floor vibrations/amp micing

[detuned6]

I generally have a sm57 on a small stand infront of my marshall 4x12 cab. I was wondering if i elevated the cabnet ,like on top of a milk crate, would that reduce any floor vibrations or reduce any noise that the mike would pick up that is masked by the grt distortion that i cant hear?????? Or am i trying to hard to think of ways to get the cleanest, clearest, noise free signal possible with the gear i have????

 

[Wil Davis]

Atlas make a shock-mount adapter which might stop unwanted vibrations getting into the mic. You might also use the low-cut switch on your pre (if there is one - usually labelled 90Hz or something like that) - that might get rid of rumbles and other LF stuff that you're not interested in - however, you might want to be careful using the low-cut filter with a bass, for obvious reasons.

Raising the amp off the floor tends to reduce the "boominess" of the bass or lower frequencies, as it reduces the coupling of the cab to the floor, which I think is A Good Thing...

- Wil

 

[Midlandmorgan]

elevating the cabinet may very well reduce some of the bottom end Marshall cabs are known for...you may try suspending your mic in front of one speaker on the cab, looping the cord around the mic loosely so it acts as a suspension mount...

Or you may want to grab a tripod mic stand and an air filled mic holder or suspension mount and move the mic back 2-3 feet to get the sound of the whole cabinet, not just one speaker...I've used both the airfilled and 'rubber band' kinds of clips and they both work equally well...

 

[detuned6]

Cool , thanks guys, i do use the low cut on my pre. I rember when i had my cabs stacked the i always liked the sound of the one on the floor over the top one. Ill have to order one of those tensimounts(www.tensimount.com) shockmounts, they are pretty cheap.