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Recording of a “fingerstyle” acoustic guitar with free UAD plugins.

Alberto Ziliotto
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This video aims to show you how to get a beautiful modern acoustic guitar sound with the basic version of the Apollo twin X Duo Core without spending extra money on additional plugins. 

For the audio recording I used a Neumann TLM102 connected to the first entrance of the Apollo Twin and positioned in front of the 12th fret of the guitar to approx 20 cm of distance. You will hear the difference between using the UAD board preamp and the simulator UNISON of the valve Pre UA610-b which adds harmonics and sound presence thanks to the 2 potentiometers for the control of low and high frequencies: through UNISON simulation I in fact changed the impedance of the PRE giving more volume to the microphone. I then added the compressor UA 1176 SE Legacy to flatten the peaks slightly so that you can give more prominence to the treble of the guitar.

Free Universal Audio plugin

Finally the channel strip precision, used as eq, it allowed me to boost the bass a little bit in the frequencies close to 60hz and the mid-highs around 1k thus obtaining a sound suitable for the fingerstyle more direct and in the face.

Playing around with the plugin a bit too RealverbPro inserted inaux 1, with the preset "Etherity”Which adds that touch of modernity to the sound of the acoustic guitar by creating a carpet of modulated reverb that makes the sound fresher and new!

Here's how in 5 minutes you can follow the video step by step to have a beautiful modern sound for your recordings and live shows!

You can use this setup even if you're playing plectrum by simply lowering both the UA 610b's input gain and the 116's input gain by a notch!

Have fun!

Alberto Ziliotto

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Since 2009 Alberto has been carrying his music around, playing for festivals, theaters, competitions, workshops and the most disparate occasions. Starting with the competitions, he has always ranked among the first places, obtaining appreciations and consents from various international juries, gradually building his personal style. "Freshness and personality of the melody" are characteristics of Alberto's music. "Madame Guitar", "Sarzana Acoustic guitar meeting", "ADGPAinternational guitar rendez vous", "Lago film Fest", "Un Paese a 6 strings" are some of the festivals that have hosted his music. Alberto is also the first Italian to be recognized as artist of the month (February 2012) for the “K&K sound company”, a well-known amplification company. In October 2012 he produces music for some advertising videos of VVT, the Innsbruck public transport company. On 6 July 2013 he released his second cd "Keep it all" containing ten songs in which you can hear Alberto's musical growth path. In June 2014 Alberto boasts of the collaboration of the great bassist Michael Manring. Alberto and Michael collaborate on a piece by Alberto “Al Tramonto” creating atmospheres that recall those of Will Ackermann. In September 2014 Alberto has the honor of publishing his first video for “Candyrat Records”, the most famous label in the world for acoustic guitar music. In July 2016 Alberto becomes an endorser for the famous "DiMarzio" brand of guitar pickups using "Black Angel" to amplify the "zizzola". In April 2018 his third studio album "Reverse" was released, mixed and mastered by Antoine Dufour. In 2020 Alberto Becomes Walden Artist and enters into a collaboration relationship with Adagio Italia.
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