The Best Way To Record Acoustic Guitar and Vocals (at the same time)
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The best way to record your acoustic guitar and vocals at the same time is with two microphones.
This gives you a more upfront sound and more control over the balance and mix down process later.
In this video I show you what equipment you'll need to pull this off and the best mic placement techniques to get as much separation as possible. - เพลง
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can this setup be me mixed as sterio, by doubling the guitar part?
will the vocal bleeding in them affect if same panned left n right ?
vocal part should be in centre right?
I'm crazy impressed with how much the guitar mic rejected the vocals! Nicely done sir!
i'm pretty sure it must be capturing way more once he starts to sing an octave up...
Graham, just wanted to thank you for this great tutorial :) What a great time to be alive when we have all you awesome people sharing your hard-earned knowledge online, sometimes on the other side of the globe!
Been following your videos for must be 10 years now. Learned a hell of a lot from you about recording, never seen you play though. Never knew you were such a good artist in your own right! Good job!
Great video, Graham...this helped solve our ongoing problem of how to capture the feel of our live jams, which often gets lost in overdubs. Much appreciated!
This vibe was so chill I watched the whole thing. Learned how mic point. Cool
yes Graham!
more acoustic and vocals videos!!!
Thank you! I’ve been looking for a good set up to record myself with one take instead of overdubs. This is great!
This is an amazing video Graham! It's a long time I follow you and I'm glad to see your constant growth. Thanks for your quite clear English speaking and pronunciation. It's a pleasure to hear and see. Regards from Argentinian Patagonia :)
Wonderful, wonderful simple and practical recording education. Thank you.
These are very well done. Good info, and tightly edited. Much appreciated!!
I’m enjoying going through your 6-step process for creating radio-ready tunes. When listening to your demo, I could hear where some awesome vocal harmonies would fit perfectly and add a pleasant dimension (didn’t know you were going to do that in your final mix at that point). And then in your final mix-BAM! I’m using an AEA ribbon mic and a CAD condenser mic (another AEA will be purchased this Fall), but recorded vocal and guitar cab from different sides of the room; however, after watching this video, I think I’m going to take advantage of the ribbon mic’s incredible side rejection capability and mount them sideways to see what results I get...seems promising! Thanks for a great tutorial. Okay, back to your 6 steps!
Thanks Graham. I've learned so much from this channel. I always find something useful in your videos!
Thanks Graham!
You are an excellent teacher and a great inspiration!!
These are very minute nuances but very very important for the recording as a guitarist should know. Brilliant video thanks for sharing it
That performance was ROCKIN !!!! Keep it up Graham!
Very impressed by your suggestions. As a seasoned Engineer /Producer, I find it extremely important to check your ego at the door. I have this personal rule and that's remember your 'ABC' s' "Always Be Challenged '... I am truly blown away with that insane separation / isolation, of you Microphone choices and placement. Well done, Sir indeed!
This worked out perfectly, thank you for the demonstration
Great job as usual Graham. Last time I tried to record guitar and vocals I was somewhat underwhelmed with the results. I'll definitely try it this way now.
I was shocked to see this video the other night. Mainly because the next day I was meeting a friend to record his acoustic performance using the exact same setup you used. Well, very similar. I used a Rode NT1a microphone and a second mic for more guitar. We used a Shure SM58 for the guitar body and the Rode NT1a for some guitar and mainly focused on vocals. It was nice to get a tip on doing this before doing it. I felt nicely prepared. Looking forward to seeing how you process the audio in the next video. Because my recording needs the help. Thanks for always providing top tips that are actually useful and applicable to us here at home. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing! Exactly what I was looking for mate.
Terrific video Graham, just what I was looking for! I am doing research on just what audio equipment I would need to do this type of recording...............Thanks, Steve
Thank you very much man. I learn a lot from your videos. God bless you
I have a Shure SM57 and they are amazing. Can be used on anything! I will be looking at a Rode for my acoustic.
This is a great video, so useful. Thank you for sharing this info.
Your videos are so incredibly helpful, i almost have the same mic setup (have a shureSM58 instead), but i always had problems making my stuff sound good. These tips really helped! Subscribed :).
Thank you so much your videos have made a major difference in my recording
Love your videos, Graham! Thanks for the help.
Graham, you are truly amazing! This was exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much.
Very helpful, thank you Graham. Would be great to see how you'd go about mixing this!
Thanks for the helpful videos! Much appreciated!
Thank you your videos are very clear and concise.
You are awesome, hope you'll continue with these tutorial videos for a long timee!!!
Graham, thank you! So much!
Superb, easy to understand and follow. great vid/breakdown
Not only are you a great Tutor you are a wonderful artist and songwriter. Just saying.😀
Great Job and very well explained
Thanks for the vid mate 👏 might get that sm57 mic myself now 🙂
Love what your doing...........keep up the good work..............
Im lucky I came across you channel..i've been looking for this type of tutorial ages ago but no joy..thank you...
I like using 2 bidirectional mics one pointing at the guitar with the null pointing at the voice then the other pointing at the vocals and the null at the guitar. works amazing
Thank you for sharing your wisdom
Why did the song remind me of Incubus. I love this. Great video btw. I rarely watch a full performance when someone’s demonstrating
Thanks this helped to record my songs !
Well done. Rode NT1 is my favorite mic for both guitar and vocal. It’s amazing how much the Rode adds to the vocal as soft as it is picked up. Magic. :-)
Thanks Graham. You're awesome.
