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While physical modelling preamps may take the hassle out of recording electric
guitars, you're still going to need to reach for a mic when recording acoustic
guitar. Paul White shows you how to get the best recorded sound, and offers a
few of his favourite tricks of the trade.
The advances in digital technology over the last few years
have brought a whole range of usable electric guitar sounds
within the reach of even the most cash-strapped home studio
owner. Preamps from manufacturers such as Digitech, Line
6, Roland and Yamaha have managed to physically model
the sounds of desirable amp and binations,
allowing many musicians to record their electric guitars
without having to plug in a single mic.
However, things haven't yet got so advanced that the same
can be said of acoustic guitar. A few people have tried
physically modelling the acoustic guitar, but with only limited
ess -- these sounds are convenient to have when
playing live, but aren't really good enough to stand up to
scrutiny in the studio. In fact, better results could probably be
attained with a good MIDI sound module and some clever programming, though this
approach rarely produces truly natural results either. And using sampled phrases isn't ideal
either, given that the chords of acoustic parts usually need to change with the tra