The acoustic guitar is very much in style today. Crossing between folk, pop and rock genres. While the acoustic guitar remains one of the most simple instruments, it also remains one of the hardest to get a great sound on in the studio. It"s really not that difficult though, if you follow a few basic rules. The sound you get has a great deal to do with the quality of the player. Choose an appropriate type and gauge of string for the instrument and for the kind of sound you"re after and make sure that the guitar"s action is...
was made in a small room or studio. Mono recording can also be given a sense of space and width by adding a little stereo reverb. Ambience settings with pronounced early reflections are particularly effective in adding life and realism to the acoustic guitar. With strumming use a short pre-delay of 30-50ms and a bright reverb with a 1-2 sec decay time. With a guitar solo use a pre-delay of 100-150ms with a warm reverb with a decay time of 2-4 seconds. De-ess the send to the reverb if there is a lot of high frequency finger noise.