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Posted by: dcz702 Mar 31 2013, 04:46 AM

i was on craigslist today browsing and saw someone selling a sm57 mic for cheap. i already have 1 that i use to mic my amp.

in my daw i have a option to record in stereo using inputs 1 and 2, if i miced a 212 cab with 2 mics is there any benifit in sound quality? or is it overkill?

Posted by: jstcrsn Mar 31 2013, 11:54 AM

QUOTE (dcz702 @ Mar 31 2013, 04:46 AM) *
i was on craigslist today browsing and saw someone selling a sm57 mic for cheap. i already have 1 that i use to mic my amp.

in my daw i have a option to record in stereo using inputs 1 and 2, if i miced a 212 cab with 2 mics is there any benifit in sound quality? or is it overkill?
if you have 2 distinctly different mics , than recording could blend tones , but I wouldn't use the same style mics

Posted by: Sensible Jones Mar 31 2013, 12:44 PM

QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Mar 31 2013, 10:54 AM) *
if you have 2 distinctly different mics , than recording could blend tones , but I wouldn't use the same style mics

Exactly!
Most people tend to use something like an SM57 in one position and a Ribbon Condenser Mic in another position and then blend the resulting sounds.
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Posted by: dcz702 Mar 31 2013, 09:37 PM

i see, thanks, do you have any recomendations on a second good mic for a good price?

Posted by: tonymiro Apr 1 2013, 09:23 AM

Just to add that you also can use a second (or indeed more) mics to allow you to add ambience and other things.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Apr 1 2013, 03:46 PM

If you use them in different positions you will get different equalization that can be combined to get the sound that you are looking for without too much eq during the mix.

I found this videos at youtube about this topic:





Posted by: steenamaroo Apr 1 2013, 04:03 PM

QUOTE (dcz702 @ Mar 31 2013, 03:46 AM) *
i was on craigslist today browsing and saw someone selling a sm57 mic for cheap. i already have 1 that i use to mic my amp.

in my daw i have a option to record in stereo using inputs 1 and 2, if i miced a 212 cab with 2 mics is there any benifit in sound quality? or is it overkill?


You've had some good advice there.
Another thing to consider is that some people intentionally mismatch their speakers in a 2x12 or 4x12 and then mic up more than one of them.
The choice of mic and positioning may be similar, or even the same, but the speakers sound different.

There's a thread on GS called something like "pics of miced guitar cabs" or something like that.
There's an overwhelming number of marshall 4x12s with md421/sm57 on one driver, but there's also a wealth of different techniques on there.
Might be worth a look?

Posted by: dcz702 Apr 1 2013, 09:17 PM

thanks everyone very helpfull as always. smile.gif

Posted by: Darius Wave Apr 2 2013, 02:00 PM

QUOTE (tonymiro @ Apr 1 2013, 09:23 AM) *
Just to add that you also can use a second (or indeed more) mics to allow you to add ambience and other things.



That's a good point - you can use it on a different speaker in the same cab, to record ambience or record with different angle - not in front of the cone.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Apr 2 2013, 02:02 PM

QUOTE (dcz702 @ Apr 1 2013, 05:17 PM) *
thanks everyone very helpfull as always. smile.gif


No problem mate! Feel free to share some samples here and we will give you feedback! wink.gif

Posted by: Todd Simpson Apr 12 2013, 09:04 PM

Bingo!!! Put them at different angles and pan them a bit off center in the mix and it will give it a BIG sound smile.gif Be careful about phase cancellation though. If you notice it sounding thin, move one of the mics.

Todd

QUOTE (Darius Wave @ Apr 2 2013, 09:00 AM) *
That's a good point - you can use it on a different speaker in the same cab, to record ambience or record with different angle - not in front of the cone.


Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Apr 16 2013, 10:03 AM

Great post and videos from Gabriel - I am picking up things myself smile.gif


Posted by: klasaine Apr 16 2013, 03:18 PM

Here's a very common set-up for two mics/two cabs (or even just one cab) ...



The 4x10" (closed back) has a Royer 'ribbon' on it about 22 cm away (de riguer for overdriven sounds). The smaller cab which is a single 12" open back has a Shure SM 57 right up on it - between the dust cap and the edge and angled in.
This combination is great for rock guitar of all styles. *And if you can do it - a condensor somewhere up in the room a meter or more away from the cab (in other words - a 'room' mic).

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Apr 16 2013, 06:40 PM

QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Apr 16 2013, 06:03 AM) *
Great post and videos from Gabriel - I am picking up things myself smile.gif



It's awesome how much you can learn just from youtube. smile.gif

Posted by: klasaine Apr 17 2013, 12:59 AM

yes, thanks Gab. that second video of the bogner is really instructive.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Apr 17 2013, 07:35 AM

QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Apr 16 2013, 05:40 PM) *
It's awesome how much you can learn just from youtube. smile.gif


Indeed! I think that what makes the difference is the experience that you already have behind you which will teach you WHAT to look for and HOW to use the information you are acquiring.


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