David Brandon Part 2
David Brandon was back in the studio the other day to begin recording guitar tracks for the Christopher Parkening Method Books (book 1 & 2 published by Hal Leonard), so I figured it was finally time to get back and finish my thoughts on recording classical guitar.
After discovering a mic position we both loved, we still were getting too much nail sound. David is an impeccable player, but even a player with stellar technique squeaks and clicks a little. Classical guitar, traditionally, is meant to be warm and round with no nail clicks or extraneous noise.
To solve the problem, we moved some of my bass traps around. The traps have a 15-inch external diameter and a 12-in internal. They are hollow and sealed on both ends. I placed one in front of each microphone so the pickup pattern went just through the curve of the trap (see the diagram).
As the sound of the guitar hit the edge of the material, some of the high frequency energy was absorbed. The lows and mids came through beautifully. Viola, instant warmth without the clicks or squeaks!
The album is available on iTunes and Cdbaby.
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