Acoustic Guitar recording hiss problem

[bluesplayer]

Im trying to record a delicate piece of Acoustic guitar , sort of gentle finger picking Mike Oldfield thing , and i cannot get rid of the hiss from the Mic . I never really hear it when doing noisey bouncy tunes , but this finer piece has exposed it . I suspected the Mic pre amp , but it was not the culprit , i then went direct into the line in , and it still produced high levels . I tried using a 58 and then a 57 , but its still there , i can rid it with a noise gate but you get i back when i start playing .Are these mics hissy by nature , or is it my sound card showing its true colours , SB AUDIGY ! . How do you think be doing this . Help appreciated

[Goport]

some good tips here art. http://alive.singnet.com.sg/tech/guitar.htm

[Rythameen]

Originally Posted by bluesplayer

Im trying to record a delicate piece of Acoustic guitar , sort of gentle finger picking Mike Oldfield thing , and i cannot get rid of the hiss from the Mic . I never really hear it when doing noisey bouncy tunes , but this finer piece has exposed it . I suspected the Mic pre amp , but it was not the culprit , i then went direct into the line in , and it still produced high levels . I tried using a 58 and then a 57 , but its still there , i can rid it with a noise gate but you get i back when i start playing .Are these mics hissy by nature , or is it my sound card showing its true colours , SB AUDIGY ! . How do you think be doing this . Help appreciated

Just a thought, but are you recording in the same room as your computer? Have you tried isolating it?

[bluesplayer]

yeah im about 2 foot from it ! , its not the problem tho dude , this is like the hiss you get from turning your amp up loud , sort of white noise , fine , but irritating . I heard MCartney do Yesterday and it got me thinking how did he do that , its gin clear ! Thanks also Goport , im off to peruse that link right now

[DJ Snoo]

What are all of your different volume/gain levels at? Have you tried mixing those up? Also, try swapping out each of your cables one by one, sometimes white noise can be a cable about to go to shit.

[bluesplayer]

thanks DJ , I will check it out .although im begining to think this is probably a case of me sat in a room with a Guitar that does not project well , because it is only a cheap Acoustic after all , and im trying to get a nice leval by upping the gain , its just one of my lines of inquiry at the moment .