About to do some reamping through my bassist's Ampeg rig. Any advice? We're going to try out a variety of mics (Audix i5, D6, Sennheiser MD421, etc.) into a Neve EQ/preamp.
Bass Cabinet Miking + Recording
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I always drive the rig with a slightly dirtier sound than I would for my live tone and blend the mic track with a DI track. I tend to cut the lows and low-mids on the amp track as I find distorted bottom end tends to lose some of it's punchiness. In terms of speakers like 10's rather than 15's or 18's for metal stuff and close mic with a 57 directly at the best sounding cone only about an 1-1.5 inches away. I don't go for any room ambience as it just tends to lose definition.
^ can u get ur hands on a Elabs Distressor ????
I used it on my last project and it's awesome with bass and vox
I used it on my last project and it's awesome with bass and vox
I'm interested to hear/try the distressor, but it is expensive. We got some great tracks today, and the Audix D6 beat the other mics we tried by a substantial margin!
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for the tips!
Gnash
Lefty
^ amen to that
i rent distressors for $250 AUD a week i think it's reasonable and u really feel the difference using it for vox and bass when it comes to mixdown
Neve + distressor for vocals = pure sonic magic
don't really use distressors for guitars unless it's rockier stuff
metal distortion + EMGS + tubescreamer boost is enough compression already , i've tried using the distressors for heavy guitars but didn't feel like it added a lot
i rent distressors for $250 AUD a week i think it's reasonable and u really feel the difference using it for vox and bass when it comes to mixdown
Neve + distressor for vocals = pure sonic magic
don't really use distressors for guitars unless it's rockier stuff
metal distortion + EMGS + tubescreamer boost is enough compression already , i've tried using the distressors for heavy guitars but didn't feel like it added a lot
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Kazrog said:
Try an I5 on axis/dead center and a D6 a few inches out and blend... the D6 will give you the low end and the I5 will help it cut through..
