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PostPosted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:37 pm 
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This came to my e-mail today... thought I would share.

When recording an acoustic guitar, it is always a good thing to try
the traditional techniques such as the X-Y technique. This is where two
mics have their capsules very close (without touching) pointing to the
instrument at a 90-degree angle from each other. There is also the
stereo 3-1 rule, which has it that if the Left Mic is 1 foot from the
source, then the right mic must also be 1 foot from the source but three
feet from the 1st Mic.

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VERY good tip, Cinda. I've been using this technique for almost 6 months now and it is killer! Seems like the best results I get are when the mikes are right at 90 degrees to one another almost touching. The setup looks wierd but sounds incredible. I've tried this technique with fiddles and flutes as well with equally impressive results. For those of you who haven't tried this. . .try it, you'll like it.

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My tip of the day.

If you only have one Condensor and are not using a DI line as well, set your mic up 1 to 2 foot from the 12 fret in cardioid mode, wear a good set of headphones and move the guitar up and down the invisible fretboard to mic line until you find a sweet balance.

This gets you brilliant, if compromised monophonic results.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:48 am 
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When you record with 2 microphones (X-Y or otherwise), how do you mix them (I know this is not the mixing section, but you've got to think ahead, right?) Do you pan the two tracks differently? Or blend them together and pan them to the same point? Do you add a slight delay to one? Add reverb to one and not the other track, or same amount of reverb to both?

I ask because I'd like to try 2 mics next time.

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Stereo Mic'ing is magnificent. In my experience you do not NEED reverb, delayed channels or any fancy tricks. The stereo image you get from 2 mics, XY or whatever is beautifully detailed. I actually LIKE the 10 foot wide guitar and pan the stereo track hard left and hard right. You will find the blend that you like.

I don't XY though. I take the more dangerous approach (as far as phase issues go) and setup my 2 mics in a line from head to tail of the guitar. Sit or stand still, wear a good pair of cans (to guage where you are in the image) and have fun.

My 2 cents, don't complicate it. Stereo recordings are surprisingly rich!


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