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Old 07-04-2020, 01:21 AM
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The mics were about 10” from guitar but I could move them back a little and listen.

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I wouldn't call your track too bassy overall, tho there are a few notes that boom slightly, so back a few inches might clean that up without losing the overall warmth. I usually record at about 10 inches, but it can vary. Every guitar and room is different.

You can also experiment with wider or narrower spacing. Going wider creates a wider sound, of course, but it also avoids the soundhole even more, and a wider image sort of opens up the sound, and can get rid of some bass buildup. Of course, you can also go too wide, so that the image sounds unnatural, so it's just something to experiment with. Your stereo image sounds quite nice to me.
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Sounds fine. Post the raw recording, preferably a wav. Could be interesting check it out and perhaps play around with it.
Here you go Derek - raw .wav file fully downloadable

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I wouldn't call your track too bassy overall, tho there are a few notes that boom slightly, so back a few inches might clean that up without losing the overall warmth. I usually record at about 10 inches, but it can vary. Every guitar and room is different.

You can also experiment with wider or narrower spacing. Going wider creates a wider sound, of course, but it also avoids the soundhole even more, and a wider image sort of opens up the sound, and can get rid of some bass buildup. Of course, you can also go too wide, so that the image sounds unnatural, so it's just something to experiment with. Your stereo image sounds quite nice to me.
Thanks Doug - I will do just that.
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Here you go Derek - raw .wav file fully downloadable

Thanks for posting the wav file. Sounds very nice.
I tend to place mics around 20" back with about 16" spacing between them, panned hard left and hard right, for stereo spaced pair recordings. Lots of possibilities, lots of variables, and lots of personal preferences.
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Thanks for posting the wav file. Sounds very nice.
I tend to place mics around 20" back with about 16" spacing between them, panned hard left and hard right, for stereo spaced pair recordings. Lots of possibilities, lots of variables, and lots of personal preferences.


Thanks Chuck - I guess there are no right and wrong ways, although I remember reading about making sure the mics were 3x wider than distance to guitar (which I haven’t ever done as I tend to be 2x)
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Thanks Chuck - I guess there are no right and wrong ways, although I remember reading about making sure the mics were 3x wider than distance to guitar (which I haven’t ever done as I tend to be 2x)
I think folks more knowledgeable than me will agree that the 3:1 rule doesn't apply to solo recording of acoustic guitar using the spaced pair method. Maybe they'll chime in on this.
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I think folks more knowledgeable than me will agree that the 3:1 rule doesn't apply to solo recording of acoustic guitar using the spaced pair method. Maybe they'll chime in on this.

Right. If it did, you could't use XY. It doesn't apply to stereo micing techniques at all. It applies when recording more than one source - like another guitarist, or a fiddle player or whatever in the same room.

Mic placement tends to vary a lot depending on guitar, room, mics, and preference. The 10 inches away, 15-20 inches apart is usually my starting point, but I vary it, and working with others, sometimes people need to change that a lot, even if we're going for the same sound.
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Thanks for the raw file. Sounds good. Easy to work with post recording. It's fun to play around with this sort of thing.

I evened R and L volume and at a louder level Then tried a couple of reverbs. That's it.
First reverb is one from Seventh Heaven. The second (with a lower percentage of reverb used) is one from Lexicon.

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Thanks for the raw file. Sounds good. Easy to work with post recording. It's fun to play around with this sort of thing.

I evened R and L volume and at a louder level Then tried a couple of reverbs. That's it.
First reverb is one from Seventh Heaven. The second (with a lower percentage of reverb used) is one from Lexicon.

Http://dcoombsguitar.com/Misc/THX.wav


Interesting.

I like the first one better as I lean towards a higher reverb %.

No track delay then?

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Interesting.

I like the first one better as I lean towards a higher reverb %.

No track delay then?

Thanks..
Yes, I really like the Seventh Heaven reverb on this recording (very smooth and a fair amount of reverb (30% on this) without detail being burried.

Track delay not helpful on this. Most of the time I don't use a track delay on my recordings, but it's worth checking because sometimes it is and checking only takes a minute or two.
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Hi Wrighty!!

No advice too add.

Very nice to just hear a well arranged and played piece.



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Yes, I really like the Seventh Heaven reverb on this recording (very smooth and a fair amount of reverb (30% on this) without detail being burried.

Track delay not helpful on this. Most of the time I don't use a track delay on my recordings, but it's worth checking because sometimes it is and checking only takes a minute or two.


The seventh heaven is a Bricasti M7 replicator, is that right?

It does sound really nice - did you put any EQ in the chain before the reverb?
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The seventh heaven is a Bricasti M7 replicator, is that right?

It does sound really nice - did you put any EQ in the chain before the reverb?
Yes, based on Bricasti M7 from what I understand. Might have used a high pass (can't quite remember).
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Hi Wrighty!!

No advice too add.

Very nice to just hear a well arranged and played piece.



Thanks Larry - appreciate it :-)
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Here you go Derek - raw .wav file fully downloadable

Gorgeous recording. I have to say that I like the raw track better than the fully mixed one--it has an intimacy and clarity that gets obscured somewhat by the reverb and EQ. That said, both sound great, and as to your original question, your space is clearly a good one, not too bassy at all.
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