If you have an electro-acoustic, you can always record the DI as well as using mic'd options and record to separate tracks in the same take. Then you can blend between them, or throw some spacial fx on one or either track.
This! Some of the best advice I’ve ever heard was to always arm everything you have up regardless of what where in the room or what you are recording. You never know what cool sounds you might find and hard drive space is dirt cheap
You could also feed it into a clean amp sim and blend the two. George Martin used to record John Lennon’s acoustic with a mic for clarity and blend in an AC30 for body.
I think some of Pat Metheny's acoustic sounds are done this way. But the mic is a small mini mic built in to the guitar's body. I have tried this with a DPA tiny mic stuck near the bridge under the strings, and a LR Baggs Align Series Session pedal for acoustic guitars on the DI output.
Love the video Austin! Professional tracking/mix engineer here, really appreciate a producer like yourself going over techniques like this. Just wanted to mention ORTF and NOS are also great techniques for recording acoustic guitar if you have a stereo pair of small diaphragm condensers. Both sound wider than XY but are much more natural sounding than using a spaced pair or MS.
@MakePopMusic on a DI track you can add acoustic IR in DAW, same thing is fishman aura pedal, its just adds an IR to your DI signal to make it sound more real, but benefit of using an IR is you can make your guitar sound like different guitar model (small/big body etc.)
Very comprehensive and easy to understand! It was also helpful for me, personally, to back the mic away to a bit of a distance where it isn't roomy, because nobody listens to a guitar with their ear up against the soundhole. :D
Great stuff - also depends how much of the instrument body noise - tapping etc - you need / want to capture. The mid side is good for that as deeper percussive sounds will be centred.
Hey Austin, a video about recording and tips using hardware synths (like the Juno in the background) would be neat! Maybe what preamps or what earcandy you use constantly while tracking hardware like this. Excellent content
Love all this! I like to use DIs when I'm demoing/writing for the sake of speed and ease, but I hate the sound. Something that helps is putting an acoustic IR and a little room reverb on the DI tracks. I have a couple of the Taylor IRs from 3 Sigma. They're not a perfect substitute, but they're a lot better than a bone dry DI.
I haven't recorded acoustics in ages and this video is so good at explaining these methods! I do remember using a mix of DI for the punch and definition without the sound-hole boominess, and a condenser about 1 meter away (or far enough to sound "ambient"). maybe threw an sm57 on the 12th fret, can't really remember, but sounds like something I would do :D
Hey Austin, Great video. Thanks for this. 1. Can you please let us know at what gain stage level we should start recording an acoustic guitar ? 2. Do you prefer different type of acoustic guitars over different type of playings. Eg, which guitar will be more suitable for strumming over intimate playing. Thanks for your time.
hellooo how are youu? Hope you're doing great, so today i'm here craving you an updated video on how to mix a pop music ;) , not only the vocals but the whole mix
Hey Austin, can you make a video about fake guitars in the future? Like for example a lot of us producers don't have access to real guitars or don't know how to play, but there are so many kontakt libraries and VST plug-ins that emulate guitar. Like a video going through options and how to make them sound as realistic as possible. Could be a dope idea for a video.
Yeah I can work on that. I’m in the process of making a new course that uses a ton of guitar and bass and in the course I show how to replicate every live part with a plugin.
Lauten Audio 120s. Same as spaced pair! Mono mic was the Lauten LS208 Mid side and blumlein were Lewitt LCT 1040 on bottom and Lauten Eden on top at 90 degrees.
If you have an electro-acoustic, you can always record the DI as well as using mic'd options and record to separate tracks in the same take. Then you can blend between them, or throw some spacial fx on one or either track.
This! Some of the best advice I’ve ever heard was to always arm everything you have up regardless of what where in the room or what you are recording. You never know what cool sounds you might find and hard drive space is dirt cheap
Just a tip for those doing this. If u have a built in tuner it will not record audio DI if the Turner is on
You could also feed it into a clean amp sim and blend the two. George Martin used to record John Lennon’s acoustic with a mic for clarity and blend in an AC30 for body.
I think some of Pat Metheny's acoustic sounds are done this way.
But the mic is a small mini mic built in to the guitar's body.
I have tried this with a DPA tiny mic stuck near the bridge under the strings,
and a LR Baggs Align Series Session pedal for acoustic guitars on the DI output.
Probably one of the best videos I've seen about recording a guitar. Thumbs up!
Love the video Austin! Professional tracking/mix engineer here, really appreciate a producer like yourself going over techniques like this.
Just wanted to mention ORTF and NOS are also great techniques for recording acoustic guitar if you have a stereo pair of small diaphragm condensers. Both sound wider than XY but are much more natural sounding than using a spaced pair or MS.
Thanks for this. Very informative. The thickness of a guitar pick can make quite a difference in the sound. Simple and cheap too!
