Hello folks
After a little guidance please regarding recording acoustic guitar without a microphone. I have a Scarlett 2i2 and a Taylor electro acoustic, as well as Logic on the Mac.
Is it possible to get good, fairly natural sounding results this way? It’s only for basic recordings to send to friends etc so I’m reluctant to spend any more money on gear.
I’m quite new to recording so any tips on this much appreciated. For example is it best to always have the volume at max on the guitar and adjust things in Logic or any other tips and tricks.
Thanks!
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Sounds ok to me.
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Any EQ, compression or other processing is applied in Logic. The exact choice of compression plug-in depends on the playing style and how prominent the acoustic guitar needs to be within the Project arrangement.
Quite often, the "fairly natural sound" you mentioned may not be appropriate. The low frequencies of an acoustic guitar could be in competition with the bass guitar and piano parts. Use Logic's channel EQ to subtract some of those frequencies. Multi-band compression can also help with this.
I do a similar double tracking trick with an electric guitar in Nashville High Tuning. This can add a percussive texture to the arrangement. I tend to mix it in fairly low.
Panning adds a sense of movement within the stereo image.
Thus, several fragmentary acoustic guitar parts can create the illusion of one impossibly big whole.