recording guitar - my take.

[tuj]

I know there are a MILLION different opinions on how to best record guitar. This is just what happened to work really well for me.



http://stompclubblog.blogspot.com/2015/ ... r-amp.html

Any feedback greatly appreciated.

[DRodriguez]

Be careful with that hard left right trick. You might loose a little too much once you sum to mono. Even though you have the TS1 in the center, the tone from the stereo to mono change may be a little drastic. That said, if it sounds good, it is good.

While mentioning the royers, you may also want to note that flipping the mic around 180º will give you a brighter tone to play around with. One of the tricks I like to do in a live situation is to put a royer backwards at a 45º to the cone from the outside edge to get a nice bright lead tone, on the back of the cabinet I put a 57 on the rear directly across from it at a 45º angle with the phase flipped for a tubbier,roomier sound I can raise to help it sit back a bit and fill out a mix. Mix the two to taste depending on the role in the song. Truly an endless amount of ways to mic a guitar amp.

But the true trick in guitar recording is to invest in a tone tank

[SquareWaveFuzz]

But the true trick in guitar recording is to invest in a tone tank

Fuck, I had this idea years ago, though my take involved a grid of rails on the front of the amp that the mic would travel along, never did make a prototype of it though.

[KaosCill8r]

Awesome idea that tone tank. My missus is my tone tank though. I've developed a system of foot signals so she knows where to move the mic. It works well. Though if I had a separate control room setup up I would probably need one of those tone tanks.

[MaggotBrainNY]

Be careful with that hard left right trick. You might loose a little too much once you sum to mono. Even though you have the TS1 in the center, the tone from the stereo to mono change may be a little drastic. That said, if it sounds good, it is good.

While mentioning the royers, you may also want to note that flipping the mic around 180º will give you a brighter tone to play around with. One of the tricks I like to do in a live situation is to put a royer backwards at a 45º to the cone from the outside edge to get a nice bright lead tone, on the back of the cabinet I put a 57 on the rear directly across from it at a 45º angle with the phase flipped for a tubbier,roomier sound I can raise to help it sit back a bit and fill out a mix. Mix the two to taste depending on the role in the song. Truly an endless amount of ways to mic a guitar amp.

But the true trick in guitar recording is to invest in a tone tank

Make sure you flip the polarity on the Royer (or any ribbon mic) if you're using the back side in order to get the best out of it. The front lobe is +, back is -.

http://www.royerlabs.com/2in1.html

[Invisible Man]

Wut. I'm gonna train my kids to walk/crawl mics around the room. Hearing loss be damned.

[echoraven]

...But the true trick in guitar recording is to invest in a tone tank...

Got a wild hair to look this up, $249!!! HOLY HECK!!! It is a remote control toy tank (even fires) with a mount on top of it. Worth it for the studio where time is paramount, but for the home recordist (that doesn't go direct) building one yourself, doesn't seem like it would take much effort.

[DRodriguez]

Yeah, I don't actually have one, just a running joke at the studio. They originally sold for $100, but then people kept buying them. I do it all by hand, making multiple trips between the control room and the studio.