Recording Tips help!

[T1nM4n]

hey guys i got a problem, i dont know much about recording acoustic guiatr and i wanna record some stuff, but i dont have my new acoustic/elec yet so i tried to jsut set up a mic near my guitar and i hear too much of the pick strumming on the string, and it sounds like clicky, do i jsut need a better mic cuz this one is pretty cheep too, or another method of recording? anyone have any suggestions

thanks

[MWR]

If you're using a computer mic than by all means ditch it. There are plenty of mics under $100 that are really decent. Even if you're getting a Acoustic/electric a mic is still a good idea. You can get some really nice recordings by blending the signal from the pickup and the mic. Pickup technology these days is still too "piezo" imo. A mic will make it sound a lot better either way.
The standard starting point for mic placement is about a foot away pointed at the 14th fret. Mics are directional so how you place them is very important.
What are you recording into? A computer a hard disk recorder? Do you have some sort of preamp that has xlr hookups?

[T1nM4n]

currently jsut a computer, no preamp, i assumed it was the mic, its a piece of shit, and i assume i would prolly need some sort of converter to convert to the corect plug type for the recording port on my sound card

[MWR]

Not just a converter. The signal from a mic needs a good amont of clean gain so you'd def. want a preamp. Check out Art or Presonus.
If you need more than two channels a Behringer mixer will do the trick for pretty cheap.

[CheersDtoT]

The best way to mic a guitar is to listen to it. Have some-one play the guitar and put your hear up to it, and find the area that sounds the best. A mic is a very simple thing...all you do is mic the best area of the guitar. You dont want to break XLR to mini 1/8. Try and get an interface...and the quality will be there. XLR has two conductors because they cut on noise and has a stronger signal. Why buy a 100 dollar mic if it will only sound like a 60 mic????

[a1075dd63aa12]

is it not a good idea to hook an actual mic up to a comp? as far as quality is concerned

[thejoe]

it defeats teh purpose of having a good mic

it will probably sound better than a computer mic, but as mwr said, you really need a preamp to get decent sound

i think behringer makes a 2 channel mixer for like 40 bucks.. i'd go for that