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MikeyPatriot
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Hey, my friend's amp has 2 12" speakers. Would i be safe putting one mic in there, or should i put two? Does it matter?
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AcidRain
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MikeyPatriot said:
If you're not running any stereo effects and each speaker's putting out the same signal, you can mike one of them alone. I'm sure other, more experienced folk will have some better ideas...
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shackrock
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what kind of guitar? what kind of amp/model? distortion? effects? etc. etc. etc.
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Unless you have a damn good reason,<stereo effects> then I would NOT mic it twice.
You'll have a much harder time dealing with the mic positioning that it will probably be worth.
Ron
You'll have a much harder time dealing with the mic positioning that it will probably be worth.
Ron
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mixsit
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Put a second mic and position up just to have tone options to mess with if you have the spare tracks and time.
formerlyfzfile
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Depends.
One speaker may sound different from the other.
Put you ear right up to each speaker with the guitar playing at a safe volume.
Listen for any tonal differrences.
Pick the one with the tone you like better.
One mic is easier to set up, obviouly, but two mics gives you a lot of options ..... both tonally and stereo options .
You must really pay attention to phase issues (i.e. lots of mic placement trial and error) when using two mics.
You could just as easily get the stereo options from recording the single mic twice which I prefer for rythm tracks but some times widening out a lead track from one take with two mics is nice.
I like two throw up 2 or even 3 different mics at first when I know ultimately I will only be using one so that I can get a rough idea of which one is working better within the context of the rest of the mix ....... then tweak.
But I prefer 1 mic on clean tones generally.
If you go for two ..... a SM57 and large diaphram condenser together yeild a huge array of tonal options.
refer to these treads also:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33141
http://www.recordingproject.com/articles/article.php?article=25
-mike
One speaker may sound different from the other.
Put you ear right up to each speaker with the guitar playing at a safe volume.
Listen for any tonal differrences.
Pick the one with the tone you like better.
One mic is easier to set up, obviouly, but two mics gives you a lot of options ..... both tonally and stereo options .
You must really pay attention to phase issues (i.e. lots of mic placement trial and error) when using two mics.
You could just as easily get the stereo options from recording the single mic twice which I prefer for rythm tracks but some times widening out a lead track from one take with two mics is nice.
I like two throw up 2 or even 3 different mics at first when I know ultimately I will only be using one so that I can get a rough idea of which one is working better within the context of the rest of the mix ....... then tweak.
But I prefer 1 mic on clean tones generally.
If you go for two ..... a SM57 and large diaphram condenser together yeild a huge array of tonal options.
refer to these treads also:
https://homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33141
http://www.recordingproject.com/articles/article.php?article=25
-mike
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MikeyPatriot
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Thanks to everyone for their help. i just got my 8-track, so i'll start playing around with your suggestions soon.
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