Smashingpmkns posted... Ahh okay I missed that in the OP my b. Mic placement is still important but a little easier with an acoustic and doesn't need as much fiddling from my experience.
Don't place the mic in front of the soundhole. Place it around a foot away from the 12th fret. Imo that gives the most balanced sound. Some people place the mic above the guitar or below for more bass/midrange (accordingly). So it depends on what you want there. A condenser mic is definitely preferred for acoustic but you already got that figured.
Mixing and EQing is all about knowledge. So depending on what you're recording you'll want to cut out the unwanted frequencies when EQing. Reaper should have something that visualizes the EQ which makes it easier.
Theres a good cheat sheet for frequencies. Basically you dont want whatever instruments your recording to battle for the spotlight. So make sure you're eliminating whatever frequency space they're taking up that isn't the focal point for the instrument. Just to make it stupidly simple let's say you were recording a bass drum. That is obviously on the low end so youd want to cut the higher frequencies that it produces so a guitar or a harmonica can shine.
Okay. Seems like a lot of trial and error. Thanks for the advice!
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