Acoustic DI > Mic emulation VST ?

[AudioBabble]

I'm wondering if anyone's come up with this...

DI from acoustic sounds pretty nasty on a recording (generally speaking), so... might there be a plugin that takes that kind of signal and "emulates" what an acoustic would sound like mic'd up?

I've heard of people using IR's from various bodies of acoustic guitars to achieve this, but imagine this is only half the story since frequency also plays a big part in the sound of a DI vs Mic.

Pretty sure I could do something after hours of trying out different IR's and manually playing with EQ... but a plugin would save me the bother!

[TVbene]

There is Nembrini Acoustic Voice.

[AudioBabble]

There is Nembrini Acoustic Voice.

Fantastic, just what I was looking for! As it says on their website: “Turn your under saddle pickup into a studio grade PRO sounding full body elite instrument”

Obviously, I just didn't use the right keywords.

Thank you

[Saffran]

I've had my eyes on Blue Cat's Re-Guitar - https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_ReGuitar/ - need it to come down 50% before i'll make a move on it.

[AudioBabble]

I've had my eyes on Blue Cat's Re-Guitar - https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_ReGuitar/ - need it to come down 50% before i'll make a move on it.

I have it.. unless I've got old version or something, it doesn't really have anything for acoustic DI to make it sound more like mic'd acoustic... it can do electric to acoustic I believe, but I'm at a loss to think why I would want that since I have an acoustic already!

[TVbene]

Fantastic, just what I was looking for! As it says on their website: “Turn your under saddle pickup into a studio grade PRO sounding full body elite instrument”

Obviously, I just didn't use the right keywords.

Thank you

Nembrini has regular sales by the way, up to 80%! And you can try it beforehand.

[Blue Cat Audio]

I've had my eyes on Blue Cat's Re-Guitar - https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_ReGuitar/ - need it to come down 50% before i'll make a move on it.

I have it.. unless I've got old version or something, it doesn't really have anything for acoustic DI to make it sound more like mic'd acoustic... it can do electric to acoustic I believe, but I'm at a loss to think why I would want that since I have an acoustic already!

Thanks for mentioning our plug-in. It may actually help a little bit with acoustics too sometimes, if you disable pickup simulation and just use the body simulation. But it depends on your source and the expected result.

[Winstontaneous]

Also - if the acoustic pickup you're using is a piezo and doesn't already have a preamp, be sure to use a preamp/DI with as high an input impedance as possible (at least 1MegOhm, and up to 10MegOhm if available) or any plugin processing you do afterwards will just be lipstick on a pig.

[kris.audioplanet]

Woodworks UAD

[hotmitts]

I have the Nembrini which is OK, but uses ilok which I didn't personally get on with. The Blue cat one is good. Another option is to use impulse respones of acoustic guitars on your Di'ed guitar

EDIT -oh yes and overloud TH-U have 2 acoustic packs which are very good. The TH-U seems to get negative responses here for the electric amps, but I found these acoustic packs good.

https://overloud.com/products/lrs-acoustic-dream

https://www.overloud.com/products/bm-pro-acoustic

[jamcat]

Find some acoustic guitar impulses and run the DI guitar through convolution.

http://acousticir.free.fr/spip.php?rubrique2

[CapnLockheed]

Another vote for convolution. I spent nearly the entire day just yesterday demoing acoustic guitar body IRS. Any IR loader VST will do, but I prefer to use one that displays the actual wave, I find the visual cues helpful. Also the plugin needs a good browser. Sooo....I usually use either SIR or Wavearts ConvologyXT.

Now, just like all other IRS, guitar IRS are only as good as guy that made them. The guitar you're using and the sound you're shooting for are also considerations. Bottom line?? Will a well made IR make your quacky, plasticky piezo pup sound like a mic'd up pre-war Martin. Not exactly. BUT......will it make sound WAY better and sit better in the mix?

ABSOLUTELY!!

The link jamcat posted has a lot of free AG IRS......good place to start!

Oh....and BTW....there are some cheap IR Loader pedals out now. They are marketed to be used for loading cabsim implulses, but they load acoustic guitar IRS just as well. They can even handle smaller short-tailed verbs and some short delays.

I'm using this one:



Cheers.....CL

[Blue Cat Audio]

I've had my eyes on Blue Cat's Re-Guitar - https://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_ReGuitar/ - need it to come down 50% before i'll make a move on it.

I have it.. unless I've got old version or something, it doesn't really have anything for acoustic DI to make it sound more like mic'd acoustic... it can do electric to acoustic I believe, but I'm at a loss to think why I would want that since I have an acoustic already!

Thanks for mentioning our plug-in. It may actually help a little bit with acoustics too sometimes, if you disable pickup simulation and just use the body simulation. But it depends on your source and the expected result.

Re-Guitar has actually been updated since and now has a new piezo input type that will let you get pretty good acoustic tones out of your piezo takes, as shown in the example below. Of course it works best with acoustic DI (thinner electric guitar strings make it sound a bit different):