Bravo! Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely helping with my Pro Tools learning curve. Thanks for these vids. Follow-up question is how to add/sync drum track to the this?
Thank you so much!!
Good job Graham! 🙌🏼🙏🏼👊🏼
Great vid, Graham!
thanks alot for recording videos very great info
Now that was awesome!
So helpful.
Greatly detailed info!!! Thanks!
Hi Graham!! Thank you very much!!! It would be great if you could make a video about the mixing of a track recorded this way, and how to deal with the bleeding so it is not noticeable in the mix. Cheers from Mexico!
Great break down. Song might not be everyone's cup of tea but cool to learn more techniques.
Thanx for the tips!
Graham, thanks for doing this! I can make thick and dense mixes sound pretty good, but am just not as good at doing this kind of sparse live type thing. You are the bee's knees.
It sounded great! And the bleed actually helps glue everything together.
The SM 57 response actually emphasizes an important part of the guitar so it completes the other condenser sound wihout an EQ.
I though the condenser would pick a lot more of the vocals, it's surprising how much it rejected them.
Very helpful, thanks! I need to buy another mic stand.
hey great voice Graham! I was surprised to hear much more bleed on the VOX MIC, and virtually none from the cardiod!
That helps a lot Thanks
Great as Always
Ok, this really helped me out. I was using the condenser mic on the vocals and my SM58 on the acoustic. Changing that around made my life much easier in getting the levels right. Thanks so much! My interface right now is an Allen & Heath Zed 10FX as I had it already for gigging. Just starting to try to record. Would I be better off getting a dedicated interface like a Focusrite 2i4 or a Moto m4 ( I want the midi interface)?
Thankyou I learn to so much especially mic placement. So cool man. You might save me a trip to university :)
Very hard to get right...phase issues.... Flashlight analogy , smart. A matter of degrees , subtle positioning changes can make large results.
Good Video!
Thank you
nice vid! very helpful!
wow thank you!
Thank you !!!!!
Yeah! someone who really knows what they're doing!!
Nice :) Got to try this
I'm looking for a way to record acoustic guitar in stereo (probably X-Y or M-S) and vocals at the same time. Can anyone recommend me an interface with 3 XLR inputs?
Alternatively I could buy something like a focusrite scarlet 18i8 with 4 inputs, could there be a benefit to recording the vocals in stereo also?
thanks
Been trying to figure out a way to record a live performance of acoustic guitar with vocals in real time. Gonna try this.
Great video!
I tried the same thing with the exact same setup but my condenser isn't rejecting much of the vocals at all.
There's a lot more vocals than you've got on yours.
Could it be because of the gain level of my preamp or placement?
Nice video. I’d always considered my SM57 to be mainly for gigs, but will give it a shot per your suggestion. Btw, I do a similar setup, but flip the guitar mic upside down to get better separation. Thx.
Dude.. good stuff.
i really wanna try record guitar first but i cant sing with beat n tempo like in stereo room, any adivce? Plz
That is a great song brother.
Can you upload a tutorial on how to setup the Central Station Plus and How To Calibrate The Meter And Ect PLEASE 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I have a condenser, think its mxe looks just like that but I cant tell if theres a "front" or where its at. I also have a shure sm57 and a behringer dynamic. I tried to use both dynamics and got A LOT of echo and the condenser is worse. Maybe my gain levels are too high or I need to play with the angles more. Thanks for posting
Hi Graham, your videos are superb and this one is especially well done. Do you see any problem with using a large diaphragm condenser mic in both positions if I don't need to maximize separation of the vocal and guitar tracks? I'm a huge fan of large diaphragm condensers. I would just position the vocal mic a bit below my chin and point it upward toward my mouth.
Could you do a video about recording electric guitar and vocals at the same time?
Thanks Graham
I love your set up, sounds great! One thing that could help is moving your vocal mic about 4-5 inches left (your perspective)... still angled at your face... this will reduce losing vocal consistency when turning to look at your guitar neck.
is their an interface any knows of that wouldn't need a preamp for the vocals?
Thank you.
Joy Unspeakable and full of glory....
Can you explain how to put it all together with the video ?
Can I also record my voice with the condenser mic and guitar with the dynamic?
Good videos! Plus one subscriber, from Brazil!
Graham, do you plan to release more complicated recording and mixing tutorials. I've been watching your videos for years, and would benefit from a progression from beginner videos
I love your all videos and have been following u.. ur great.. i have been following all ur recommendation.. i have a question.. is it ok to record guitar plugging in and vocal on mic..?
Nice thanks..
So, If you have one condenser and one dynamic mic, use dynamic for vocal and condenser for acoustic guitar?
i have an om28 too - looks like i have the right mic and guitar - off to a good start
Really helpful! :D
yeah hi there so i don.t know how to use it becuse my guttar and my micphone are not black and than i need the speeker for guttar and for micphone guttar to fix it please
thank you buddie for this info great
It's not a super cheap way to do it, but using two ribbon microphones to do this is the absolute best. Ribbon mics have terrific rejection in the nulls/dead zones. There are several mid-high end condensers that give you the ability to get a figure 8 pattern mic, but they still don't reject as nice a ribbon mics. The bleed when doing this setup with ribbons is virtually undetectable. Check out a video on the Sterling Audio ribbon mics. Affordable and seem pretty nice.