Subject: Re: [LAU] Recording accoustic guitar and string noise

From: Gordon JC Pearce <gordonjcp@...> · Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:36 am

lanas wrote:

quoted text> Hi all,

>

>   Regarding recording accoustic guitars (regular steel string and bass)

> is there a trick of some sort to minimize the sound of fingers sometimes

> swishing on the strings ?  A bit of Finger Ease gets rid of some, but

> there's some of that sound that still creeps from time to time.  Proper

> technique might not always be a solution.  I'm more thinking along the

> lines of some notch filter but have no idea of the frequency (nor which

> filter in Ardour) to use, that is, if it's worth a try.  I use a

> M-Audio microphone, which might not be the best, but then I'd need some

> convincing to believe that a top quality mic would actually do

> something concerning this.  Perhaps better focus on the sound source.

>

>   Any suggestions/ideas welcomed.

>

> Cheers.
A better mike will give you a better recording of the finger noises.  If

it's there, any mike will pick it up ;-)
Gordon

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