On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:35:38 -0400, Nate Najar wrote
(in article . com):

I have a 414 also but I didn't want to use it on the guitar because I
like to use it on drums. I was experimenting last night to see if the
3000 woul be a good fit on the guitar so i could use the 414 elsewhere.
unfortunately since it doesn't work it's not a good fit! I was going
to use it in th bridge position as an extra mic to pick up more mid
frequencies. The main mic I use on the guitar is the oktava 012 which
i love. I just ordered an omni capsule for it from th sound room so i
think I'll get better results when that comes in, but I'e been very
happy with this thing in cardioid too. I do need to pick up one or 2
more LDC's, haven't really decided on something yet. I haven't looked
at the shure ksm series yet, maybe I ought to. What I hate is that it
seems like all mics have a presence peak around 5-6k which drives me
insane. If i wanted that peak I'd eq it in myself. I would really
like to find a few relatively flat LDC's. If you use those peaked mics
on everything, the recording comes out harsh! I'd love to get a u87
but I don't want to spend that kind of bread just for a personal
studio. I'll probably get a tlm 193 or 103 plus something else and i
bet I'll be happy. Mic magazine just gave a rave review of that new
mxl "fake" tube mic. I know it's a cheap chinese mic, but it seems some
people have had good luck with mxl and the resposne curve on this mic
is almost dead flat, so that interests me. Maybe if I got that and a
neumann I'd have all my bases covered!

Anyway, could you explain how to do the M-S on solo guitar? I don't
know really any stereo micing techniques and should probably pick some
up. I play jazz so i make my records like the old days. I use a
single mic on the drums, a mic on the bass, and so forth.... I pan the
drums and bass opposite and then take my other instruments and put them
in the stereo field where I like them. gives a very cool sound with
definitely good separation and feel!

Nate


Nate,

The Rode NT2000 and NT2-a do better at not having that 5-6k peak. The u 87
has more of a plateau there. Try a U 89 or TLM 193 or TLM 170. Slightly
smaller diaphragm, slightly better off-axis response, slightly less peaky.

The AT 4050 is also not peaky.

If you really want to hear something nice. Try a Schoeps cmc641 SDC. It'll
make you reconsider your Oktava.

As usual, I have reviews of most of them on my site.

I'm not a fan of stereo (or multi) acoustic guitar micing, especially in
arrangements of the type you mention. The sounds gets sloppy unless you have
a really, really, really nice environment and even then you end up
compromising the spread to fit the mix. One good Schoeps with a good sounding
stereo reverb is much more workable.

Some will disagree. They may, that's cool. Click on the lower left link on my
site to bring up the directory or music recorded here. I have an MP3 of a cut
we did here called Wind. The six and 12 strings were each recorded with one
Schoeps cmc641.

On Existential Boogie I have two rhythm tracks of Martin D28 S on the left
and One Pre CBS vibrolux/semi acoustic telecaster on the right, all tracked
with the Schoeps and a Millennia Media STT-1. Enjoy.

Regards,

Ty Ford


Ty Ford



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