AA1 - Week 8 - Electric Guitar Recording

This week we were to record electric guitar. This was an important week to me as I will most certainly be recording a guitar for my final project.

The first recording we did was with a Neumann U89 on a slight angle pointing towards the cone set in a cardioid pattern. This recording had a quite bassy sound, and to me sounded sort of 'rocky'. You can listen to it HERE.

Our second recording was with a SM57 pointing straight at the speaker cone. This tends to make the sound less bright but stronger. This sound is more like a distorted metal sound. You can listen to it HERE.

The third recording had a U89 on an angle and a 57 pointing straight at the cone. Both were panned hard left and right respectively. I like this sound the most as it combines the brighter sound of the U89 with the stronger sound of the 57. You can listen to it HERE.

For our fourth recording we decided to do a clean guitar sound. We kept the mic configuration the same as above. I did not really like this sound as much as it was a bit too dynamic, although a tight compression could have resolved this problem. You can listen to it HERE.

The final recording was with a Sennheiser M481. This was definitely my favourite recording, as it sounds dynamic but not too dynamic, and does not accentuate either the bass or the treble too much. You can listen to it HERE.

This was a great week for me, as I have learned the best ways to mic up an electric guitar.