Recording Classical guitar...

[stick]

Quote:Another trick i like that works for some things is to point one mic at the low strings and another at the high ones, then pan them hard in opposite directions. That makes the sound go from low to high across the stereo field.I wish I'd thought of it, because it's really clever. Yeah, that's exactly how I do X-Y in front of the guitar... one points toward the high, one at the low. It makes a nice wide sound. And if you get the capsules nice and close to each other you can mono the two tracks without any weird phase issues, if you need a narrower sound in the mix. Usually about halfway from the hole to where the neck meets the body, or if that's too boomy, more toward the 12th fret.

[slideboardouts]

Ok guys I recorded a number of times and it still sounds pretty bad lol. Here are the problems that I hear:1. Its a little too boomy. I've got the AKG set out about a foot from the body of the guitar around where the bridge is. The 57 is a few inches away from the 12th fret and I pointed it towards the higher strings. Also, i used the high pass filter on the AKG to roll off some of the bass. Any suggestions? Should I just move the AKG back a little more or maybe just roll off the low end with eq afterwards?2. This is what is really bothering me...I get every little noise associated with playing the guitar loud and clear. I'm getting quite a bit of noise picked up from my fingers sliding along the strings and my hand moving on the back of the neck. How do I minimize that? I think I read somewhere about people increasing or decreasing the noise from a guitar pick hitting the strings with eq. Is that what I'll need to do or is there a way to decrease that noise during recording?I can post it up, but it sounds so horrible right now that I wanted to avoid it for the time being haha.Thanks everyone,-Steve

[mikegoudreau]

Hi Slideboardouts !here's how I record my guitars ( acoustic or classical ) if you use 2 mics don't point them in front of the hole ( it's bound to be boomy if the mic is pointed there)Point one mic near the bridge and the other around the 12th fret area...this will tighten the sound a lot ...If it's still boomy cut 2 to 6 db around 120Hz to 200Hz...tinker and you'll find the sweet spot that tightens it...to brighten or add presence add 2 to 4db at 2k or 4k. It's quite difficult when tracking with a click track because you have to crank the mics quite loud, so track with tight headphones and try to work with the click as low in volume as possible...Always test record before tracking to make sure there is no leak...Nothing more maddening once you've nailed down a track to discover the click leaked through...especially in a soft song.here's a classical guitar track I recorded with a Karma and EV mics ( these are reasonably priced mics)...and a good tube preamp... P.S. This is a cheap Chinese classical guitar I payed $50 for.It's my original called " Bossa For Nat "...If you don't like the guitar sound then disregard my tips...If you do like it, then I hope this helps.http://www.taximusic.com/song.php?song_ ... ream=1Good luck, Mike