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I'm crazy impressed with how much the guitar mic rejected the vocals! Nicely done sir!

Graham, just wanted to thank you for this great tutorial :) What a great time to be alive when we have all you awesome people sharing your hard-earned knowledge online, sometimes on the other side of the globe!

Been following your videos for must be 10 years now. Learned a hell of a lot from you about recording, never seen you play though. Never knew you were such a good artist in your own right! Good job!

yes Graham! more acoustic and vocals videos!!!

This is an amazing video Graham! It's a long time I follow you and I'm glad to see your constant growth. Thanks for your quite clear English speaking and pronunciation. It's a pleasure to hear and see. Regards from Argentinian Patagonia :)

Great video, Graham...this helped solve our ongoing problem of how to capture the feel of our live jams, which often gets lost in overdubs. Much appreciated!

This vibe was so chill I watched the whole thing. Learned how mic point. Cool

These are very well done. Good info, and tightly edited. Much appreciated!!

Thank you! I’ve been looking for a good set up to record myself with one take instead of overdubs. This is great!

Thanks Graham. I've learned so much from this channel. I always find something useful in your videos!

That performance was ROCKIN !!!! Keep it up Graham!

I’m enjoying going through your 6-step process for creating radio-ready tunes. When listening to your demo, I could hear where some awesome vocal harmonies would fit perfectly and add a pleasant dimension (didn’t know you were going to do that in your final mix at that point). And then in your final mix-BAM! I’m using an AEA ribbon mic and a CAD condenser mic (another AEA will be purchased this Fall), but recorded vocal and guitar cab from different sides of the room; however, after watching this video, I think I’m going to take advantage of the ribbon mic’s incredible side rejection capability and mount them sideways to see what results I get...seems promising! Thanks for a great tutorial. Okay, back to your 6 steps!

Wonderful, wonderful simple and practical recording education. Thank you.

Graham, you are truly amazing! This was exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much.

Well done. Rode NT1 is my favorite mic for both guitar and vocal. It’s amazing how much the Rode adds to the vocal as soft as it is picked up. Magic. :-)

Very impressed by your suggestions. As a seasoned Engineer /Producer, I find it extremely important to check your ego at the door. I have this personal rule and that's remember your 'ABC' s' "Always Be Challenged '... I am truly blown away with that insane separation / isolation, of you Microphone choices and placement. Well done, Sir indeed!

Thanks Graham! You are an excellent teacher and a great inspiration!!

I was shocked to see this video the other night. Mainly because the next day I was meeting a friend to record his acoustic performance using the exact same setup you used. Well, very similar. I used a Rode NT1a microphone and a second mic for more guitar. We used a Shure SM58 for the guitar body and the Rode NT1a for some guitar and mainly focused on vocals. It was nice to get a tip on doing this before doing it. I felt nicely prepared. Looking forward to seeing how you process the audio in the next video. Because my recording needs the help. Thanks for always providing top tips that are actually useful and applicable to us here at home. Cheers!

Your videos are so incredibly helpful, i almost have the same mic setup (have a shureSM58 instead), but i always had problems making my stuff sound good. These tips really helped! Subscribed :).

Love your videos, Graham! Thanks for the help.

Terrific video Graham, just what I was looking for! I am doing research on just what audio equipment I would need to do this type of recording...............Thanks, Steve

These are very minute nuances but very very important for the recording as a guitarist should know. Brilliant video thanks for sharing it

This worked out perfectly, thank you for the demonstration

Thanks for sharing! Exactly what I was looking for mate.

Thank you very much man. I learn a lot from your videos. God bless you

I have a Shure SM57 and they are amazing. Can be used on anything! I will be looking at a Rode for my acoustic. This is a great video, so useful. Thank you for sharing this info.

You are awesome, hope you'll continue with these tutorial videos for a long timee!!!

Superb, easy to understand and follow. great vid/breakdown

Great job as usual Graham. Last time I tried to record guitar and vocals I was somewhat underwhelmed with the results. I'll definitely try it this way now.

Thanks for the helpful videos! Much appreciated!

Thank you your videos are very clear and concise.

Thank you so much your videos have made a major difference in my recording

Not only are you a great Tutor you are a wonderful artist and songwriter. Just saying.😀

Great Job and very well explained

Thanks for the vid mate 👏 might get that sm57 mic myself now 🙂

Love what your doing...........keep up the good work..............

Great vid, Graham!

Im lucky I came across you channel..i've been looking for this type of tutorial ages ago but no joy..thank you...

Very helpful, thank you Graham. Would be great to see how you'd go about mixing this!

Thankyou I learn to so much especially mic placement. So cool man. You might save me a trip to university :)

Greatly detailed info!!! Thanks!

Good job Graham! 🙌🏼🙏🏼👊🏼

Thank you for sharing your wisdom

Graham, thank you! So much!

Thanks Graham. You're awesome.

Bravo! Thanks for sharing!

I like using 2 bidirectional mics one pointing at the guitar with the null pointing at the voice then the other pointing at the vocals and the null at the guitar. works amazing

Thanks this helped to record my songs !

thanks alot for recording videos very great info

It sounded great! And the bleed actually helps glue everything together. The SM 57 response actually emphasizes an important part of the guitar so it completes the other condenser sound wihout an EQ. I though the condenser would pick a lot more of the vocals, it's surprising how much it rejected them.

