| I read a bunch of posts here and was surprised by much of the advice.
Do NOT point your mic at the soundhole. It will sound boxy and odd.
A condenser mic will pick up ambient sound with greater sensitivity than a dynamic mic. I don't know why some people are telling you a dynamic mic is a better mic to use as a room mic than a condenser mic. Unless they have a noisy room and are trying to minimize picking up the noise in the room.
M/S is cool and try it out, but that wouldn't be the first thing I would advise.
I would try the dynamic alone, pointed at the 12th fret about 15" away from the guitar. Maybe a bit more or less depending on volume. See if you like the sound.
Then try the Rode in the same position.
The one you like better is your starting point.
Now point the other mic away from the soundhole again but this time towards the bottom of your guitar.
You'll need to play with mic positioning but this is a very simple process and will make you smile. It's also easy to repeat once you find the positionings that you like.
(My guess is you'll like the Rode for the 12th fret and the sm58 for the lower end of the guitar)
I do something like this all the time using 2 decent condenser mics and nice preamps. Your mics are good enough and even with just basic preamps from a basic mixer are a nice starting point. We all start somewhere.
Don't bother recording the electrical output of the guitar unless you're looking to add some fx through some cool box and then it's a whole different story. But if you're looking for an acoustic guitar sound, go acoustic! |