Close mic, room mic Blend. Listen and feed back please.(Sample)

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Hi all,

Edit: I think the subject is a bit misleading in retrospect. Really I want general feedback on this sound, rather than comments on the amount of blend.

I have supplied three samples here, one Close mic, one Room mic and a blend of the two typical of how I'd use it in the mix.

I think at this stage I need to run these samples by you and see if I'm in the ball park of a descent capture. Is this kinda what you guys get?

Any comments appreciated.

Cheers,
FM

(I thought about posting this in the sample forum but I figured this is Recording Technique specific)
 
I don't hear much difference other than tone, which could be easily duplicated with EQ.
 
I think if that blend is what you were after I don't think it matters how you got there as long as it's exactly what you were shooting for. I think blending room in with a closer mic would give more atmosphere if it were an acoustic guitar, but an electric has so much distortion by it's very nature in the way you're using it, the difference isn't that dramatic, but there is a slight difference. As long as it's what you want to put into your mix for that song and you're happy with it that's all that matters in the end.

Of course if your song starts to get played on local radio stations people will want to know how you did it!
 
Thanks for your replys.

Radio? I seriously doubt that.

The track has actually come up quite well. When I posted this, I was unsure if I was even in the ball park of a "good" recording but since then I have added effects and sounds quite "live" and natural in the mix.

Again, I'm really thrown by hearing the raw recorded sound (Freak out!) compared to the final sound in the mix. Obviously one of my weak points.

Song almost done - final guitar part to go down. Woooohoooo!

FM
 
Either will do...depedns on your mix and how you process things.

I would take the dry...and some verb to it in the mix, and/or a pinch of delay...done. :)
 
I really like the room mic alone for that, I think the overall tone sounds a lot better. When ever I record guitar from an amp, I always throw up a room mic along with close micing. It's better to have too much than not enough and you'll save time recording that way. If you like the close mic sound, use it; if you find that the blend of the two sounds good, use it; if the room mic sounds the best, use it. Work smarter not harder.
 
Good points!

I'll also add another option...one mic...not up-close and not as a "room" mic...but somewhere about 12" to 24" from the cab.
I find you get the same result as combining a close + room mic...but without the need to deal with phase issues when blending...even more preferable.
 
12" to 24" from the cab ?

Would I use my SM57 for this, or my LDC?

Yeah, never thought of that, must try it out. You'd lose a fair bit of bass out of the signal though (In comparison to up close next to the cloth)

FM
 
Try both mics.
Each mic is different, but generally speaking, when it comes time to mix, if you have a lot of low end that sounds great coming from the guitar by itself, you'll end up wanting to roll it off anyway for the mix...IMO.
I usually place a ribbon mic at about 12"-16"...and I'm still rolling off the low-end in the mix, but then, ribbons tend to be rich in the lows.

Oh...another cool thing about the ribbon mic, is that while the front picks up the guitar cab...the back of the ribbon picks up the room.
 
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miroslav said:
Oh...another cool thing about the ribbon mic, is that while the front picks up the guitar cab...the back of the ribbon picks up the room.
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Ahhh, now you're just showing off :)

Thanks for your advice. Definitely good advice.

When I get around to it, I'll post the results in the MP3 forum.

FM
 
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