Zoom H1 position for recording acoustic guitar

[deadeye_ag]

Hi all,

Well I got a Zoom H1 recorder for Xmas as an upgrade to recording on my mac (whoo hoo). I know a lot of you have this little device and wanted to leverage your experience on where to best place the device when you record your acoustic guitar. I haven't had a chance to experiment yet (Santa left me a lot of projects dealing with all the kiddos toys) so I thought I'd throw this question out there.

Thanks!

[pipsickle]

I put mine to the side under the headstock.

[Sweed77]

It will also mount on a camera tripod for easy movement and experimentation.  For a bit over $30  found a mic stand and shock mount the zoom h1 fit in and it has worked great.  It was a bit of a pain at first setting it up to be able to use the buttons easily but now I am very happy with it.

With tripod I found for louder songs a bit higher than the mouth and shaded towards the headstock.  Light fingerpicking lower the mic down around mouth level maybe a bit below.

[Joerfe]

Lots of different approaches. Placement also depends on how loud you sing and how loud you play. Like Sweed I have the tripod which is a great add-on. I tend to place the recorder about 3 feet in front of me with the microphones angled so they point in direction below the guitars soundhole.

[Rossco01]

I mount mine on a tripod and put it on a stool to the left of me. When playing acoustic Ive found this means myvocal isnt drowned out by the guitar. It makes less differencevwhen playing electric.

[deadeye_ag]

Thanks guys for the tips! Looking forward to getting a few recordings done before having to head back to work after the holidays.