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Vocal / Acoustic Guitar Mic Advice

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So I am thinking about investing in a new mic or mics but have quite a few questions.

So I am looking to pick up a new microphone for the use of recording male & female vocals. (Primarily male and mostly acoustic style tracks but also some EDM vocal tracking.)

I am also looking to pick up a new mic to record acoustic guitar.

Recording acoustic guitar with Samson G Track

Hey, I'm new to this forums, and hope someone can help me:)

I've been trying to record an acoustic guitar some time with Samson G Track (Now I know, not the best choice.) and this S/N ratio was really bad. I mean, there was lots of noise, and I could never get my signal go over (putting it's sensitivity high) -20db without sounding really hissy and noisy.

ADVANCED! Acoustic guitar Micing techniques wanted

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Hey guys, I'm about to start a session with an acoustic guitar musician (mostly strumming emo stuff). I'm looking to find some advanced Micing techniques. I have seen a few dvd's of instudio footage where the engineer has placed the following setup: pencil facing the sound hole, large diaphragm facing the neck, then two large diaphragms on each side of the guitar.

internal acoustic guitar mic? What should i get?

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I dont know if this is the irgh forum, but i figured i would ask.

I have an alvarez with the 600t electronics, which allows for the addition of an internal microphone. The input for the mic is a basic mini jack on the ybderside of the electronics. The unit does not provide phantom power, so it would have to be a Dynamic, or condensor with its own inline power...