Recording Classical Guitar: Oktava Mk-012 (Cardiod, Omni, MJE K47H Capsules) | Guitarise Test #1

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This is a classical guitar recording test involving three microphone pairs in AB configuration. Preamplifiers are Oktava Mk-012 modded by Michael Joly while the capsules are in omni (SDC) and cardioid (SDC and LDC feat. MJE-K47H capsule heads) configuration.

I made this in my own time for the readers of my blog. I was not paid by any manufacturer to do this - I just wanted to test the new capsules by Michael Joly and choose the microphones for my upcoming solo album (featuring Baroque music by Bach, Scarlatti, Zamboni and Kapsberger).

If you're listening on studio grade headphones or monitors you'll probably notice some strange sweeping high frequency noise on the MJE K47H samples, probably caused by AC, sorry about that - I noticed it too late.
Other than that, I think the sound quality was good overall in every configuration, although I do have a winner. Please, don't forget to tell me what your favourite was as well.

Recorded at my project studio (http://urosbaric.com/studio) in Zavrhek, Slovenia, on March 14th 2013.

Hope you like the experiment, the outcome and the music. Feel free to ask any question and please subscribe.

Music featured in this video:

J. S. Bach: Prelude BWV 998
M. de Falla: Cancion del fuego fatuo
M. M. Ponce: Sonata III (Allegro moderato)
M. Tomassini-V. Kreslin: Kakor zvezdi na nebu
E. Sainz de la Maza: La Muerte

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