Hello everyone,
I recently recorded a guitar using 4 different mics on the cab (Marshall 4x12), because I felt that one mic was not enough to capture the true sound of the source (I varied the distance of the mics as well to capture more room sound, etc...). I made sure to avoid phase cancellation, and have been very happy so far with the results of the recording. However, I now have about 20 guitar tracks (multiple parts, stereo stuff, etc...) and would like to start bouncing each group of 4 down to one track to make my life easier. So here are some questions for those of you who may have used this technique before:
1. Should I bounce the tracks to one mono or one stereo track?
2. Should I pan the tracks or leave them centered?
3. Should I mess with the EQ at all on the tracks yet, or wait until later?
I realize that the answers to these questions are all personal preference, and there's no "right" answer, but that's okay. I just want to see what you all think
Thanks!
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I recently recorded a guitar using 4 different mics on the cab (Marshall 4x12), because I felt that one mic was not enough to capture the true sound of the source (I varied the distance of the mics as well to capture more room sound, etc...). I made sure to avoid phase cancellation, and have been very happy so far with the results of the recording. However, I now have about 20 guitar tracks (multiple parts, stereo stuff, etc...) and would like to start bouncing each group of 4 down to one track to make my life easier. So here are some questions for those of you who may have used this technique before:
1. Should I bounce the tracks to one mono or one stereo track?
2. Should I pan the tracks or leave them centered?
3. Should I mess with the EQ at all on the tracks yet, or wait until later?
I realize that the answers to these questions are all personal preference, and there's no "right" answer, but that's okay. I just want to see what you all think
Thanks!
-agra