India arie style guitar

[mos]

anyone???

[thethrillfactor]

Originally Posted by mos

anyone???

What kind of acoustic is it?

This would determine what kind of mic.

Martin,Gibsons,Yamaha,Taylors they all sound different.

What is the production like?

Is it dense with a lot of tracks or is it sparse with mostly vocal and guitar?

This will help you determine what kind of mic pre.

For a dense track you need something that will help the acoustic cut through.

For a sparse track you want something that will help you get a bigger acoustic sound.

This will also help you get an idea of what kind of micing technique to go with.

[Paul David]

Originally Posted by mos

I'm about to record some india arie style rnb tracks containing a lot of acoustic guitar.
Does anyone know what kind of preamp\mic combination will be best suited for this type of music(guitar) and is it better to record in a deathroom or a more liveroom?

Peace

It's not much fun to record in a deathroom... but it sounds spectacular!

Kidding, Use whatever room (+ area of the room) the guitar sounds best in. I usually like a clean pre- Hardy and Milllenia are at the top of my list. Then I put one mic 3-12" out near the 12th fret pointing towards the sound hole and a second mic near the soundhole/bridge about 3-12" out. find a sweet spot in mono paying close attenetion to the phase relation... Then put it in stereo and tweak it a little if needed.

Hope this helps... Sorry about the deathroom comment.

[cramseur]

Originally Posted by thethrillfactor

What kind of acoustic is it?

She's been an endorsee of Godin guitars, which are electric acoustics with built in pickups/preamps. Dunno if that's what she records with though.