Pro Sound Web: If you ask a handful of engineers how they approach recording acoustic guitars, you’re likely to get at least a handful of different answers (provided they’re willing to divulge).
This is because so many factors play a part in capturing an acoustic guitar: the room, playing style, body size, recording environment, the player’s skill level, etc.
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This is a cool article, and useful information for anyone who wants to dabble in audio engineering. I’ve always been a fan of the first method presented in the article, to me it’s the most straightforward and generic way to get good tones out of a guitar, being useful for a lot of different styles of music. I’m very glad though, that I’ve been introduced to these other methods though, maybe when I’m playing around with recording with my friends I’ll try the other two. Another great piece of rule of thumb information that was given in the article was the method of reducing phase cancellation. Phase cancellation is the easiest way to kill the sound of an acoustic guitar, it can be so bad that the stereo effect isn’t even worth in. But when you know how to avoid it, capturing the beauty of a Martin, or a Taylor, or even some of the lower quality guitars (I know I sure can’t afford a Martin right now), there’s something very special about it.
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