What is a good microphone for recording an acoustic guitar and voice onto the PC?

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mellycat

I play acoustic guitar and sing and I want to buy a good microphone for recording myself. I'm not looking to make anything professional, just recordings for myself and to share with friends. I've tried using a regular desktop mic but it's not sensitive enough and usually cancels out the guitar when I'm singing. I want to record directly onto my computer.
specific product names or links to the products on websites would really help! thanks

Answer
get a shure 58a beta, its a great vocal mic and can be used for the guitar. about $100 or if you dont want to spend that much get a Shure PE588 Dynamic Microphone PE 588 about $50 ...Ok if you dont want to spend that much then just get a cheap dynamic mic off ebay but you may be frustrated and disappointed with the result. Cheap mics have a tendency to sound like you recorded through a tin can or have muffled boomy bass. So try to get a decent dynamic mic used.
Good luck with recording

What kind of Microphone would I have to Buy to have good sound quality recording a acoustic guitar?

63godtoh

i already have an interface for my computer because i use a computer program to record my music, so i dont need some kinda mic that has a USB connection, thats not necessary.

but i would like to know what kind of microphones to look for. i use an acoustic guitar, and i also record several other instruments that i find around the house, nothing particular. but i dont sing or record vocals. not that i wouldnt ever record a vocal, i might sometime, but not now.

but i dont know the difference between a diaphragm microphone, or what those are used for, or how to tell which is the best one to buy, or what other kind of stats to look for when buying a microphone

also i do not want to spend much over a hundred dollars, if i could find a good mic, doesnt have to be the best in the world, but a real good quality mic for around 100 dollars that would be very nice, thanks!!

Answer
If you are trying to stay on a tight budget and need a good all around mic, look into Rode NT3. This mic can be picked up for about $100. It sounds great on acoustics. I usually mic the guitar about 8-10 inches away pointed at the 12th fret.

If you want to go up a level, check out the Apex 460. I ran a frequency response test on this mic compared to the famous Neumann U87 and they were nearly identical. This mic sounds amazing on acoustic, vocals, drum overheads, horns, etc. It retails at about $240.

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