Microphone Comparisons: Acoustic Guitar
Audio examples of an acoustic guitar recorded with dynamic, ribbon and condenser microphones. Click on the buttons in the module below to hear each audio sample. You can also download the following higher resolution (16 bit/44.kHz) WAV files to your computer and load them into any DAW software to hear more detail. Right-Click (CTRL-Click Mac) on each link below and choose “Save Link As”:
Large Diaphragm Condenser – Neumann U 87
Small Diaphragm Condenser – Earthworks QTC 30
Ribbon (Front) – Royer R-122 Active Ribbon Mic
Ribbon (Back) – Royer R-122 Active Ribbon Mic