How do you record your acoustic guitar?
I have a Maton EBG 808 Artist and a pair of microphones, but I'm struggling to get a clear, good-sounding recording. I've read that you should place two microphones evenly on either side of the sound hole, and I've heard people talk about panning, but I don't know how to do that. Where should I start?
Emil Ernebro answers I'm using two microphones, usually a pair of Neumann TLM 102s. From there I go into a simple preamp/interface, a Steinberg UR44, and I use an iMac with Pro Tools.
When I record, I have one mic around the 12th fret and one mic at the bridge. In any recording program, like Pro Tools or similar, you can pan the channels left and right, and I usually pan one mic around 35 to the left and the other around 35 to the right.
I do a simple EQ mix where I usually cut a bit of bass and get rid of a couple of harsh frequencies in the upper midrange, and maybe boost the highs a bit on the bridge mic. Then I add reverb to both channels.
It's a very simple recording process and I don't do much at all, really: just two mics, a bit of work with EQ, and then some reverb.