100%
People don’t pay attention to pick thickness enough.
Thanks.
I thought this was the best presentation I’ve seen so far.
Wish it existed when I was figuring it all out.
@MakePopMusic on a DI track you can add acoustic IR in DAW, same thing is fishman aura pedal, its just adds an IR to your DI signal to make it sound more real, but benefit of using an IR is you can make your guitar sound like different guitar model (small/big body etc.)
Blumelein is my Favourite one, Thank you for this video and lots love from India. 🎸❣
Very comprehensive and easy to understand! It was also helpful for me, personally, to back the mic away to a bit of a distance where it isn't roomy, because nobody listens to a guitar with their ear up against the soundhole. :D
This is super dope. I believe Blumlein is XY with figure 8 pattern (perhaps not Mid/Side)
Suitable to place a leading voice in the center!
Great stuff - also depends how much of the instrument body noise - tapping etc - you need / want to capture. The mid side is good for that as deeper percussive sounds will be centred.
Excellent, very comprehensive and really useful! Thanks for your work.
Hey Austin, a video about recording and tips using hardware synths (like the Juno in the background) would be neat! Maybe what preamps or what earcandy you use constantly while tracking hardware like this.
Excellent content
Love all this! I like to use DIs when I'm demoing/writing for the sake of speed and ease, but I hate the sound. Something that helps is putting an acoustic IR and a little room reverb on the DI tracks. I have a couple of the Taylor IRs from 3 Sigma. They're not a perfect substitute, but they're a lot better than a bone dry DI.
I haven't recorded acoustics in ages and this video is so good at explaining these methods!
I do remember using a mix of DI for the punch and definition without the sound-hole boominess, and a condenser about 1 meter away (or far enough to sound "ambient"). maybe threw an sm57 on the 12th fret, can't really remember, but sounds like something I would do :D
Hey Austin, Great video. Thanks for this.
1. Can you please let us know
at what gain stage level we should start recording an acoustic guitar ?
2. Do you prefer different type of acoustic guitars over different type of playings. Eg, which guitar will be more suitable for strumming over intimate playing.
Thanks for your time.
I’m just starting learning cubase and it helped me a lot! Do you reccomend specific microphones to XY method?
Awesome synopsis man. Haven't tracked an acoustic in a while so this was the perfect video to refresh my memory. Subscribed 🤘
Woah, never seen a Blumlein setup with a center mic before and the phase flip. Pretty much only used Blumlein as a stereo setup.
Nice and of course double track with a Nashville tuning guitar.
yeah, or use a 12 string, if you have one 😀
Thanks for listening to the comments on the Noah Kahan video and making this tutorial! Super helpful
Thank you- excellent mid/side explanation
Yooo love that you immediately did that video after we were all suggesting it after last week‘s video!
Austin, You are the best.
I like the XY sound for arpegio, but for strumming I prefer the spaced pair.
Yesss!!! I asked for this in the Noah Kahn video!!! Thank you
hellooo how are youu? Hope you're doing great, so today i'm here craving you an updated video on how to mix a pop music ;) , not only the vocals but the whole mix
I’d like a video about how to give synths and keyboards the best sound (effects, compressors, mix in general)
Hey Austin, can you make a video about fake guitars in the future? Like for example a lot of us producers don't have access to real guitars or don't know how to play, but there are so many kontakt libraries and VST plug-ins that emulate guitar. Like a video going through options and how to make them sound as realistic as possible. Could be a dope idea for a video.
Yeah I can work on that. I’m in the process of making a new course that uses a ton of guitar and bass and in the course I show how to replicate every live part with a plugin.
That'd be great 👍 even as someone with 15 years of playing guitar and bass, I still break out Ample midi sometimes. Can get tricky going b/t the two
Amazing video. Thanks for making it!
all your videos are so informative and helpful, it would be nice to see anything from ariana’s new album
This is nice, this is my exact guitar :) Perfect!
Austin, THANKS A BUNCH, VERY USEFUL
EXAMPLES:
XY- 17:23 & 18:27
Spaced Pair - 17:31 & 18:35
Solo Mic Mono - 17:39 & 18:43
Solo Mic Double Tracked - 17:47 & 18:51
Mid/Side - 17:55 & 18:59
Blumlein - 18:03 & 19:07
DI Mono - 18:11 & 19:15
DI Double Tracked - 18:19 & 19:23
Thank you so much!🙌🏽
Which microphones are you using for your xy position?
Lauten Audio 120s. Same as spaced pair!
Mono mic was the Lauten LS208
Mid side and blumlein were Lewitt LCT 1040 on bottom and Lauten Eden on top at 90 degrees.
@@MakePopMusic thank you for the response 🙏
Nice
Blumelein sounds the best IMHO
Yeah blumlein sounds nuts!
2nd. It’s quiet here.
Invite all of your friends
First here🤭🤭🤭
Happy Friday! :D