Recent content by James21

The hammer is an awesome unit. I've used one a few times. Freaking great eq for tracking acoustic guitars with.

Generally I use XY position on a bar approximately 1-2 feet away, pointed at the 14th fret. Stereo pair of pencil condensers (whatever is available at the time). Normally I like to use cleaner preamps for acoustic, avalon AD2022, or forsell. Interface preamps usually work fine for this. From...

I've had good results with a Shure SM7b into a Avedis MA5 preamp. The SM7b is good because it's not going to pick up as much of the room as a condenser microphone would. It's easier for bedroom or home studio recording, as you can get good results that are more than usable.