Recording acoustic guitar Bass/treble vs high/low pass filte
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:13 pm
Hi, I am recording solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar and have a few questions. Real quick here is my setup. Zoom Q8n video recorder, Rode Nt4 microphone. Audacity audio editing.
The main problem is the raw material is too boomy and muddy. I would like to improve the clarity while keeping it clean and removing some strong bass and midrange "howling". I have found that I can improve it by backing off on the bass and adding in some treble. But my question is using the high and low pass filters seem to do a lot the same thing. What is the difference in lower the bass and adding the high pass filter? Should I use the filters with a minimal amout of cut? Or just use the bass and treble bars?
Also, Compression is very confusing to me should the basic default 2 and 12 setup be ok for solo guitar, Would some of you guitarists recommend more or less compression?
Any info would be appreciated.
The main problem is the raw material is too boomy and muddy. I would like to improve the clarity while keeping it clean and removing some strong bass and midrange "howling". I have found that I can improve it by backing off on the bass and adding in some treble. But my question is using the high and low pass filters seem to do a lot the same thing. What is the difference in lower the bass and adding the high pass filter? Should I use the filters with a minimal amout of cut? Or just use the bass and treble bars?
Also, Compression is very confusing to me should the basic default 2 and 12 setup be ok for solo guitar, Would some of you guitarists recommend more or less compression?
Any info would be appreciated.
