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Oct 23 2007, 07:17 PM
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QUOTE (GrowingDown1 @ Oct 23 2007, 07:15 PM)  Hi there everyone! I was just wondering what type or types of microphones I should use to mic my amp for recording guitars and bass? Can I just use the Sennheiser I use for vocals or do I need some type of special mic? The best is to use a amp designed for mic'ing your amp.The Sure SM57 is the most used microphone for recording guitars ... EVER. http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/Wir...SM57-LC_content |
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Oct 23 2007, 07:31 PM
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QUOTE (Francis Viviers @ Oct 23 2007, 06:17 PM) The best is to use a amp designed for mic'ing your amp.The Sure SM57 is the most used microphone for recording guitars ... EVER. http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/Wir...SM57-LC_content Yes! |
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Oct 23 2007, 07:43 PM
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Whilst a Shure SM 57 or 58 would be fine for close mic'ing a guitar amp it will not be sufficient by itself to capture high end frequencies. For that you really need a good capacitor mic set at a distance.
The best option for mic'ing an amp is to use a combination of close and distance and dynamic and capacitor. For an acoustic then small diaphragm stereo capacitors. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Oct 23 2007, 10:54 PM
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I'd use a SM57 for pointing at the cone. A SM58 for vocals. Or a SM58 hanging in front of the cone (tie the cord in a knot round the handle) just to keep it simple.
But I'm no expert at all, jusy keen on keeping things simple sometimes when I don't care 
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Oct 24 2007, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE (JVM @ Oct 23 2007, 08:42 PM) I'm going to buy a microphone eventually as well - I'm looking at the sm57, does it work at least decently for vocals too? Yes, it works also for vocals. QUOTE (tonymiro @ Oct 23 2007, 08:43 PM) Whilst a Shure SM 57 or 58 would be fine for close mic'ing a guitar amp it will not be sufficient by itself to capture high end frequencies. For that you really need a good capacitor mic set at a distance. The best option for mic'ing an amp is to use a combination of close and distance and dynamic and capacitor. For an acoustic then small diaphragm stereo capacitors. Cheers, Tony Agree. If you don't have an expensive microphone, you can use two SM57 in different positions. -------------------- ::: Main Gear ::: Guitars: Washburn N4 Vintage | Washburn N2 | Washburn WI67Pro | Washburn WG-587 | Washburn EA20B Amps: Laney GH50L (head) | Laney GS410 & GS212IE (cabinets) | Rocktron PROGAP Ultra (rack preamp) | Rocktron Velocity 150 (power amp) | Marshall VS230 (combo) FXs: Rocktron Intellifex + custom pedalboard (check my video demo) Other: Shredneck | Intellitouch PT10 tuner Picks: Esseti Picks Software & Recording Gear: Cubase 4 | Overloud TH1 | Mackie Onyx 400F | EZdrummer | Korg Pandora PX4D ------------------------------------------------------- myspace.com/jerryarcidiacono Check out my video lessons and instructor board! |
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Oct 24 2007, 11:22 PM
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The SM57 / SM58 are kind of industry standard mics. However, I think they work better for close-mic of cabs ( as stated above ) and for some drums for recording purposes. Using them for vocals, I think they're much better for shows and practice space - when trying to do recording they just didn't feel like they had enough "presence". Not sure if that's the right way to describe it, but there was something just sonically missing from vocals to me.
For recording vocals ( and / or acoustic guitar ), I would go with a condenser mic, which you'll need a power source for ( they don't run off phantom power ). You'll get a much warmer, fuller sound that represents the full range and subtleties much better than you will with a dynamic mic. Personally I have the MXL 990, which was not too expensive in the grand scheme of things: http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/900_S...L990/mxl990.htm Then I use this tube preamp ( PreSonus TubePre ) for the condenser mic ( and for my bass ) : http://www.fullcompass.com/product/255921.html |
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Oct 25 2007, 04:42 PM
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Also if you haven't seen it take a look at:
https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=7771 which might answer some of your questions. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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So go for your own recording sound ... just a emotional based opinion 
 
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