Korgscrew
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Posted: Jan. 20 2005, 09:57 |
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In advising on options for direct recording, I'd forgotten to suggest recording electric guitars using a mic.
I would agree with ktran though, it's definitely a good way to do it, if you're happy with the sound you get from your amp already. It depends on the kind of sound you want, of course - sometimes plugging in direct will give a better sound (like if you want a really crystal clear clean sound like Mike uses - that's better achieved by recording direct).
Some condensers can be put close to guitar amps - it depends on the mic and how loud the amp is. The biggest concern would be that the circuitry inside them can distort if the sound level reaching them is too high. They often have a 'pad' switch to help stop that (it normally reduces the level by 10dB or so).
Condenser microphones are more sensitive at the high end than dynamic (especially moving coil dynamic) mics, which is something to consider when miking up guitar amps - in certain positions, the sound picked up from the mic will be exaggeratedly fizzy sounding. Condensers tend to sound better when used at a distance from the amp, but experiment and see which position you prefer.
Sometimes I find that it needs two microphones to capture the sound I want - that's usually when the room acoustics are contributing to the feel of the sound.
My own methods of recording synthesisers depend on what kind of music I'm doing. If I'm recording something that's mostly acoustic based, I'll quite often just play the synth parts in direct to an audio track, in the way that ktran suggests. I like the straightforwardness of that approach.
I find that for more overtly electronic styles, though, that it works better to have the parts sequenced - often such styles seem to need at least a few of the parts to be quanties to achieve the right feel (that would be, a less natural feel). I could talk about this a lot more, as I tend to have lots of different approaches depending on exactly what I'm recording, and what state the ideas are in when I'm doing that...I'll leave it at that for now, though.
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, some like different angles, etc. It depends on the results you get, and what you like. and you won't know what you like until you try it and discover what you don't like.
