hi all

what is the best way to record an acoustic electric bass (by that i don't mean a standup bass, i mean one of those aria acoustic basses that looks like a big electric guitar, but with a pickup inside somewhere) -- go directly in to the mixer from the pickup, or do you need to DI first? or is it still best to plug it into an amp and mic the amp?

Some people record acoustic guitar with a X/Y (or M/S) stereo-pair plus closeup outriggers.

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Any suggestions

mics (outriggers) : omni or card ?

mics: placement ?

mixing ?

phase problems ?

more links ?

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Greetings all, I have a question about MS techniques. I've been recording for many years but I've never experimented with this technique as I've never owned a mic with a fig-8 pattern.

I'll be recording acoustic guitar in the context of a rock band. A lot of the rhythms are up tempo, strummy, driving rhythms and work well when doubled.

My partner and I are in the beginning stages of creating a recording studio. While we both have recorded in several professional studios, this is our first attempt at building our own. So far, it has been a good learning experience. By the way, our budget has been somewhat limited (aren't they all)?

I am about to buy a pair of active speakers for our rehearsal studio (18 square metres), mainly for voice and acoustic instruments to come out. (We also have drums, electric bass, sometimes guitar or keyboards but we still don't know if it would be better for all the instruments to come out of the PA speakers). I made a little research and found:

i had the fishman ellipse matrix blend installed into my Martin D-15, because my band will be playing shows soon.

i'm not getting a decent sound out of my Mesa trem-o-verb (w/ 4x12) like i was hoping. the Ultrasound amp I played at the store was 100% better.

Folks,

Please can you someone suggest me a good small diaphragm condenser mic.

Hey. So, I've spent the better part of an hour searching the forums, but I can't seem to find much on acoustic guitars. Am I just being slightly naive in assuming that there are really techniques for Micing acoustic guitars? Or, perhaps it's very simple and not especially noteworthy? Either way, I was just wondering what people thought.

there are some different possibilities to mic a acoustic guitar.
i'm interested in how you mic guitar and what results you get?
please give me some information!

(acoustic guitar solo, acoustic guitar solo with vocals, acoustic guitar solo with band etc...)

thx

direct plugin or with a mic ? Im new to this and trying to figure out which one works or sounds better to me.. Just wanted some opinions.