Recording An Acoustic Guitar

Let’s now look at acoustic guitars that are more prominently featured. Here the possibilities are endless. Try using two mikes. One common placements is to have one mike directed slightly towards the neck and another more towards the bridge. You can also set one mike closer to the guitar (let’s direct it towards the 12th fret), and set the second mike a couple feet away. These approaches mean you will need to spend more time listening to and tweaking the “stereo” qualities of the recording, but they can be immensely rewarding. Another technique that has been used is to place one a mike over the shoulder of the player and pointed downwards. This approximates the sound that the player is hearing himself.

Again, the operative word here is experiment. As with everything else in home recording, it is yours to do with what you will. You can try any or all of these techniques and toss out the ones you dislike. Or you can settle on one and use it religiously. The choice, as always, is yours.

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