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ezFolk Forums > Guitar > Beginner Questions - Guitar > Recording slide guitar- microphone positioning? |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31st, 2007 03:12 pm |
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ShadyHarrison Approved 
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Hello, all. I was wondering whether anybody could offer some advice as to recording slide guitar. My recording setup is limited at the moment, as I'm running a Labtec voice mic into my PC, and have to record with that. Where would I put the mic to get the best recording of slide guitar? Thanks, Shady
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31st, 2007 10:16 pm |
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theBlackman Approved 
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Those mikes are quite sensitive. Put it about 14 to 18 inches away, aimmed at the sound hole, (unless you are using a pedal steel or Hawaiian), record. Listen. Adjust closer or further until you hear something you like. Bear in mind. The mike will lose the overtones and upper and lower end of the music. They are designed to cover the human voice range, which is narrower than music. Also, you will pickup any, I repeat, any background noise, including the fans and harddrives in your computer. Try putting a cardboard wall (a box if you will ) between the mike and the computer to block the noise from the system. Or get a Female, Male stereo adapter cord about 6 to 10 feet long, plug it in the Mike input, and plug the mike in, and move away from the computer to record. Start the record function, play your tune, stop the record function, edit the beginning and end "waste". Last edited on Sat Mar 31st, 2007 10:17 pm by theBlackman ____________________ Let each day start as a blank page for life to write upon. http://ezfolk.com/audio/dusty http://cdbaby.com/all/theblackman http://youtube.com/DustinFLeer |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 07:45 am |
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ShadyHarrison Approved
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Thanks, Dusty. I will definitely try that. What do you mean by a "Female, Male stereo adapter cord"? Are they easy to get hold of? Thanks again, Shady
____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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| Posted: Sun Apr 1st, 2007 09:13 pm |
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theBlackman Approved
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Yes they are readily available at most electronic stores. It is an adaptor that lets you plug the mike (MALE PLUG) in one end (FEMALE) and extends the line to where you plug (MALE) it into the computer or recorder (FEMALE) Think about it. MALE = PLUG FEMALE = SOCKET. Yeah it sounds chauvanistic, but is a fairly accurate rough description. So you have a stereo cord with a mini-phone (35 mm) socket at one end, and a length of cord ( 3 to 10 feet) with a mini-phone Plug at the other. The Plug goes in the Microphone socket on the computer. The microphone itself is plugged into the other end, and you are off and running. Last edited on Sun Apr 1st, 2007 09:17 pm by theBlackman ____________________ Let each day start as a blank page for life to write upon. http://ezfolk.com/audio/dusty http://cdbaby.com/all/theblackman http://youtube.com/DustinFLeer |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 2nd, 2007 09:30 pm |
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ShadyHarrison Approved
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Thanks, Dusty. I'll look into it.
____________________ "If I'm going to see the light, maybe I will be alright, for now I'm headin' down that centre line" Mike McLaren. http://ezfolk.com/audio/Shady my ezfolk audio site- Yahoo! |
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20th, 2007 06:27 am |
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Roj Approved
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The short answer is to try different Mic positions and see what results you get - i think the standard position for a flat top is at the neck pointing toward the sound hole. Personally, playing an AMI parlour i get great results from positiong the mic at the rear bout of the guitar Best regards Roj
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| Posted: Fri Apr 20th, 2007 10:32 pm |
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holleyhall Approved 
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I use an external mic for most of my acoustic slide playing. I have a Martin acoustic pick-up I can plug in as well to my digital... but it tends to bring out an electric sound which I am not really after in some songs .. though some of the newer acoustic guitars have pickups that will enhance the acoustic sound verses an electric..Electric guitar can enhance the slide... Just depends on your preference..
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