Micing a Keyboard Amp

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Has (does) anyone record their keyboard using an amp and mic instead of just going line in straight into a mixer? I'm curious about a good mic and amp combo for trying this out...

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my friend has done that very successfully, its like doin that to a guitar, and most people do it. WORKS!!! =)
 
Yo backwards and forwards:]

I have this GK little amp and it has a bypass the speaker circuit. So, when I used a bass player to do a cut, I ran his bass into the GK bypass circuit and, Voila, got the feed into the recorder.

I run my synths directly into the recorder; however, I often run the keys through the outboard mic pre for more dynamics.

If you like to experiment, you can do many interesting things with sound.

Keep twiddling the dials.

Green Hornet
 
Yes, yes, yes !

Miking a keyboard amp can be much cooler than running direct for certain sounds, and in many ways the end result is more pleasing to my ears.

I have an old Keyboard magazine from the mid-80's that has a roundtable discussion with top engineers/producers on the subject of recording keyboards. Most of them said they like to record them miking an amplifier because direct is sometimes kind of sterile sounding.

I mic a PA speaker (Peavey SP3) instead of an amp, but any good keyboard amp will work. I use a combination of SM57 and a Crown CM700 (small diaphram) to record it. I sometimes also run my synths through a Sansamp PSA-1, Bass Pod, or a tube preamp. I also use a variety of stompbox effects pedals for chorus, flange, or distortion.

However, most of the time I just record direct. It just depends on the synth I'm using and the effect I want to achieve. Miking an amp is time consuming and can make me lose concentration when I'm recording. That's why I love to use amp modeling toys and tube preamps to "dirty up" the signal and introduce subtle distortion to a synth sound. If you have a Pod, J-station, V-amp, DG Stomp, etc. try it on your keyboards and drum machine sounds.....you might like it.

Good luck
 
Thanks for the responses... I will look in to the amp modelers as well....


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