Common questions

How do I record my acoustic guitar mic?

by Bobbi Devlin

How do I record my acoustic guitar mic?

Start by placing one microphone around the 12th/14th fret and the other at the bridge pointing either at the body or towards the sound hole, 6 – 12 inches away. Adjust each mic so that they sound good on their own. When mixing the guitar sound, often each mic will be panned hard left and hard right.

Can you use the same mic for guitar and vocals?

The TLM 103 was first introduced in 1997, six years after Neumann’s acquisition by Sennheiser, and it’s since set a new mic standard for both vocals and acoustic guitar. Coming in at just 7dB-A, the mic leaves room for every little detail – making it perfect to capture an intimate, personal performance.

How do you mix vocals on a guitar?

For acoustic guitar and vocals, I would recommend using a ratio of 4:1 or less to keep things sounding dynamic. Keep the attack above 10 milliseconds and the release above 20 milliseconds to let your transients punch through the mix.

Is it better to record guitar and vocals separately?

Recording the guitar part alone, and then overdubbing the vocal, may help create a more professional sound. If you’d like to keep a steady tempo—especially important if you plan to overdub additional instruments—you may want to record to a click track, basically a metronome that you can hear in your headphones.

How do I mix my acoustic guitar stereo?

How to Mix an Acoustic Guitar in context with the Mix

  1. Make sure to send all the acoustic guitar tracks to a bus.
  2. Mute unnecessary guitar tracks.
  3. Take time on the balance.
  4. Use a High-Pass Filter.
  5. Use EQ to remove unwanted frequencies.
  6. Compress only if it’s needed.
  7. Boost the high frequencies.
  8. Add Reverb.

How do you EQ an acoustic guitar?

Acoustic Guitar EQ Guidelines

  1. Low-end Cut: As always, the first thing you should do is to remove anything below 80Hz to make space for the kick and bass sounds.
  2. Fullness: To add some weight and fullness to an acoustic simply create a small boost in the 50Hz to 80Hz range, especially if your guitar is sounding thin.