After writing What is Phase? last week, one of my readers emailed me, asking me to address the 3:1 rule of microphone placement. (Thanks Mike!)
What is the 3:1 Rule? According to the handy Sweetwater glossary,
…when using two microphones to record a source, normally you will get the best results by placing the second mic three [...]
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The 3:1 Rule
Ask Joe #10 – Gear Rentals, Active vs Passive Studio Monitors, & Printing Instruments & Effects
I had a nice handful of questions this week. Three to be exact. Let’s dive on in.
Question #1
Shawn wrote:
Hi Joe,
I am recording a instrumental jazz/bossa nova piece with classical guitar. I have a mbox2, AT 4033, MXLV69, AKG C1000S, and a Universal Audio 2610. Should I rent a mic or a to d conv and [...]
AKG D5 vs Shure SM58 [Audio]
You may remember a shoot-out I did between the Shure SM58 and its big brother the SM7B. It was interesting to hear some of the similarities between the mics, especially since one costs almost three times more than the other.
Ever since then, I’ve wanted to compare the 58 to a microphone I use quite a [...]
Review: Stereo Mic Bar [with Audio]
Last weekend I was recording acoustic guitar for a friend. He was having trouble getting a good recording of his guitar, so he asked me to give it a shot.
It was a beautiful Langejans guitar. I had never heard of the brand, but this was a gorgeous guitar with rosewood back and sides. The guitar [...]
SM7B vs SM58 Shoot-out Results
Thanks to everybody for listening to the mic shoot-out I posted on Thursday between the Shure SM7B and SM58.
A lot of people joined in the discussion, and things got pretty interesting! There were several comments here on the blog. Also, I published a link to the post over at Harmony Central, which got a few responses.
However, the [...]
Ask Joe #5 – Setting Up a Home Studio
This episode of Ask Joe is a bit on the long side, but Chris asked some really good questions, and I think a lot of readers have the same sort of questions, so here we go!
Chris wrote:
Joe,
First, great website. I’ve been dabbling in home recording for a few years now, and this is by far [...]
Shure SM7B vs SM58 (With Audio!)
If you’ve been involved with audio for any length of time, there’s a good chance you’ve used a Shure SM58. It’s the workhorse of the live sound world, and it’s not a bad mic. But how does it sound in the studio?
Typically, when you think about recording vocals in a studio, you picture the singer [...]
3 Reasons NOT to Stereo-Mic Acoustic Guitar
A few days ago I wrote 3 Reasons to Stereo-Mic Acoustic Guitar. While stereo-miked acoustic guitar can sound amazing, sometimes it makes more sense to use a single microphone. With that in mind, I’ve come up with the following list. (Be sure to share your opinions in the comments section.)
3 Reasons NOT to Stereo-Mic Acoustic [...]
