AA1 Week 6

Recording the Acoustic Guitar is something that I am very interested in, being a guitarist i can see myself using what we have learnt in the near future.

http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/gr1angledup.mp3

The first recording was with the Neumann U 89 I pointing straight at the sound hole. This created a very average guitar sound. It sounds very amateur and a little too "bassy" for my taste. It doesn't sound very dynamic.


http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/gr2fret.mp3

The second recording we did was with the microphone placed over the frets. This creates a much thinner sound than the other position, however this is one of the more clearer and dynamic recordings.

http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/gr3angleddown.mp3

The third recording was angled down on the guitar. This produced a very similar result to the 1st example. Yet again missing the dynamics that i desire.

http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/gr4straightup.mp3

The fourth recording was done a fair distance away from the guitar. In this example you can hear the reverberations form the walls and overall sounds like a very amateur recording. The sound isn't clear and doesn't present a dynamic timbre.

http://www.mydatabus.com/public/loudman/z/gr5xy.mp3

The Fifth recording we did was in an XY position using 2 Rhode NT5. This position recorded the best sound by far. It was very dynamic and clear.

Overall, i really enjoyed this exercise. When i record acoustic guitar in the future i will endeavour to record in an XY position. I really love this sound.