Any suggestions on this? I am tracking acoustic guitar with an AT-4047 and an AT2020. Both are cardiod pattern mics and I have even placed them a little above the guitar facing down so as to turn them away from the player's head, hoping they would reject the breath sounds even more but I am still getting a lot of it in the recording. These are being recorded as part of what will be acoustic/vocal only so it's really important to try to keep the recordings as artifact free as possible. Any suggestions on technique that might help. I'm loving the guitar tone I am getting btw. It's just the breath sounds that are getting in the way of an otherwise great recording. Thanks.
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Lol, thanks Bob. He does have a tendency to breath kind of hard
Lol, thanks Bob. He does have a tendency to breath kind of hard and it's almost rhythmic with the chord repositioning of his left hand. He's an incredible player and I think he just concentrates so hard on the playing that he doesnt really notice the breathing. I am fairly close already on the 12th fret at about 8-10 inches but the Bridge mic is probably two feet away. I kind of moved it back because the guitar (a Blue Ridge) has a really big bottom end. Up close it was kind of overbearing on a not-so-perfect low frequency. Pulling it back about a foot and a half really seemed to work. Anyway, thanks for the advice. :)
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I've had this come up from time to time, with , how should I say
I've had this come up from time to time, with , how should I say it, more than slightly overweight guitarists. I haven't found a solution except to suggest that they switch breathing through whichever is least objectionable (mouth or nose)
I say, Stick a snorkel in his mouth. If you get him to go along with it, please post a picture because the one in my mind is hilarious.
Are you sure you aren't making too much of this? Yeah, breathin
Are you sure you aren't making too much of this? Yeah, breathing is an artifact, but it shouldn't be anywhere nearly as loud as a guitar. If you are getting a guitar sound you really like I'd be hesitant to change - other than maybe giving the guitarist some Sudafed. But the obvious answer is to move the mics closer to the guitar.