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 Example on micing an acoustic guitar using an SDC pointed at the 12th fret

Micing an acoustic guitar

Which high(er) end microphone, or do I need one for my low end system?

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This is my first post, so hope I got it in the right place.

I have a simple home studio setup and a VERY cheap microphone. I'm willing to spend up to US$ 4000 for a new mic that suits my voice, but maybe it's pointless with my sound card? I use an Apollo Twin DUO sound card and only plugin preamps . I use Logic Pro X.

Recording Acoustic Guitar and room acoustic

Somewhere in this is my quote of the day,

recording an acoustic guitar in a poorly treated room is like recording it in two bad rooms in one shot.
The acoustic guitar body is a room in itself, which is effected by the room it is being playing in.. Care to word it better, be my guest! Its a good one to remember.

;)

$1500 to spend on recording stuff

Merry Christmas everyone!

Ok so here is what's up. I am finishing up a client recording project right now, and in January I will get my final paycheque for the project plus tax returns later on. So I will have about $1500 to spend on recording stuff (as long as everything goes as planned :P ). My two options:

Need Advice on Micing My Acoustic Guitar

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I've asked for advice here before on this but this is slightly different. I have a low end Ibanez acoustic with preamp and have been Micing it with an AT3035 (the done away with version of the 2035 from what I understand). I've been recording straight into my Firestudio with the Ibanez' preamp plus recording a few inches from the 3035 with the mic being in between the 12th fret and sound hole.

Recording a small vocal ensemble with voices and acoustic guitar, need some help.

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Hi folks, I'vedone a few searches but don't seem to find quite what I'm looking for inexisting threads. Here's my situation. I'm going to record a group of singers accompanied by acoustic guitar. They are going to sing Christian songs in the Ojibwe langauge.

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