Hello again Stephen. You’ve been very helpful to me and I am hoping you will help me through one more dilemma. I am putting a mic in my all tube Marshall combo to record distortion guitar. I am using a Sennheiser e609, a dynamic mic, right up against the grill off my Marshall DSL40. I […]
I'm currently in audio production school, but I'm a musician at heart and that's what led me to recording school. I'd really love to purchase my first condenser mic this summer, but I need something specific. I'm looking for a condenser mic that is around $500 (or less) and picks up female vocals, acoustic guitar, […]
Dr. Doctor: How do you recommend blending a guitar solo into a song? It's tricky (for me anyway) becuase if you have other guitars they are basically taking up the same EQ space. I don't want to make it too loud or overly compressed. Any trick/tips? I just do whatever sounds good for that particular […]
Wise One: Do you have any tips for recording distorted guitars? When I try it, the recording sounds for ssssssizzzzly. I have a Big Muff and a Boss OD2. I've experimented with an SM57, a Cascade ribbon and I'm about to get a Sennheiser MD421. I have a Marshall JCM2000. Any tips would be greatly […]
Wise One: Can you explain to me how one would send a pre-recorded guitar track (for example) to an amp? Does one need a re-amping device to do that? Also what does line level mean? One records one guitar through two amps at the same time with a splitter of some sort. Are there any splitters you […]
This next part in the series will focus on several "studio standard" microphone choices and recording tips for electric guitars. Although there are a wide variety of digital amp simulators available today that allow you to plug your electric guitar in direct and get a wide range of sounds, there still is nothing quite like […]
Carrying on with the theme of popular microphone choices that many pros use for various instruments, this article will focus on various microphones commonly used to record acoustic guitars. The choice of microphones and placement for recording acoustic guitars can vary quite a bit depending on the style of the music and the role that […]
so far I only recorded voice in my studio with my Amek recording pre-amp/eq (9098) and a Neuman U87 microphone. today I set up my fender amp in my studio and miked it with the Neuman running through the Amek recording pre-amp, but I ran into the following problem which I can't figure out: the […]
First a thanks. I wrote you a few months back about a good "all-around" mic. Among many suggestions, you mentioned that AT4050. I did some additional research and decided to try that mic. I really like it -sweet tone, easy to use, somewhat affordable. Next a question about micing a guitar amp. Do you have […]