ajbrewer
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Re:Can you hurt a mic with a guitar amp? - 2008/02/05 19:51
I'm not exactly sure the answer to that last point, I have absolutely no technical knowledge number-wise (I never liked math), as far as mics go, just my two cents, even though I probably not need to worry about it too much, don't worry, I'm always paranoid about my condensor being too close to stuff, I keep it a couple of yards from the guitar amp when I record (dosen't need to be that far away, although I have another reason for that yardage, next sentense). Although part of the reasoning of that too, is that I try to pick up some roominess with the condensor mic. If I want some really hard guitar, I usually use the condensor the same way, leaving it a few yards back from the amp, and then shove a dynamic mic (shure sm57, sm58 examples of those types, although you probably know that) pretty much right up to the grill to get the more powerful aspect at the same time. I've found recording using both types at the same time works pretty nicely, at least for me, you get the powerful part and the roominess at the same time, although sometimes the highs get a little squished by that tactic, but I've found ways to eq it out, or just play a slightly different way. Although so far I've recorded everything for this album on nothing but a condensor mic, using the few yards back location when recording the guitar amp. I was going for a kind of garage-y sound for a couple of those songs so far, I felt using the dynamic at the same time would make the sound too up-front.
Post edited by: ajbrewer, at: 2008/02/05 19:51
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