I've got great sounding microphones, but even with EQ it just feels too tinny. Do you know which miking techniques can get you a rich warm sound which breathes low end? Seems no one is teaching or after that sound?
I used Shure KSM27, an old sturdy tank, that will outlive anything I guess, but it would pick up a lot of bass from dreadnought. I've switched to SE Electronics sE7, a sub 100$ mic that you can't go wrong with when recording instruments. It's a small pencil mic, but recording has so much clarity compared to big condenser Shure :)
Awesome content! This was something I was looking all over the internet for. Thank you for sharing. I have one question, what do you think of adding a mic activator like FetHead on dynamic mics like the sm57? I like the sound I get from my sm57 but I feel like I need to crank the gain to the max on my Focusrite scarlet just to be able to hear the recorded guitar in a mix.
Yeah that’s fair. That’s a common thing to do. I haven’t ever had to for myself but my wife has a podcast and I had her set up with a cloud lifter with great results.
While I have both large and small diaphragm condenser mics, I get lazy and record my guitar with the mic I already have set up for vocals, the SM7B. Seems to work okay for me.
Great video! I'd guess 1 is large diaphragm condenser, 2 is small diaphragm, and 3 is the dynamic, based on the top-end response. My mic of choice for acoustic guitar is a Shure KSM137. But sometimes, particularly in a busy rock track, an SM57 just fits right in the mix.
I've been trying out different mics and configurations. I had a piezo pickup that started to get a bad hum, and ended up swapping it out for an LR Baggs Anthem. I still have a nylon string and a steel string that I will need to mic, but my workhorse acoustic just got a lit easier to record. Great video, and thank you. I saved it for future reference Be good to you ✌
BRO!!! This is a great video, great information
I've got great sounding microphones, but even with EQ it just feels too tinny. Do you know which miking techniques can get you a rich warm sound which breathes low end? Seems no one is teaching or after that sound?
Small diaphragm for the win
agree 100%
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I used Shure KSM27, an old sturdy tank, that will outlive anything I guess, but it would pick up a lot of bass from dreadnought. I've switched to SE Electronics sE7, a sub 100$ mic that you can't go wrong with when recording instruments. It's a small pencil mic, but recording has so much clarity compared to big condenser Shure :)
I got a WA-84 today and spent 3 hours trying to get a good acoustic guitar sound. I failed hard. This video has helped a lot. Thanks
1) Small diaphragm
2) Dynamic
3) Large diaphragm
Nice video I learned a lot thanks
Awesome content, thanks for the explanation. 0/3 hahaha.
Appreciate you checking it out! It's not easy to tell them apart!
Awesome content! This was something I was looking all over the internet for. Thank you for sharing.
I have one question, what do you think of adding a mic activator like FetHead on dynamic mics like the sm57? I like the sound I get from my sm57 but I feel like I need to crank the gain to the max on my Focusrite scarlet just to be able to hear the recorded guitar in a mix.
Yeah that’s fair. That’s a common thing to do. I haven’t ever had to for myself but my wife has a podcast and I had her set up with a cloud lifter with great results.
Wow! I was 0/3!
Me too!
Wild how. hard it is to tell eh?
While I have both large and small diaphragm condenser mics, I get lazy and record my guitar with the mic I already have set up for vocals, the SM7B. Seems to work okay for me.
Yeah that's a great mic!
Great video! I'd guess 1 is large diaphragm condenser, 2 is small diaphragm, and 3 is the dynamic, based on the top-end response.
My mic of choice for acoustic guitar is a Shure KSM137. But sometimes, particularly in a busy rock track, an SM57 just fits right in the mix.
...and I would be wrong on all counts! Hah! Just goes to show...
Wild eh? It's certainly telling that you can get good sounds with almost anything these days.
I've been trying out different mics and configurations. I had a piezo pickup that started to get a bad hum, and ended up swapping it out for an LR Baggs Anthem.
I still have a nylon string and a steel string that I will need to mic, but my workhorse acoustic just got a lit easier to record.
Great video, and thank you. I saved it for future reference
Be good to you ✌
Nice those Anthems are great!