Best mic placement for fingerpicked acoustic guitar?
Recording solo fingerstyle into a single SDC. Sounds boomy near the soundhole and thin at the 12th fret. What's the standard starting point?
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Start at the 12th fret, 8–10 inches away, mic angled slightly toward the soundhole. That's the boring answer because it's the right one. From there: thin? move 1 inch toward the soundhole. Boomy? move 1 inch toward the headstock. Don't change the mic, change 2 inches of placement.
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