Rode K2 multi pattern microphone for guitar

[Mark Kleinhaut]

ah the tedium and joy of endlessly tweaking the recording setup. This one is with the mic in fig 8.

[0zoro]

Hej Mark, you sure know how to make a mic sound good! I am enthralled and intimidated every time I listen to your playing, do keep it up. Thanks 0zoro

[skykomishone]

Sounds good Mark.
I did notice some amp hiss I think at the beginning. These microphones are really sensitive. Like your playing.
I've owned a Rode NTK for a long time. Great microphone.

[Cunamara]

Do you feel like the guitar is opening up already or is it more a matter of learning how to amplify and mic it? It sounds fuller and richer than it did in your first couple of videos.

[Boss Man Zwiebelsohn]

Hej Mark, you sure know how to make a mic sound good! I am enthralled and intimidated every time I listen to your playing, do keep it up. Thanks 0zoro

Mark knows how to play his (good) instrument and make it sound good in the first place. If you are not doing it that way: Crap in, crap out. You cannot make something sound better if the source is not OK, neither in recording nor in mixing nor in mastering.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

Do you feel like the guitar is opening up already or is it more a matter of learning how to amplify and mic it? It sounds fuller and richer than it did in your first couple of videos.

Thanks!!! My goal for recorded sound is always to come as close to what I hear playing the guitar in my living room with amp on low volume.

Probably a combination of things that all support what my ear wants to be hearing.

- woods are mellowing (opening up)
-strings have mellowed after 1 month
- I’ve tweaked recording setup
-my technique has adjusted

[Cunamara]

I have a suspicion that some of "the guitar opening up" is actually (1) we learn to adjust our technique to get closer to the sound we want and (2) we get used to the sound of the instrument and adjust our expectations. But I think there is an element of changes in wood over time and maybe there is something to the notion that the vibrations affect the structure and response of the wood. This guitar sounds different to my ears now compared to your first video with it. There is more bass presence, a bit less snare drum quality to the top end, the midrange seems to be coming through more.

[Mark Kleinhaut]

I have a suspicion that some of "the guitar opening up" is actually (1) we learn to adjust our technique to get closer to the sound we want and (2) we get used to the sound of the instrument and adjust our expectations. But I think there is an element of changes in wood over time and maybe there is something to the notion that the vibrations affect the structure and response of the wood. This guitar sounds different to my ears now compared to your first video with it. There is more bass presence, a bit less snare drum quality to the top end, the midrange seems to be coming through more.

I just recorded this morning and would be curious how this hits you?

[Cunamara]

I saw that video this morning in the other thread. Interesting to compare without the mic sound. I hear a
a rounder top end and more bass/warmth than the first video or two you posted with it. The voice of this instrument is a bit different from the Halfling (which has a sound I really, really enjoy) even though they sound like relatives to me. This has a bit more note separation and a more immediate sound than the larger guitar, sort of like the difference between a snare drum and a tomtom, or a tabla and a conga.

Or at least that's my impression. This time I tried listening without watching the video to try to reduce the "listening with my eyes" effect.