gbemiro
Joined: 25 Mar 2007
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Hello great minds,
My name is gbemiro,from Nigeria.had an horrible performance last night and it gave me sleepless night.  then i came accross this site,and merely going through the forum i knew i will definately get lasting solution to my problem.
Last night,my guitar disappointed me,it sounded like when u run your fingers accross bars or iron.In Nigeria,there are few sound engineer who really knows how to make an acoustic guitar sound like an acoustic when plugged to the amp/eq(even the so called good ones, i avnt met).and instead of getting bad performance cos of bad sound i decided to learn sound engineering myself.
i am ready to learn everything about how to get good sound,but i will like to start with the acoustic guitar.
My Question is,is there a standard setting on how to make my acoustic-electric guitar sound like acoustic when it plugged to the engine.
note:i dont know much about sounds,all i do is play the guitar and sing.but am ready to learn.
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Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:49 am |
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wailingalleycat
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Joined: 07 Oct 2003
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Hi, welcome to the forum.
unfortunately there is no golden rule to getting a good sound from a guitar.
when you are using an electro acoustic there is little you can do to change the sound at source as the pickup or mic is fixed in place. (except changing strings, using a different plectrum etc.) so you have to use EQ and processing such as compression to shape the sound to how you like it.
the best way to learn is to experiment, start by setting up your guitar and amp how you like it and then adjust the tone/EQ controls on your amp or guitar. listen to the sound and hear how it changes when you turn the dials. once you know what each dial is doing to the sound you can then listen carefully and adjust the sound to how you want it. the best tip when first starting out is to have an idea of how you want it to sound in your head from the very beginning.
Let us know how you get on so i can help you out further.
-Paul
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conquistadore
Forum Moderator
Joined: 03 Aug 2004
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Welcome to ACF+!
To start with, nothing can really simulate an acoustic guitar exactly! The best would be to use a real acoustic guitar and mic it - but that obviously isn't the best solution if you are performing live and need to setup quickly or move around the stage.
Another solution would be to again use a real acoustic guitar with a good bridge pickup - most of them sound good without too much tweaking. I wish we could give you a complete solution but a lot of things can affect your sound - the venue..the amp..the guitar by itself, so it hard to really tell you what to do without listening to what your guitar sounds like at the venue.. The output of your pickup could be DI'd straight into the console, it will surely sound better than going through an amp. |
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