Great as Always

Why did the song remind me of Incubus. I love this. Great video btw. I rarely watch a full performance when someone’s demonstrating

Good videos! Plus one subscriber, from Brazil!

Now that was awesome!

nice vid! very helpful!

Very helpful, thanks! I need to buy another mic stand.

Thanx for the tips!

So helpful.

Absolutely helping with my Pro Tools learning curve. Thanks for these vids. Follow-up question is how to add/sync drum track to the this?

Great break down. Song might not be everyone's cup of tea but cool to learn more techniques.

Joy Unspeakable and full of glory....

Nice video. I’d always considered my SM57 to be mainly for gigs, but will give it a shot per your suggestion. Btw, I do a similar setup, but flip the guitar mic upside down to get better separation. Thx.

Yeah! someone who really knows what they're doing!!

Ok, this really helped me out. I was using the condenser mic on the vocals and my SM58 on the acoustic. Changing that around made my life much easier in getting the levels right. Thanks so much! My interface right now is an Allen & Heath Zed 10FX as I had it already for gigging. Just starting to try to record. Would I be better off getting a dedicated interface like a Focusrite 2i4 or a Moto m4 ( I want the midi interface)?

Graham, thanks for doing this! I can make thick and dense mixes sound pretty good, but am just not as good at doing this kind of sparse live type thing. You are the bee's knees.

Nice :) Got to try this

That is a great song brother.

That helps a lot Thanks

Dude.. good stuff.

Thank you !!!!!

Hi Graham!! Thank you very much!!! It would be great if you could make a video about the mixing of a track recorded this way, and how to deal with the bleeding so it is not noticeable in the mix. Cheers from Mexico!

wow thank you!

Very hard to get right...phase issues.... Flashlight analogy , smart. A matter of degrees , subtle positioning changes can make large results. Good Video!

Hi Graham, your videos are superb and this one is especially well done. Do you see any problem with using a large diaphragm condenser mic in both positions if I don't need to maximize separation of the vocal and guitar tracks? I'm a huge fan of large diaphragm condensers. I would just position the vocal mic a bit below my chin and point it upward toward my mouth.

I love your set up, sounds great! One thing that could help is moving your vocal mic about 4-5 inches left (your perspective)... still angled at your face... this will reduce losing vocal consistency when turning to look at your guitar neck.

Been trying to figure out a way to record a live performance of acoustic guitar with vocals in real time. Gonna try this.

Really helpful! :D

Nice thanks..

thank you buddie for this info great

Great video! I tried the same thing with the exact same setup but my condenser isn't rejecting much of the vocals at all. There's a lot more vocals than you've got on yours. Could it be because of the gain level of my preamp or placement?

Thank you

great song

Nice skills man! Great voice too.

hey great voice Graham! I was surprised to hear much more bleed on the VOX MIC, and virtually none from the cardiod!

Thanks Graham

I love your all videos and have been following u.. ur great.. i have been following all ur recommendation.. i have a question.. is it ok to record guitar plugging in and vocal on mic..?

great guy ,,, cheers

Do you use the studio monitors for monitoring recording or would that affect recording? Nice channel and great advice

Great video! And also amazing song! Where can I listen to it?

i have an om28 too - looks like i have the right mic and guitar - off to a good start

It's not a super cheap way to do it, but using two ribbon microphones to do this is the absolute best. Ribbon mics have terrific rejection in the nulls/dead zones. There are several mid-high end condensers that give you the ability to get a figure 8 pattern mic, but they still don't reject as nice a ribbon mics. The bleed when doing this setup with ribbons is virtually undetectable. Check out a video on the Sterling Audio ribbon mics. Affordable and seem pretty nice.

Thanks.

Hey, great video. Would this also work with a Small diaphragm condenser microphone on the guitar and a dynamic microphone for vocals? Or will there be too much bleed on the recording of the acoustic guitar? Thanks a lot for your response in advance!

Really cool man quick question...what software should I use that’s simple yet effective for recording

Hey dude, thanks for the video! What do you think about a pickup for the guitar?

Love this video! Can this work with the Scarlett Solo Studio Focusrite interface or do you need the 2i2? 🤔

Thanks Graham! I have been using a Rode Nt2000 in bi/figure 8 on guitar and AEA R84 (figure 8 only) on vocals. I find the rejection with both works well. But, the vocals are dark so might not work with every artist. Whatcha think?

Eureka! I've got it! You could make a shield out of very thin plexiglass that sort of comfortably rests on your shoulders and as it extends it widens to a bit beyond the mic stand separating the mics and the sound projected from the guitar and your voice. It's lightweight and clear and I know it would work for me anyway. I wouldn't perform with it lol but even If say you upload songs with you sitting and playing in your mini studios surrounded by your gear would you even see it? Depending on the lighting you could catch reflection but If it makes better recording sound for those who like to record while playin-n-singin who cares it you look like the professor from Back to the Future.🤓

Hi Graham, what is the reasoning behind NOT plugging the guitar, say into the focusrite Solo? Wouldn't that be "Complete separation" of Vocals and Guitar? And then mixing would be easier, without bleeds? What are the cons of not plugging the guitar into the Audio Interface? Is it not possible to do that? I haven't tried, as I don't have the equipment to try yet.. I would love to know what you think! (Hope you see this!) Thanks brother!