Bad vs Good - Acoustic Guitar Recordings

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[petermazur]

This is exactly the way how you should teach sound engineering. Examples, explain what is bad, how to fix it in recording or even mixing phase. Wish there are more videos like this.

[SjaakShirly]

“Our ears are first class instruments to ignore things”....Haha real life!!

[fairuzhussaini]

Bad one: 3:16
CHONKY GUITAR: 9:37

Tengs

[marcosfuentes]

I just recorded accoustic guitars this morning and you just described everything I did wrong.

[jujarven]

One thing home producers may forget is that great bands ’mix themselves’ both in how they sound and play to get through and be in a sweet spot of the ’live mix’. A bass players tone solo for example may sound quite awful or not so ear pleasing, but cuts through and works just perfectly in conjunction with the band.

[cooperarbogast]

Isn't it interesting that this video is uploaded on the one day I wake up with the motivation to record some acoustic

[johnwallace]

Knowing when to move on is what makes someone a good producer.

[askeen]

I understand why the first one is bad and it is, but there's something about it that I like

[adamwasthefirstman]

The flashlight comparison is just brilliant! I tend to favor warmer acoustics(thanks Wilco), but the best lesson I've learned recording them is to give the mics some space.

[FtBeats]

The thing though is that depending on the mood of the song and of the arrangement I might favor one or the other. Think about how Nigel Godrich used tons of compression on some of the tracks of OK Computer but it helps to convey a certain vibe. I think your demonstration is interesting because it teaches about the proxy effect and understanding the song you get form positioning a mic a certain way. But in the end if you know what you are doing there is no right or wrong. Bad or good can only be assess in the context of a mix.

[MatONeill]

This is the closest I've come in 20 years to finally understanding why my acoustics always sound scratchy, harsh and boomy all at the same time. I think I've always mic'd as close as possible in order to try and eliminate as much hiss and room as possible. My rooms have never been treated well due to budget, so I'm constantly trying to cheat my way around it. Now, my NY resolution is: move further away... and finish those acoustic panels...
Thanks so much for all this incredible content man, you've no idea how helpful it is.

[vkk]

Even though I've been using DAWs for over 20 years, and having just moved from Pro Tools to S1 5Pro, your tutorials are invaluable to me Joe. The little sign you have behind you in this video is also very heartening to me...I've seen it in other vids where I paused and read the message. In these trying times it's always good to see a clear and simple message about putting trust in God, because there sure are a lot of people around who are trying to deny God, or that God exists and created this world especially for us. Keep on Joe...C Ya

[gregmark]

My opinion: never point a mic at the soundhole. The sound you want to record does not come from the soundhole. The sound of an acoustic guitar doesn't come from the strings, it comes from the sounding board, the big piece of wood that the strings are attached to. You should point a mic at that. I also point a mic at around the fifth fret, to catch high end and string noise. This gives a couple of feet of separation of what the two mics are hearing, which can make for an amazing stereo field. The main point, tho, is the weird but true fact that the sound of a guitar doesn't actually come from the strings.

[thedreamsupreme]

I put mic pretty close and aim at the 12 the fret. Always sounds pretty good and balanced.

[lfchjort]

I don't really record or mix music anymore, but somehow i stumbled onto this video, and somehow it's almost changed my life lol.

[davidcoleman]

Joe, more videos like this with different instruments would be awesome. This helped me a great deal. Thanks

[BlackrootBand]

Try using a medium pick. That big heavy pick you are using is causing that low-mid bump. With a medium pick you will retain the nice highs, and also reduce that low-mid bump and keep warmth. I used to use a heavy pick as well until I heard the difference.

[ninteyninenightmares]

Lol 😂 My head hurts when the mic is out of phase! It's like it builds pressure in your head! Great job brother!

[FraserFir]

I'm recording my first ep and these videos are so incredibly helpful, thanks!

[pinkpandagomchris]

this was a great comparison, but the second one's boomy pop sound everytime it gets strummed down on the beat gives me the tension at the bump of my head (yes I've got one too ;P)
thanks for relieving me with the one-small-EQ at the end.
I like the sock covering image you described, because that's close to what I imagined when you asked to close eyes. It was like hearing guitar behind a curtain.