[JacFlash]

Hi All-
First post here. I'm just curious how I might be able to eliminate or at least lessen the sound of my pick on the strings. I play rhythm, and would like to just get the clean sound from the strings without much "pick percussion". Is this a mic placement issue, is it something that can be done with my recording software? Here's my setup:

Guitar & Pick: Tacoma Chief (played with *very* thin Dunlop picks...the red ones, can't remember the gauge.)

Mic: Shure SM81-LC from about 2 feet away.

Software: Adobe Auditon 1.5

Any help would be appreciated.

--JAC

[scotty_b]

HI
I think it is a combination of mic placement and choice of pick. Maybe try a heavier pick, and your tone and control should also improve.
All the best

[allthumbs]

Where is the mike in relation to the sound hole?

[Jove d'Ark]

Hi Kid,
No expert, but some thing I have noticed with Picks. Very soft Picks are Little more than Useless unless you want a very gentle background which is achieved my merely glosssing the pick over the strings. Any force from your wrist renders this type of Pick Uselesss. There is truth that Like Strings, the thicker the Pick, the richer and more fuller the sound output.
Also this, there is a very subtle yet VERY Destinct variation of output by how you crosss the strings with the pick. If you play with the pick very flat, and by that I mean you are holding your pick so it strikes the string at the broadest point, ironically you produce quite a thin sound. If you just roll your thumb so as to strike the string more with the edge rather than the flat of the pick, you will produce a smoother, warmer more rounded sound.
The trick is to roll your thumb more over your index finger so as to have the leading edge in immediate contact with the strings.