Chords for Classical Guitar Recording Technique: Recording Acoustic & Acoustic/Electric Classical Guitars

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guys, Travis here from Soundpure.
Today we're doing something very special in the studio.
_ We've actually gotten a handful of excellent, [A] excellent, _ very high quality _ nylon string
guitars in on consignment [G] recently, so we decided _ [D] why not do a microphone [A] technique
video focusing on _ [D] specific techniques for miking and recording nylon [G] string instruments.
_ _ So that's what we're doing.
_ _ _ _ [D] Starting with, we've got right here a [Bm] pair of our Schepps, [A] _ the CMC-6 bodies.
We've got the MK _ [F#]-2H capsules on them.
They're the [E] omni capsules with a [C#m] slight high frequency [D] extension.
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They just provide a nice warm natural [D]
tone with a little bit of extra detail on the top end.
[G] It really [D] helps accentuate the top end detail of [G] these fine [D] instruments.
The other [C#m] thing you might notice [F#] compared to how we [A] normally record is there is no carpet
on the floor.
_ The reason for [G] this is we found that [F#] for _ [D] classical string instruments, miking [A] them with omnis,
getting them a little bit closer to [E] the ground to pick up a little bit more of the direct
reflection of the instrument straight off the ground _ helps create a more focused [F#m] image
of the [E] instrument, _ _ [D#m] whereas if you had omnis, of course, [F#] in this room with no carpet, a
little bit higher up, _ [B] the image might get a little diffuse and muddy and not [C#] as clear.
So we kept these a little [F#m] bit lower again just to [Bm] maximize the [C#] reflections [Em] off the floor
to get a little bit more focus.
[F#] _ _ We [Bm] do have a [E] combination of both [Em] standard only acoustic instruments as well as acoustic electric. _ _
So what [B] we did with just the [Em] pure acoustic mics is we have a pair of Neumann TLM [Am] _ -107s
in the [F#] back as _ [B] _
_ _ cardioid room [Em] microphones. _ _
These microphones are [E] excellent, excellent [G] room mics because [B] they are very, very natural,
incredibly [Em]
transparent.
They've got a lot of detail but [F#] also a lot of musicality [Em] as well.
So when you combine the close mics of these warm, _ natural, open [F#m] sheps with [Em] the room mics
[D#m] of the 107s, you get [B] a nice depth, [E] a lot of transparency [F#] in the back wall, _ but [B] again a
lot of natural warmth and natural [C#] representation coming from the sheps here.
It's a really, [F#m] really fantastic [B] sound and I hope you enjoy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ So what we decided to do with the Starlight over here, which is a hybrid [D#m] acoustic and
electric instrument, is we kept [B] the sheps as they [E] were, which is the [F#m] CMC6 bodies, the
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[D#m] MK2H capsules.
_ _ [B] Those are running through our Avalon 2022 preamp.
It's an excellent [F#m]
combination, [Bm] full-bodied, [F] clean, [F#m] transparent. _
_ [Em] We took the [F#] amplified [B] signal and ran it into [E] a Kahr Sportsman and [Em] miked it with a Shure
_ _ KSM313 ribbon mic [B] and ran that ribbon mic into a classic [Em] Vintic _ _ X73i _ preamp.
Now, despite this being a [B] combination that most folks would think of just straight classic
rock ribbon into [Em] Neve, _ _ [F#]
as you'll hear, it's actually very, [A] very fitting for this [E] classical
performance as [Em] it adds a little bit of fullness, a little bit of richness.
_ It's just a very _ [E] forgiving and a very musical sound for the amplifier [F#] and letting the sheps
pick up the [D#m] natural beauty, the natural warmth and the natural [E] tone of the Starlight
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acoustically.
So let's take a [B] listen.
Hope you all enjoy.
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Thanks so much for checking out this video.
Hope you all [A#] enjoyed it.
Again, [A] it's something a little bit different that we do here, but we have gotten a handful
of requests for _ specifically classical or nylon [F#] string guitar miking.
So I hope this was informative for you all.
If you have any [A] questions about this, about _ other mic combinations, other preamp
combinations used for [D] either classical _ recording, any sort of recording at all, we're here
to help.
[Em] We'd be more than happy [A] to speak with you.
If you're interested in trying any of these [B] pieces of gear, we've got a lot of great _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Please give us a call.
We'd be happy to set you up with a try [D] before you buy a demo program.
Additionally, [Am] we have financing as well.
Again, we're more [E] than happy to talk to you about anything pertaining to recording, so
[F#m] please don't hesitate to [A] call us.
Thanks again.
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