6 Ways To Record Acoustic Guitars Like A Pro (DI, Solo Mic, Spaced Pair, XY, Mid/Side, Blumelein)

In this video, Austin shows you 6 different ways to record acoustic guitar that can each give you a specific tone, stereo field, and vibe. Austin breaks down how to record different micing techniques like XY, spaced pair, mid/side, blumlein, and mono micing, as well as capturing DI for acoustic guitars. ——— Shop Our Samples, Presets, and MIDI Packs! Explore Our Start-To-Finish Production Course! Follow Our “Next In Pop Playlist“: ——— Follow us on Instagram - Listen To Our Podcast! - Join Our Facebook Community - Follow us on TikTok - ——— Listen to some of my work! ——— Use The Affiliate Links Below To Shop My Gear DAW: Cubase 13 Pro - Monitors: ATC SCM25 Mk 2 - Subwoofer: Dynaudio 18S - Interface: RME UFX ii - Interface Controller: RME ARC-USB - Desk: AZ Studio Workstations - Main Microphone: Lauten Audio LT-386 Eden - Other Microphones: Lewitt LCT1040 - Lauten Audio LA-320 - Lauten Audio LA-220 - Lauten Audio LA-120 - Slate ML-1 - Shure SM7B - Advanced Audio 251 - JZ BH-2 - JZ V11 - Voiceover Mic: Lauten LS-208 - Compressor: AudioScape 76D - MIDI Keyboard: M-Audio Code 61 (Discontinued) Keyboards: Arturia Polybrute - Roland Juno DS88 - Roland Juno 106 (Vintage) Guitars: Fender American Professional Stratocaster - Gibson Les Paul Studio - Taylor 214 CE Plus - Preamps: Heritage Audio HA81A - Audient ASP800 - Auto-Tune Unlimited - Camera: Sony A7iv Lens: Sony 24-70mm f2.4 Camera Lights: Aperture Amaran 100Xs ——— Timestamps Intro 0:00 Mic Placement and Proximity For Tone 0:55 XY Stereo Micing 2:39 Spaced Pair Micing 5:36 Recording With One Microphone 7:34 Getting A Stereo Sound With One Mic 8:20 Mid/Side Micing 10:02 Blumlein Micing 13:23 Recording Acousitc DI 15:23 Examples Of All Methods 17:20 Outro 19:30