bullfeathers
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| Micing Acoustic Trying To Avoid Breath Noise |
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Hey I'm new here, looks like a great place to ask this question. When micing my acoustic guitar I have always been told and found the best sound being the mic about 4-6 inches away pointing at the 12th fret... works for me at least...
anyways what I always find to be a problem is picking up myself breathing while micing the acoustic anyone else get this or any ideas of how to avoid this, i can't exactly put my head in an iso room and my guitar in another  thanks |
Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:29 pm |
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wailingalleycat
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Theres a few things you can do here. firstly, make use of the directionality of the microphone, angle it further down, experiment with different mic positions, if you get a good sound and the current position doesnt mean you cant get a better one somewhere else.
secondly, pop shields arent just for vocals, get one over the top of the microphone to try and catch any wind from your breathing as you play.
thirdly, try using a gate in post-production, use a range of 12db or so just to bring down the level between playing to avoid the breathing, without adversely affecting the sound.
and possibly the simplest, put a bandana or a scarf or something around your mouth to deaden the breath noise and stop it reaching the mic. maybe try a bike helmet, lol.
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Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:03 pm |
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ben m
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| Re: Micing Acoustic Trying To Avoid Breath Noise |
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Originally posted by bullfeathers
anyways what I always find to be a problem is picking up myself breathing while micing the acoustic anyone else get this or any ideas of how to avoid this, i can't exactly put my head in an iso room and my guitar in another thanks
as wailing alley cat said, make use of the dead zones in the mics polar pattern.
however the best thing to do is try to breath quieter - try breathing through your mouth during takes. If you have to breath through your nose then make sure it has been 'blown' before a session(!) and try to breath regular, shallow breaths rather than deeper breaths which may be more audible.
It may sound obvious but this is quite a common problem when recording acoustic instruments and breathing quietly is something that musicians have to learn to do if they intend on recording acoustically. |
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