The sound of an acoustic guitar or electric guitar can be recorded using a tape recorder, voice recorder, or computer. If the guitar is acoustic, this will require additional tools.
Instructions
Step 1
The most obvious way to record acoustic guitar sound is to use a microphone. It should be dynamic if a tape recorder is used, or electret if a computer is used. When using a dictaphone, both cassette and digital, the built-in microphone is also suitable.
Step 2
You can use either one or two microphones to record simultaneously the sound of an acoustic guitar and a singer's singing. In the first case, adjust the ratio of voice and accompaniment loudness by changing the location of the microphone. In the second, for the same purpose, either separately change the distance from each of the microphones to the corresponding sound source, or use a mixing console. Do not connect two electret microphones in parallel.
Step 3
Try using a homemade piezoelectric pickup with an acoustic guitar. It can be connected to both a tape recorder and a computer.
Step 4
The pickup of an electric guitar cannot be connected directly to the computer, as the signal level is likely to be insufficient. Use a dedicated pre-amplifier - ready-made or home-made. An electric guitar can be connected to a tape recorder directly using the input intended for a dynamic microphone.
Step 5
Conduct an experiment: bring a microphone connected to a computer or tape recorder, or a voice recorder with a built-in microphone, to the loudspeaker of the guitar combined amplifier. Although the signal-to-noise ratio and frequency response will deteriorate, subjectively, the sound quality may increase by ear. This is due to the fact that a natural echo will be added that occurs when sound is reflected from the walls of the room. If the amplifier is a tube amplifier, the specific pleasant distortions inherent in such amplifiers will also be added.
