@Lehto and other acoustic guitarists

[Caelum Adustum]

Firstly, what kind of strings do you (Lehto) use on your recordings? It doesn't sound entirely like steel string nor does it sound like nylon...

Do they make strings that sound (more) like nylon for dreadnoughts?

 

[M.Lehto]

I've only used nylon-stringed guitar on my records.

 

[Caelum Adustum]

Ah,

Do you mic or plug in directly?

 

[M.Lehto]

I use mic, I use AKG C3000 and TSM MT184.

It's my bad mixing that makes the sound so bad, hehe.

 

[Caelum Adustum]

Mic > Direct

Have you ever tried an SM57? I think it works quite nicely, but then again I record analog not digital.

 

[Caelum Adustum]

Presently, I'm too poor to get another mic. I've applied at a good 15 or 16 places and no one will bleeding hire me, and my funds are incredibly low.

 

[M.Lehto]

Oh, also remember, that a bad guitar and old strings usually sounds shit, no matter what mic you use. I tend to use at least a bit older string when recording, as the new ones always goes out of tune when recording.

About the mics I use, TSM MT184 is only for acoustic instruments, try to sing to it and everything gets distorted (not in a good Filosofem-way). It's a small concender mic, sounds "ok", nothing special though, costed about 100€. AKG C3000 is more meant for vocals, but does the job with acoustics too. It's more expensive and costed about 500€ when I got it as new, however these days you can get it much cheaper (about 250-300 as new).

http://www.harmony-central.com/Recording/Data/AKG/C3000-1.html