Acoustic Guitar Recording - Mic Choices

anathematized_one · 06-19-2013, 03:46 PM

Let me go listen, but in the mean time, try using a 1/4" instrument cable from the other jack rather than a microphone cable and put a fresh battery in your pickup.

EDIT:
I can hear a significant amount of signal static, which ussually comes from the cable or the connections between cable and device.

So that alone is a problem. The signal noise is the crackle you hear that isn't the constant background hiss (by the way, I have no idea what the technical term is for that).

Could be that the adapters or or plugs are faulty, bad shielding, any number of things.

Also, double check the impedance and ohm and resistance and voltage ratings of the output of the pickup and of the cables and your computer's microphone jack.

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Reign of Tachos · 06-19-2013, 04:20 PM

I literally cannot find the specs of the guitar pickup. All I know is that it's a B-Band UST. It doesn't get any more specific on that. I'll keep looking though.

The cable is one that I paid £5 for (=one of the higher priced ones on Amazon, so I assumed it would be at least okay. Turns out I overpaid by £3, and there's another company selling it for £1.95. I'm returning my current one and getting one from a trusty brand like Stagg.

It's entirely possible that it's just the cable - but I'm not so sure considering the results between the 1/4 inch converter and the XLR were basically nothing and the 1/4 inch converter works with my electric guitar just fine.

Speaking of the XLR cable - when not plugged into anything there is a fairly loud hum/buzzing noise. Is this natural or have I been sold a crappy cable?

How do I check those stats for my computers jack?

06-19-2013, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
anathematized_one Music Addict Join Date: May 2013 Location: Someplace Awful Posts: 123	Let me go listen, but in the mean time, try using a 1/4" instrument cable from the other jack rather than a microphone cable and put a fresh battery in your pickup. EDIT: I can hear a significant amount of signal static, which ussually comes from the cable or the connections between cable and device. So that alone is a problem. The signal noise is the crackle you hear that isn't the constant background hiss (by the way, I have no idea what the technical term is for that). Could be that the adapters or or plugs are faulty, bad shielding, any number of things. Also, double check the impedance and ohm and resistance and voltage ratings of the output of the pickup and of the cables and your computer's microphone jack. Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Sardonicus YouTube Channel Last edited by anathematized_one; 06-19-2013 at 03:57 PM.

06-19-2013, 04:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Reign of Tachos Groupie Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 12	I literally cannot find the specs of the guitar pickup. All I know is that it's a B-Band UST. It doesn't get any more specific on that. I'll keep looking though. The cable is one that I paid £5 for (=one of the higher priced ones on Amazon, so I assumed it would be at least okay. Turns out I overpaid by £3, and there's another company selling it for £1.95. I'm returning my current one and getting one from a trusty brand like Stagg. It's entirely possible that it's just the cable - but I'm not so sure considering the results between the 1/4 inch converter and the XLR were basically nothing and the 1/4 inch converter works with my electric guitar just fine. Speaking of the XLR cable - when not plugged into anything there is a fairly loud hum/buzzing noise. Is this natural or have I been sold a crappy cable? How do I check those stats for my computers jack?