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Ihsahn1981 · 28th January 2008

Hi guys.

Sorry if Im just harping on an old topic here. Forgiveness please

Im a student now so I cannot afford to use a decent studio for my stuff so I have to make due with what Ive got.

Im about to record an acoustic album with classical guitar and vocals.
This is the gear I have available:

Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 i/o
Matched pair of sE3 mics
sE 2200a mic
Rode NT1-A mic
UAD plugins (the bundled plugins + Plate 140 and LA-2A)

I think that would give me a recording chain that could give me a decent sound.

Now the big problem:

I dont have a great sounding room to record in.

So how should I approach this? Should I try to get my recordings as dry as possible and add reverb with plugins later? Or is that just never gonna cut it?

I have the sE Reflexion Filter which takes care of reflexions from the back. Kinda tricky to use it with the sE3 mics but I can manage.
Any advice on additional DIY solutions is appreciated.

Im a newbie when it comes to recording classical guitar so any advice is appreciated.

I have done some test recordings with my setup and Im not happy with the sound I have got so far.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

28th January 2008	#1
Ihsahn1981 Gear maniac Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 269 Thread Starter	Recording classical guitar Hi guys. Sorry if Im just harping on an old topic here. Forgiveness please Im a student now so I cannot afford to use a decent studio for my stuff so I have to make due with what Ive got. Im about to record an acoustic album with classical guitar and vocals. This is the gear I have available: Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 i/o Matched pair of sE3 mics sE 2200a mic Rode NT1-A mic UAD plugins (the bundled plugins + Plate 140 and LA-2A) I think that would give me a recording chain that could give me a decent sound. Now the big problem: I dont have a great sounding room to record in. So how should I approach this? Should I try to get my recordings as dry as possible and add reverb with plugins later? Or is that just never gonna cut it? I have the sE Reflexion Filter which takes care of reflexions from the back. Kinda tricky to use it with the sE3 mics but I can manage. Any advice on additional DIY solutions is appreciated. Im a newbie when it comes to recording classical guitar so any advice is appreciated. I have done some test recordings with my setup and Im not happy with the sound I have got so far. Thanks in advance for any replies.