Get the BEST ACOUSTIC GUITAR sound from your HOME STUDIO

How to get the best acoustic guitar sound when you're recording in a home studio - tips and tricks that you may not have considered from a studio professional Mike McCarthy.
We cover a bunch of things you should be aware of before recording your acoustic guitar, and then get into mic's and the best mic placement to capture your particular guitar - as well as how you can hear the difference yourself in the position of the mic.
As mentioned in the video here are the condenser mic's we chatted about and use.
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If you want to connect with Mike and his studio for mixing and mastering please visit:
www.manukastudios.co.nz
0:00 Intro:
0:52 avoid squeaky chairs & guitar noise getting into your mix
3:44 room colouration and where to record your guitar
4:03 tuning - yes it's important!
4:45 Guitar Intonation & Set Up
8:14 Mic Choices for recording acoustic guitar
9:54 Mic Placement and how to hear the difference
11:05 In Studio demo & recap
Run into any issues that we didn't cover when recording your acoustic guitar at home? Drop us a note in the comments and it may become a future 'how to' video that we create.
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[@pablomercedes2936]

great advice - will be bringing in all the points raised later this week

[@davidshanhun]

happy recording!

[@arslanr]

Thanks for sharing. Super duper helpful.

[@davidshanhun]

Most welcome Arslan. 😊

[@shawnhar]

Mike McCarthy is fucking awesome, given the parameter of speaking to an amateur in their bedroom and ... just perfect delivery... no BS or theory or technical jargon, what you need to know, the end. - And cheers to you David, for not talking for 3 minutes about what you're going to talk about. Thank you for this video

[@davidshanhun]

Mike is a legend for sure eh! Glad you enjoyed the video and happy recording!

[@paul7188]

Great stuff! So helpful.

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers Paul! Happy recording!

[@bhargavdobhal5327]

Thank You 🙌🙌 Very Helpful Video 🔥🔥🔥🔥.

[@davidshanhun]

Nice one! Happy mixing and recording 🥰

[@travisraab]

There ya go! Cool work and thoorough

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers Travis. Happy recording!

[@dovane9932]

I love this serie!

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks Dov!

[@boybitzprod]

Good stuff!

[@davidshanhun]

Thanks Biboy!

[@NoMeWithoutYou1]

Good one David. Your South African friend was so gracious with his wisdom. Thanks.

[@davidshanhun]

He's awesome eh!

[@MatONeill]

Awesome vid mate :)

[@davidshanhun]

Cheers Mat! Nice to be finally sharing these out into the world. 👌

[@TheDistanceDuo]

Couldn't agree more with the tip about freezing through the final decay... we hold our breath too, so every single guitar take's final seconds contain the sound of one of us suddenly gasping for air.

[@davidshanhun]

haha love it! I need to send you the 'what happens after' version of Days Go By that we put up recently.. My stomach has killed many final chords haha!

[@huseynguitar4676]

An excellent technician

[@davidshanhun]

yep Mike is great eh!