Best way to record acoustic guitar + vocals?

Daniel

I want to record an acoustic/electric and vocals to it at the same time. How do i do that and what will i need? Will i need a condenser mic, pop filter, etc.?? What do i record it to? a Laptop?
THanks in advance!!

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I would use an electric acoustic plugged in direct and a mixture of a little reverb and delay. use a good vocal mic same effects

whats the difference between an acoustic guitar amp and electric guitar amp?

Eugene L

whats the difference between an acoustic guitar amp and electric guitar amp? like im really new to this whole guitar thing please help me

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Wow, these people arent helping you at all.

I'll keep it kinda simple. The main differences are that acoustic amps utilize something called a "notch" filter to prevent feedback, their reverb settings work differently, and they have usually XLR DI output, and parametric equalization. in acoustic-electrics that utilize piezoelectric pickups, the signal coming directly from the transducer is too weak and it does not have the correct impedance for direct connection to an instrument amplifier. Small, battery-powered preamps within the guitar are often used within the acoustic instruments to resolve these problems, or the amp itself will contain a type of pre-amp.

What it boils down to is this.... if you try to play your acoustic guitar through a n electric guitar amp, you're going to suffer horrid feedback. Additionally, the signal will be too weak and your amp will deliver a dampened lousy tone when it isnt feeding back. If you try to play your electric through your acoustic amp, you might have some success if you have a hollowbody... or a hybrid like a yamaha AEX1500 or AEX500, but you will al;ways have tone and volume issues, so dont bother with it.

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What is the best setup for a home recording studio?

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Justin

I plan on doing some recording in the future and I would like some advice on the different aspects of doing home recordings.

What is the best environment? (Size of room, composition of walls, echo/reverb, etc.)

What is the best equipment? (Microphones, computer recording station, software) I'll be recording vocals, acoustic guitar, piano and various electric instruments.

I've been using Adobe Audition which works great but I'm curious as to what the alternatives are and what are their pros and cons.

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For the basics on setting up a home recording studio, check out this article: http://www.articlecube.com/Article/How-To-Build-A-Home-Recording-Studio/49379
Once you've read this, you'll have a nice foundation. Audition is a nice program and can achieve professional results like many other multitrack recording software programs out there. However, I recommend getting a copy of Pro Tools as your main recording software for a few reasons. First, it is the industry standard in recording. Many major label records have been recorded on Pro Tools. Second, it's easy to use and there's plenty of support an tutorials available on the market to get you up an running in no time (see: http://cgi.ebay.com/Brainwerks-PRO-TOOLS-7-LE-M-Powered-HD-Tutorial-Video_W0QQitemZ260085583899QQihZ016QQcategoryZ41786QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem ) Third, it's easily portable to other studios that have Pro Tools (and many studios do!). This gives you the ability to record a session at home with your guitar and piano; save that session to disk; go to another studio with a nice drum and vocal room (if you choose) and pull the same session up on Pro Tools and add those elements. Then, you can take that session home to arrange and mix your project. Or you could send your Pro Tools session to professional mix engineer, to have it mixed. The sky's the limit. The problem with other programs like Audition is that not as many studios use it (even though it's a good program) so being able to transfer Audition sessions from studio to studio many not be as easy, because that studio will need to have Audition installed on their system (which many studios don't). Another great point to add is that you can now get Pro Tools for around $250, making it very affordable for anyone who wants to put together a home studio. http://www.homerecorder.com/products/software/recording/protoolsmpowered.html
Hope this helps. Good luck!

Is playing an electric guitar just like playing an acoustic one?

Karla Soph

I already know how to play the acoustic guitar and i'm planning on getting an electric one.

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That all depends on what your going to be playing. There are some things that some electric guitar players do that acoustic players don't. For instance, there are things like bends pulls and slides that are used to take full advantage of plug-in effects like distortion, overdrive, tremolo, echo, reverb, etc.

But, if you consider yourself a good acoustic player and you really enjoy playing, getting a good guitar and a decent amp will do you good even if you're only going to play basic chords on it. If you want to get into hard rock or heavy metal style riffs, there are plenty of good resources available online. Remember, playing the guitar is a lot of fun if you put some effort into it, and if you get REALLY good you can upgrade to a nice rig with all sorts of settings. My current setup is a Fender Telecaster custom going into a Crate amp stack and then a mixer that powers big speakers. I wanted something like this from the day I first brought home my first acoustic, but first I pressed myself to get decent at playing.

Good Luck!

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