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grinder
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Anyone tried using a shure beta52/57 or similar mic combination for micing a bass amp?I want to try this setup but, I don't have an extra short mic stand at the moment.
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chessrock
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grinder said:
yea. is that all you wanted to know?
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DJL
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Yeah, and with a DI too... plus, synth bass.
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grinder
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Re: Re: Bass amp micing
OK, Pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeee, tell me how did it sound.Did it make your tits quiver with excitement?Details please.
chessrock said:
OK, Pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeee, tell me how did it sound.Did it make your tits quiver with excitement?Details please.
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DaveDrummer
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a good bass (or kick drum) mic like the beta 52, mixed with a good DI (like the sansamp bass DI) make an excellent sound. On my sansamp, the XLR goes to the board, and the output goes to the amp. the sansamp acts as a DI, and an amp simulator. the sound blows most recording away, IMO. Typically, you can get away with one or the other, but together, they just sing. If I had to pick one, id DI the bass.
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grinder
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My mic signal sounds really good, my DI sounds like crap.Blended together sounds good but, not exactly what I'm after.I don't have a sansamp or the budget for one(I just bought the beta52).Since I like the sound coming out of my amp and have a 57, I was thinking the two mics might compliment each other nicely.I'll try to cobb up another mic stand and try it out.Thanks for the reply.
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ad0lescnts
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i'm in the same situation kind of. i got a nice mesa amp and it sounds awesomecoming out, but the MIC sounds terrible. the bluetube as a DI sounds decent and is half of what i'm going for so far. The mic sounds so whimpy and i'm stuck. (ATM25)
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grinder
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That's funny, I tried running my DI thru a bluetube and couldn't get a good sound, although it adds a nice warmth to the miced signal.I just got the Beta52 and it's does a great job of capturing the sound coming out of the amp.
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DaveDrummer
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grinder said:
no prob. Well, what kindof amp is it? does it have a tweeter? that would be the real awesome situation. a 57 on the tweeter, and a beta 52 on the bigger speaker will also rock. But, if your using two mics off one speaker, you are just asking for trouble (unless you wanna give a lot of time to experimenting). Phase problems will keep you up at night, trust me.
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chessrock
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Re: Re: Re: Bass amp micing
Yea, it made my boobies perk and my panties wet.
But it kinda' sucked, too, so I scrapped it and went with the DI.
grinder said:
Yea, it made my boobies perk and my panties wet.
But it kinda' sucked, too, so I scrapped it and went with the DI.
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grinder
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I just have a single 10".Guess I'll have to figure out something else for DI.Thanks for the help.
Gidge
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sell some plasma and get a decent DI and your nipples too can be as hard as diamond and your panties as wet as a river....
a J-Station does surprisingly well for bass......
Countryman DI rocks........
a J-Station does surprisingly well for bass......
Countryman DI rocks........
sonicpaint
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Try new things.
I have found that you can(and I have) used 2 mic's on the same speaker though they were set up differently. I put a thin sounding mic pointed at the cone of the speaker and a fuller sounding mic pointing at the rim. I did this with both mic's going to the same track, mixed the two sounds to balance each-other out and got great results. I guess I should mention that the speaker was a 12". I'm assuming that most people know the dominant frequencies that occur on a speakers surface, so I didn't mention it to save me some typing
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I didn't mention the names of the mic's that I used because I don't think many people here would look highly on them. The thing is, I got great results and the sound that came out of the amp was the sound that was recorded.
In my opinion, recording is all about trying something different as much as you can instead of always doing the proven methods. We all use what we know works but trying new ideas through experimentation can sometimes pay off big time not to mention the the learning experience you gain.
All the best on getting that sound your looking for.
sonicpaint
DaveDrummer said:
I have found that you can(and I have) used 2 mic's on the same speaker though they were set up differently. I put a thin sounding mic pointed at the cone of the speaker and a fuller sounding mic pointing at the rim. I did this with both mic's going to the same track, mixed the two sounds to balance each-other out and got great results. I guess I should mention that the speaker was a 12". I'm assuming that most people know the dominant frequencies that occur on a speakers surface, so I didn't mention it to save me some typing
. I didn't mention the names of the mic's that I used because I don't think many people here would look highly on them. The thing is, I got great results and the sound that came out of the amp was the sound that was recorded.
In my opinion, recording is all about trying something different as much as you can instead of always doing the proven methods. We all use what we know works but trying new ideas through experimentation can sometimes pay off big time not to mention the the learning experience you gain.
All the best on getting that sound your looking for.
sonicpaint
