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Taming boomy acoustic guitars

Taming boomy acoustic guitars - Pro Tools Tutorial

From the course: Real Recording School Weekly

Taming boomy acoustic guitars

- [Man] Acoustic guitar frequently gets recorded with mics placed too close to the sound hole. These examples were recorded with a dynamic mic pointed towards the 12th fret or the joint of the guitar, which is generally a good place to aim the mic for a balanced recording. In the first file, it's two inches from the guitar. It's very close. Hear how this goes. (guitar strumming) It almost sounds distorted, even though the pre-amp wasn't being pushed hard and nothing was in place that would cause that, but it's very close and there's a lot of low-end buildup. In the second file, I moved it five inches from the acoustic guitar. (guitar strumming) A little more clarity ensues, opens up a little bit, but in the third file I moved it 16 inches away from the acoustic guitar, which sounds a little preposterous. (guitar strumming) But in that example, it actually works pretty well. It softens up some of the high tones of the guitar and the low-end drops quite a bit and opens up for a more…

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