So I got my Digi 002 board back from BlackLion Audio over the weekend, and got to test out my new Cinemag equipped Apex 205 ribbons. It was a good weekend.
I tried messing around with stereo micing, never really gotten into it before (a big thanks to Harvey and everybody that contributed to "the big thread!!!" My recordings got much better after reading that). I set up a Blumlein pair on my Supro clone guitar amp to start with, and wasn't floored or anything. Not bad, but the stereo image wasn't amazing and the amp didn't sound very present. I've done better with 2 or 3 dynamics. Then I set up a M/S pair, using the modded Apex 205 and an MXL 960 (nice tube mic for cheap, IMO). I copied, inverted, then panned the ribbon tracks. Talk about cool! Presence, good body, wide stereo image, smooth top end. It almost has the sound of recording multiple guitar tracks, without all the tuning/timing slop that comes with multiple takes of the same line. Very powerful sound, and it was only a lightly driven rhythm guitar. I've spent a lot of time trying to get good driven guitar tones on disk, it's harder than it seems it should be, I'm glad to have finally gotten something lively and active sounding!
Thanks again folks, maybe I'll post some clips when I can pull myself away from the console.
I tried messing around with stereo micing, never really gotten into it before (a big thanks to Harvey and everybody that contributed to "the big thread!!!" My recordings got much better after reading that). I set up a Blumlein pair on my Supro clone guitar amp to start with, and wasn't floored or anything. Not bad, but the stereo image wasn't amazing and the amp didn't sound very present. I've done better with 2 or 3 dynamics. Then I set up a M/S pair, using the modded Apex 205 and an MXL 960 (nice tube mic for cheap, IMO). I copied, inverted, then panned the ribbon tracks. Talk about cool! Presence, good body, wide stereo image, smooth top end. It almost has the sound of recording multiple guitar tracks, without all the tuning/timing slop that comes with multiple takes of the same line. Very powerful sound, and it was only a lightly driven rhythm guitar. I've spent a lot of time trying to get good driven guitar tones on disk, it's harder than it seems it should be, I'm glad to have finally gotten something lively and active sounding!
Thanks again folks, maybe I'll post some clips when I can pull myself away from the console.