Recording Acoustic Guitar and Vocals at the Same Time 

Seán O'Brien you must be new here 😂

Hahahaha

Obviously 😂

Worked well!

Totally agree - the Roswell mics and positioning gave surprisingly good separation. Makes me want to try them on other applications. :)

Very cool!

No you can’t. Sing in tune!

Depends on the vibe you’re after.

Thanks for watching!

It's not a bad suggestion. If it was an amazing-sounding room I would maybe try it.

Or you know, you could just add reverb 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thanks for watching. I wouldn't use XY on the guitar in this scenario, because the vocal bleed would be on one side of the stereo spectrum, making the vocal feel off-center in the mix. For stuff like this, I use one mic per source.

Joe Gilder • Home Studio Corner what about with a M&S setup on the guitar? I’ve not tried that technique as I don’t have a fig-8 pattern mic but wouldn’t that allow you to angle your main mic down still, while the 8 pattern would still reject the vocals pretty well?

Because I like the way it sounds. :)

@@HomeStudioCorner Haha well that's a good reason! But do you have any technical reasons?

It's been a few years since I used the NT1A, but I remember liking it. I'm not good at comparing mics, but the Mini K47 felt warmer than what I remember the NT1A feeling.

Hi Geddy, regarding Sweetwater, please ask your rep to special order the Mini K47 for you. We'd be happy to work with them to get Roswell mics to you. Regarding the NT1-A, it's a nicely built mic with a very different sound than the Mini K47. I personally prefer the Mini K47 for the sources I record, but YMMV. Ultimately, you'd have to compare them yourself to see which works better for you, your clients, and your room. These two microphones sound different, and will favor different sources. See my RU-vid channel for many example/demo videos. In the recent Little Wing video, the Mini was used on drum OH, guitar cab, and bass cab, with great results. Raw stem tracks from that session can be downloaded from the Roswell website.

Thanks Joe for the quick response and Roswell Audio :)

I just got one from Zen Audio tonight ordered on line i didn't see that Sweetwater carried Roswell Pro Audio? I try to buy from Sweetwater do you do the finance deals? Roswell would really do well @ Sweetwater.

Because that wouldn’t be live. The whole point of this was to capture a live performance. Overdubs make it not a live performance but something else.

@@HomeStudioCorner I don`t mean overdubs. I mean just duplicating the one guitar track and pan it right and left for more width. Or have two mics for the guitar and pan them left and right. I`m just curious why you didn't do that and chose to have everything in the center.

Because that is a very common mistake that causes phase issues and ruins the mix. Watch this video for specifics: THIS IS NOT STEREO ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-od_YQs0mIqs.html

@@HomeStudioCorner You are not answering my question. I was considering buying your online courses but the way you reply to my messages is not very helpful. At 5 minutes and 20 seconds into this video one of the most knowledgable and experienced people in the business is demonstrating and teaching how to record an acoustic guitar with two mics like I told you about in my initial question. He specifically does this to widen the sound of the guitar and make the vocals shine in the center. Here’s the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qggDfSVkU0o.htmlsi=ACAmHcNSDvLoJ033 Graham Cochrane is also teaching this way of recording acoustic guitars in stereo for the same reason. So my question remains the same and unaswered. Why didn’t you record the guitar with two mics at the same time and pan left and right to widen the soundstage and leave room for the vocals to shine in the center?

Sorry just seeing this. Maybe you typed it wrong, but in one of your comments you wrote: " I mean just duplicating the one guitar track and pan it right and left for more width." That's why I responded that way. To your question about why I didn't record with two mics on the guitar...mainly I didn't want to. Secondly, when you use two mics you end up picking up more vocal in one mic over the other, so the mix can sound lop-sided. Thirdly, one more mic means 50% more potential phase issues. But really the main answer is we wanted to keep it simple. A simple mono recording. Not saying it's wrong to use multiple mics. I just didn't feel the need that day, for the reasons listed above.

Hey, my problem is just the opposite.....I can't get the vocals out of the guitar...... with my vocals I either use a dynamic mic up close or the condenser right side up tilted a little back and to the right.....both work

I have, great piece of kit! :)

Gotta use it for something. ;)

Let It All Go

thanks

Thanks Gary.

Hey Chris! What I like about this approach is you can't really do to much with it. I balance 'em, a little EQ, a little compression and reverb, and done.

Thanks so much!

Thanks for watching, Roland.

Jeremy's idea. I like it. :)

@@HomeStudioCorner that reverb delay sound deserves an extra video...do it...do it...do it....ok, please

Thanks Jerry!