How to Record a Great Acoustic Guitar Sound

Despite the tune one is playing getting a good acoustic guitar capture is going to be a vital part of the record, and the good thing is that this can easily be done and it is not as complicated as most people would like to believe.

The first step in getting a good acoustic record is playing the acoustic guitar well because every great sound begins at the source and it is obvious that the better the guitar, the better the sound output. Most people overlook such subtle aspects of the performance and getting the right touch is everything and where the person holds the pick can make a huge difference and the more the pick sticks out the more the string the person will get and the less pick, the more the body. The tension level of the wrist can have a similar effect since a tense wrist will pull the string harder and a loose wrist will have a thinner or lighter sound.

By assessing where they want to hold the pick and when and how much to tense the wrist and the player needs to have a precise control over the sound of the guitar and the dynamics and the person has to work out that part of the composition in the record. Settling for where they want the upstrokes and the down strokes will create a deeper sound and the more careful they compose they are playing, the less they need to do in both the recording and the mixing process.

The tools have to be chosen well, all the person needs is one microphone and one preamp, and even though the person may need to have multi-milking techniques and taking a DI if the acoustic offers it but generally a single source is good enough. The person will not need the most expensive preamp since any mid-range pre-amp will do the job and give the player a glowy harmonic tone that produces a very transparent sound.

The mic must be more precise and a good microphone is one that has a small diaphragm condenser but most of them are dear, and some of the microphones may be excellent for percussion, but they are harsh on acoustic guitars. Huge diaphragm condensers work well and they can also double as vocal mics and they are cheaper than small diaphragm microphones.

There are a lot of approaches in selecting a microphone that is suitable for an acoustic guitar, and it is a good move to move the mic around while the guitar is playing so that the singer can get the place where the music sounds best.