Acoustic Guitar Microphone Demos

Recorded at Broken Radio Studios

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Acoustic Guitar - Chi McClean - Singer Song Writer in San Francisco 

Sources - Taylor 814ce and Gibson J45 Acoustic Guitars

Signal Processing: All tracks are raw (No EQ, Compression, clean up, etc ) unless otherwise noted.
Signal Chain: Mic > Pre > Lynx Aurora Converters > Pro Tools
Audio Format 24bit/96k WAV files
Artist & Engineer: Chi McClean
Preamps: Summit Audio 2BA-221 & ECS-410 Everest,  Brent Avril Neve 1272, Universal Audio 710
Microphones: FC-357 Clarion, LT-381 Oceanus, LT-321 Horizon, ST-221 Torch

General notes: Chi starts off with some finger picking for about the first 12 seconds then uses a pick. The Taylor had newer Elixir strings and the Gibson had unknown brand and age strings. For each mic/preamp combo the mics were kept in the exact same position to offer a fair comparison.

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These session files are quite large, it is recommended you download them to your local drive before playing.

Clarion FC-357 - Large dual-diaphragm pressure gradient FET condenser microphone.
Taylor 814ce

Preamp

Session notes

 Sound Files

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. Tube output gain set at +2. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

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Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

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Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 40. Output set at +8. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
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Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
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Gibson J45

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. Tube output gain set at +2. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 40. Output set at +8. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
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Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
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Oceanus LT-381 - Transformer-less, large dual-diaphragm tube condenser microphone.
Taylor 814ce

Preamp

Session notes

 Sound Files

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 40. Output set at +8. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Gibson J45

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 6.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 40. Output set at +8. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +5.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav

Horizon LT-321 -  Large diaphragm tube condenser microphone.
Taylor 814ce

Preamp

Session notes

 Sound Files

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: -20dB pad engaged. Mic input gain set to +7 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 5.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 5.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 45. Output set at +5. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +4.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +4.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Gibson J45

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: -20dB pad engaged. Mic input gain set to +7 No tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.

  wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 5.5.and used tube output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Summit Audio
ECS-410 Everest		 Preamp settings: Input gain setting 5.5.and used solid-state output. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 45. Output set at +5. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +4.5. Output set to tube. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
 wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +4.5. Output set to solid-state. Mic position was about 4 to 5 inches from neck and body.
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Torch ST-221 -  Stereo Pair Small diaphragm tube condenser microphone.
Taylor 814ce

Preamp

Session notes

 Sound Files

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. Tube output gain set at +2. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body.

 wav

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. No tube output. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body.

 wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 50. Output set at +6. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +6.5. Output set to tube. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +6.5. Output set to solid-state. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav
Gibson J45

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. Tube output gain set at +2. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body.

 wav

Summit Audio
2BA-221

Preamp settings: Mic input gain set to +3. No tube output. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body.

 wav
Brent Avril Neve 1272 Preamp settings: Gain 50. Output set at +6. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +6.5. Output set to tube. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav
Universal Audio 710 Preamp settings: Gain +6.5. Output set to solid-state. Mics were positioned in X/Y about 6 to 8 inches from neck and body. wav

 

 

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