 Re: Wanted: Full Acoustic Sound
i've been paying close attention to how people mix acoustic guitars into their recordings lately and it seems like everyone like them really thin and stringy sounding. And I think it sounds good on more upbeat rock kinda songs where your going to have a lot of layers. But with just acoustic folk music or whatever your gonna need more low end produced.
I like using 2, sometimes even up to 3 mics. One at the 12th fret about a foot or two away, one at the bridge pointing towards the sound hole and put one over the shoulder. Above the strumming arm about the level of the top of the players hear or a bit higher. Keeping a good distance from the acoustic will give you a more natural sound. I don't EQ much, I let the mic position do the EQ. I will filter out lows of the neck mic and maybe add a little sparkling top end. Add some light compression and... you should be good to go.
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