The Mastering Show #99 - Recording, mixing and mastering acoustic guitar (with Richard Durrant)

Stereo, mono, binaural or surround-sound ?I've worked with this episode's guest in all these formats and more over the many years we've been working together - but which does he prefer, and why ?Richard Durrant describes himself as an "Indie Classical" musician, which I think is a pretty good summary - but doesn't really take into account the fact that he also toured with Sky, worked as an accomplished session musician for many years and has released albums in a brilliantly eclectic variety of other genres and styles over the years.In this conversation we talk about:Why Richard records in an "acoustic igloo" (and what that is)Mic techniques for guitar and dealing with "wolf notes" on stringed instrumentsReal spaces versus digital reverbTouring (and performing) with a bicyclePerforming Bach's cello suites on Banjo and Ukulele - how and whyFull links on our website:www.themasteringshow.com/episode-99Mentioned in this episode:Learn to master !Click HERE to see Ian's courses and mastering resourcesLeapwingFind out more about Leapwing's pluginsToolsFor Ian's mastering plugins, click HERE