Wow... Really impressed by the Sm7b on the strumming acoustic... sounded amazing. The bright Taylor and the darker sm7b is a good match. Km87 had more detail on top end but wow... Sm7b...
Was most disappointed by the Neumann KM84. It sounded "boxy" to me. I'm a guitarist, not a recording engineer, and I typically play nylon strings (Flamenco, Jazz). I agree the Shure sounded great, the Royer was a shade better, but the AT4040 was best in my opinion. Interesting that you felt the AT4040 sounded "harsh" compared to the KM84. I guess I like some harshness in my sound... Flamenco tends to be harsher sounded than Classical for example.
Fantastic! Wow,,.interesting test! Im amazed at the processed sound of sm7b. I own one a d never thought it could sound that good on acoustic guitar. But ultimately I'm most impressed with the AT4040. In the arpeggio test i always liked the 4040 best . In the strumming it was kinda a tie between klm and 4040. I thought the klm being a sml cond mic would have sounded dramatically better than all of them but the 4040 blew me away! Im of the opinion now that the 4040 would be the most versatile mic in my studio. Looking forward to buying!
For me the AT4040. Best of both worlds, more round lowmids en a bit sparkle on the top. THe Nuemann has a bit of a scooped mids and the first two don';t sparkle enough, but have nice low to low mids, so for me the 4040.
The AT4040 surprised me as well. To hear a ribbon mic to record an acoustic guitar is probably no so common. Me personally have a Rode M3 (cond. mic) to record the acc. guitars. As well I have a direct input from the Ovation Guitars into the audio interface. Finally it's all about the personal taste and needs for the specific sound. Thanks for your comparison.
You are welcome! And yes it's very much about personal taste as well indeed. I for myself could never get used to the direct sound from acoustic guitars for recording for example. When playing live it's different, you kind of have to. Thanks for your comment.
Hello great test results!! Overall for me i like most the last ones (KM84, AT4040) without processing and then with adic process. I think blend one dynamic ( or even sm57) with one of those condenser mic should result in a nice combination. NOTE: I found strange since Royer R-101 is very expensive mic, but for acoustic it does not resonate with me :) maybe is more suitable for electric gtr as people talk. Cheers
Hi Filipe, yes the Royer-101 seems less suitable for this more delicate sound. It is very nice together with an SM57 on a guitar cabinet though but I hardly use it like that anymore. It has also been replaced in the Royer line-up with a more affordable ribbon, the R10. What I would really like is an R-121 ;). When recording acoustic I usually try to keep it simple unless it is really a featured instrument so tend to go for 1 mike. But yes, maybe I should give a combination a try again.
@@LanewoodStudios I feel like it should be the royer 2nd but, I still favour the natural characteristics of the 4040, just need a bit of jiggery pokery with eq!
Love it! I use it on the mix bus for every mix and also a lot when recording vocals. Magic 10k band ... I actually have a separate video about it ;). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KjHgFMJprHo.html
I guess you mean the other video I made about how to remove guitar squeaks with SpectraLayers One. I'm just demonstrating how to reduce that sound if it is too much in a recording. It's always a judgment call whether and/or how much to reduce it.
