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Recording acoustic guitar w/ Mics pointed down from ceiling

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I have treated my room a la fiberglass cloud on ceiling, and left the floor live. I like a bit of liveliness since I mostly record acoustic guitar in ORTF with some omni's. I took Ethan's advice from his faq on this and decided I'd try it with the cheaper rigid fiberglass bass traps on the ceiling with coverage at about 80%.

Suggested ceiling height

I am in the process of builiding a new studio. I have the option to go to up to 9 1/2 foot ceilings. The room is not that large (23 X 12) and I'm thinking 8 foot ceilings would create a more controllable space. I mostly record acoustic bluegrass, folk, etc. but also have a drum kit and do the occasional rock and roll band.

Any opinions?