Reccomendations For Metal/distortion

[scottlones!]

right ive taken into account everything about where you record/when you record blah blah etc etc but there still must be a prefered mic for recording really heavy stuff, i really need some guidance

any reccomendations for a good mic which will make distorted guitars sound really nice, iv used an interface and amplitube and loads of plugins for my guitars before but i mean, its pretty 'unreal' sounding if you get me, so i thought its time to go out and spend maybe $150 on a condenser for those distorted tones!

xx

 

[drossfile]

everything you need to know, minus your own experience.


http://www.badmuckingfastard.com/sound/slipperman.html#kick

 

[xmortumx]

agree i tried those amp simulation programs such as amplitube and guitar rig... but it wont give u that "heavy realistic" tone... but what I would Recommend is an SM-57.


An sm-57 + A good Amp( tube) then you can maybe achieve that sound your looking for with mic placements and different amp settings.

and try to get a "good" sound before adding plug ins or effects.

 

[IronFlippy]

I've gotten some really nice sounds by using both an sm57 and an md409 on the same speaker. The 57 has that really aggressive attack (there's a spike around 2k in it's frequency response) and the 409 fills in everywhere else with a really "smooth" sound. Track that a bunch of times and pan them everywhere and you've got it.

But do read that article drossfile posted, there's a ton of great info there, as long as you don't mind the obscenities.