I tend to keep my recording mike about 4 feet from me. Is this detrimental to the sound? The reason why I do it is because I tend to overload the signal during certain passages of a song. What advantages or disadvantages does moving the mike closer or keeping it distant have on the sound. Thanks...
I am an old rocker (in bands since 1967) but brand new to recording. I obviously fall short of knowing the answer(s) to the following multipart question:
If you had a bluesy type singer (not TOO hard but with a definite edge to his voice), AND they had an SM57 and an AT 4050 available; WHICH...