is more to the right than in the photo)
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Thanks, glad it was useful. There's a written article that goes along with the 1st video that fills in some of the details:
https://acousticguitar.com/home-reco...oustic-guitar/
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Yeah, maybe even too fast. That was actually my 2nd stab at that one, where I slowed it down from my original attempt, which was even shorter. I was on a kick of being annoyed by those videos you're describing, where people blather on for 10 minutes, so I was trying for a no talking, "just the beef" approach.
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On a related note, do you guys find that certain guitars record better and if so what do you like?
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