Nola
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hey guys.
quick question about miking an amp.
i was having a hard time finding a pleasing sound from just one mic, so i put a shure 545 about 2" on the front grill 10 degrees off axis, and then a ribbon mic in the back behind the speaker. when i mix them together they sound good. the ribbon on its own is thick and the shure is pretty good but mid-rangy and a bit thin.
so i did this for the rhythm guitar part that i laid down today. my question is this: if the song has 3 or 4 rhythm guitars or doubled guitars and sometimes all are going at the same time, am i best miking the other tracks with just the Shure? i'm thinking while what i did sounds good, it will get muddy if each guitar has the shure and the ribbon.
Also, how would you handle double tracking if you used two mics on your first rhythm track?
Oh, and I haven't noticed any phase issues with this technique -- is it prone to phase problems or no?
Thanks!
quick question about miking an amp.
i was having a hard time finding a pleasing sound from just one mic, so i put a shure 545 about 2" on the front grill 10 degrees off axis, and then a ribbon mic in the back behind the speaker. when i mix them together they sound good. the ribbon on its own is thick and the shure is pretty good but mid-rangy and a bit thin.
so i did this for the rhythm guitar part that i laid down today. my question is this: if the song has 3 or 4 rhythm guitars or doubled guitars and sometimes all are going at the same time, am i best miking the other tracks with just the Shure? i'm thinking while what i did sounds good, it will get muddy if each guitar has the shure and the ribbon.
Also, how would you handle double tracking if you used two mics on your first rhythm track?
Oh, and I haven't noticed any phase issues with this technique -- is it prone to phase problems or no?
Thanks!
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