OK, I did some more testing/listening/swearing and this is what I found: muting one speaker didn't remove the flanging completely, but it didn't seem to be as prominent. I turned up the volume to compensate for the missing speaker (by ear). Did a control with headphones, and found out that what has ...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. It's a single-mic recording with a Røde LDC placed 30cm from the 12. fret, pointing at the soundhole. The room is treated with some acoustic panels to cut down on flutter echoes, which has been quite effective. The dimensions of the room are not ideal, but the room ...

A few weeks back I posted a question here regarding an acoustic steel string recording, which I've linked to below for context. In short, I thought I heard a comb-filtering, or flanging effect on the recording, which none of the people here who listened to the file noticed. I have now recorded two ...

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Stupid question: how does one tag people here? Anyway, @Sam Spoons - the solution to my problem is to do nothing. In hindsight I’m ok with my recording so far. What I’ve learned is one new mic positioning scheme for steel string acoustic, the importance of dampening the room, and to be conscious of t ...

Thank you for all your replies, everyone. My conclusion is that I will try dampen the room a bit - soft fabrics are easy enough to get hold of. Furthermore I’ll experiment with the mic pointed at the guitar from a 30cm distance from the twelfth fret. As for the recording, I think it’ll do. Possibly m ...

Both links take me to the same processed file. The main issue that I heard on that file was quite a bit of room reverb. Thanks for listening, and your advice earlier. If I understand you correctly you don’t hear any unwanted “colour”? As for the reverb, the room is what it is for the time being. Apa ...

Yes, the original NT2 has that typical Chinese LDC zing that can work very well on the right guitar (but very badly on the wrong guitar). In my tests I was rather partial to a cheap Stagg LDC with a similar sound although, as it was part of SimonZ's collection, it could well have been modified. My ...

Thank you all for your replies and tips. See below for my attempt at answering your follow-up questions. @Hugh Robjohns - Regarding the flanging effect, I may have been sitting too close to my desk. I'll try placing the mic differently. As for the mic model, it's a Røde NT2 (not the later NT2-A). As ...

I've been working a long time now trying to get a fingerstyle, steel-string acoustic part to work. It's quite difficult to play - no virtuoso stuff, just hard to get it right without squeaks, buzzes, and other noises. I've finally been able to get a comp with an acceptable performance, and I've been ...

I have a MBP of the same vintage. No problems, whatsoever.

Thank you, Hugh. Clock source advice noted (never thought of that).

Just curious: the Focusrite Scarlett range has (at least some of them) loopback recording internally, whereas the Clarett range does not. Is it possible for me to run an optical cable from ADAT out to ADAT in and use this as loopback if the need should arise? No practical application for this, just ...

If I understood your question correctly you want to record the Boss instead of going direct into Amplitube? How are you connecting the GX-100? Line out to line in would be the best way, and enable input monitoring on the Scarlett. I don’t know that particular interface, but have a Focusrite myself. ...

Haven’t been able to find Line audio, unfortunately. I'm surprised because they are manufactured in Sweden. However, they only sell through certain specialist dealers like https://www.scandinavianphoto.no/line-audio/cm4-condenser-microphone-1053650 Thanks - never occurred to me to check a photo/c ...

Thank you all. Røde seems to be the most available brand here in Norway - both the M5 and NT5 matched pairs are in stock. Haven’t been able to find Line audio, unfortunately. As for the MIDI keyboard, I think I need properly decide what I actually need, as the amount of choice is overwhelming for a s ...

I've been thinking about getting either one or two mics for recording solo acoustic steels string guitar. My options are either getting one additional mic to use with my ancient Røde LDC, or buy a set of two matched SDCs. I'm thinking that the latter option is the more versatile, as that would ...

Quick update: got the Clarett and got it hooked up. Threw out the Behringer line mixer and Chinese Neve pre knockoff. Now running four mics into the UA 4-710D, and line out into the Clarett. In addition, two mics and instrument DI into the Clarett. Impressions of the Clarett were very positive ...

Using the ADAT optical ports for additional inputs is a great way to expand an interface. No problem with that. The question is whether the latency-free mixer (which normally routes analogue inputs directly to the headphone output bypassing the computer and thus its associated latency) can access ...

Hi everyone Just thought I’d pop back in here and let everyone who’ve helped me know that I ended up buying a Focusrite Clarett+ 8pre. My Duet started acting up, so it forced my hand. Haven’t gotten it yet, but looking forward to get something newer and more practical with my current setup. Thanks ag ...

Yes, 2ms is not much and probably wouldn’t bother me. I think rule of thumb is a foot/ms or thereabouts.

Thanks, James. 2ms sounds quite tolerable. I'm not sure about the monitoring either, but it seems to be the recommended way to expand inputs by, e.g., using the Octopre in Focusrite's literature, so I would kind of expect it to be possible. As I understand the documentation, the ADAT channels from ...

Thanks for that quick and thorough reply. Seems I'll be going analogue then. Didn't quite understand what you meant with the ADAT in - there is an optical out from the UA preamp, and an optical in on the Clarett, but seems like latency-free monitoring is out anyway when using that, so I'll just go ...