dturner Posted April 3, 2002 Share Posted April 3, 2002 Greeting! I am getting ready to add a blues guitar lead to a backing track I created, and would like to get some advice on micing my amp. My setup will include a strat thru a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, and will be recorded into a DIGI 001 running on a Mac. I have tried close micing with an SM75, AT4050 and Rode NT1, but the recordings just don't inspire me. Sometime over the last year or so, I read a great article in one of the major music mags about using a flat panel [plywood maybe] to reflect the sound from an amp toward a mic, rather than going the usual close micing route. As I recall, the article also included a very interesting discussion of how and why this approach was useful. Can anyone help me figure out where and when this article appeared. Also, any advice beyond "stick a 57 in front of it" will be welcomed. Thanks so much. Dennis Cedarville, OH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 Recording magazine has a new CD-ROM called Recording The Electric Guitar—It's All About Tone By Jon Bare http://www.recordingmag.com/mumak/Playback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sysexguy Posted April 4, 2002 Share Posted April 4, 2002 I believe it was a Chris Tsangarides interview in either Sound on Sound or Pro Audio Review. Try stuff..... I give you an example. We were recently comparing the sound of Cornford being close mic'd with a Senn 421 and a BLUE Dragonfly about a foot away. At one point, the engineer put both of them on..... and they were totally out of phase but the sound was totally cool!!!! Mic the back of the amp, mic outside the room, mic the guitar acoustically too. no rules! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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