{"id":5289,"date":"2022-07-27T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/how-to-mic-acoustic-guitar\/"},"modified":"2022-07-27T15:55:01","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T15:55:01","slug":"how-to-mic-acoustic-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/how-to-mic-acoustic-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Mic Acoustic Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/how-to-mic-acoustic-guitar\/#Capture_better_acoustic_guitar_sounds\" >Capture better acoustic guitar sounds.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/27\/how-to-mic-acoustic-guitar\/#Get_a_Grammy-winning_producers_advice_on\" >Get a Grammy-winning producer\u2019s advice on:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capture_better_acoustic_guitar_sounds\"><\/span>Capture better acoustic guitar sounds.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>It can be tough to mic acoustic guitars when you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/music-career\/how-to-record-and-produce-music-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recording<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Every instrument is unique, every player is different, and not everyone agrees on how an acoustic guitar should even sound: Chimey &amp; clear? Boomy &amp; percussive? Dead &amp; woody?<\/p>\n<p>For an instrument as orthodox as the acoustic guitar, there are still endless possibilities. Too many options can leave you unsure of how to start.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why I found this video so helpful.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_a_Grammy-winning_producers_advice_on\"><\/span>Get a Grammy-winning producer\u2019s advice on:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Picking the right mics &amp; mic pairs<\/li>\n<li>Various mic placements<\/li>\n<li>The usage of the guitar in different genres<\/li>\n<li>Where the acoustic guitar will eventually sit in the mix<\/li>\n<li>EQing through mic placement &amp; different picks<\/li>\n<li>Selecting a preamp<\/li>\n<li>How to use a DI for extra clarity or grit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll see Jacquire King (Kings of Leon, Tom Waits, Norah Jones) record Nashville guitar player Jerry McPherson (Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw) while Ben Lindell from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Universal Audio<\/a> acts as a guide throughout the session to clarify technical points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check it out and then lemme know, what\u2019s your favorite mic setup for acoustic guitar?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/musician-tips\/mic-acoustic-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Mic Acoustic Guitar<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diymusician.cdbaby.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Musician<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capture better acoustic guitar sounds. It can be tough to mic acoustic guitars when you\u2019re recording. Every instrument is unique, every player is different, and not everyone agrees on how an acoustic guitar should even sound: Chimey &amp; clear? Boomy &amp; percussive? Dead &amp; woody? For an instrument as orthodox as the acoustic guitar, there are still endless possibilities. Too many options can leave you unsure of how to start. Which is why I found this video so helpful. Get a Grammy-winning producer\u2019s advice on: Picking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5289\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}