Acoustic recording. Nylon guitar.

[donkey tugger]

I would boost the picking part a lot more myself for a finished piece

Cheers

I did...

https://donkeyt.bandcamp.com/track/burn-burn-burn

It's a pity he stopped developing his plug-ins (Mr Sonic Anomaly) as there was a lot of good stuff, Bass Professor and Unlimited being 2 more of me faves.

[Uncle E]

Here’s one for $110:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/275644293847?m ... media=COPY

Anyway, it’s not necessary. Record some dead air at the front, “learn” the noise from that in RX Spectral De-noise, and then isolate that section and lower its volume. No compression necessary and the de-noise will help make them sound consistent.

[Liquid lino]

one mic set for the high bit, one for the low, then edit the audios?

Problem with that is that the two mics and mic positions will never perfectly match, and with acoustic guitars, even tiny differences are really noticeable - if I move my mic an inch, the tonality completely changes.

But one mic two takes should be fine, each take setup for different gain structure etc. trick will be getting identical setup for the instrument and mic positon etc. Sticking a laser pointer on the mic can help with this, ensuring identical setup.

[JS_SEA]

My decision was Rode NT1A after testing 7 mics. My choice was not even influenced by the price. But I don't like using it for vocals, just for nylon string and acoustic guitar, it's fantastic imo

[vurt]

one mic set for the high bit, one for the low, then edit the audios?

Problem with that is that the two mics and mic positions will never perfectly match, and with acoustic guitars, even tiny differences are really noticeable - if I move my mic an inch, the tonality completely changes.

mount them together, like a double barrell shotgun
record as one full take.
given the difference in tone between the chord being played hard and the rest being played soft, the slight tonal difference between the mics, would be irrelevant.

[bp-app]

I would blend two takes. Using a compressor for such a big difference will sound smashed.

[Saffran]

I have a bit of feedback for you.
I have a memory from years back, of using my laptop and old old mics for recording my acoustic guitar. The stereo mic came from a cassette deck. Sitting at the kitchen table. And it sounded ok!
Sitting in front of the pc with the audio interface (Onyx artist 1-2). Using Behringer C-2 mics, and other type of mics. Didn't sound ok.
So i got to think that it could be the recording environment.
Instead of using 100 euro on a compressor i decided to buy the Zoom H1n.
First tests is promising. I'm now able, in an easy way, to try out different places in my apartment to find the best spot for recording. Together with test of distance and angle of the Zoom.
So far it's the kitchen table spot that gives the best result. Could be that it's 2x3 meter room with walls on 3 sides. My pc is in the large livingroom and have big empty space around it on 3 sides.

[The Noodlist]

Some interesting stuff. What about PC noise, small diaphragm condenser?

Use a laptop? Or, XLR cables from interface into another room?
With the Studio One app and similar, a recording can be initiated away from the actual DAW.

[The Noodlist]

The first two answers will get you what you need. Aphex 651 or 661 would be a good compressor for this.

What about a FMR RNC? Does it do dual mono?