Well after some recent talk about recording with a "cab in the corner" v's a "cab in the open" I decided to make a couple of samples.
I usually have my Cab in the corner of a walk-in closet with dimensions of 2.2M long X 1.5M wide by 2.4M high with the door closed. The cab's Back is 100mm from the wall and one of its Side's is 50mm from a wall. The cab is positioned along the longer side of the room which means that the Front of the cab is only 1M from a wall. I have 2 couch cushions against the wall directly in front of the cab to stop some reflections off a straight plaster wall. The cab has the castors on it since the floor is carpet on rubber underlay onto concrete slab. Basically this is a very tight room with the Cab in what some/most would consider the worst possible position. I have reamped the Septic Ashes 2 DI guitar tracks with the mic 1 inch from the cloth pointed at where the dustcap meats the cone.
I then moved the Cab into a larger room. Now the Cab's Front was more than 2M from a wall, both side's were more than 1M from a wall and the Back was about 5M from a wall. I recorded the same tracks with the mic in as close as possible position as I could (I marked the cab with some tape before I moved it where the mic was. This tape was removed before recording the other sample).
Here are the files, can guess which one is which???, go on have a guess
Although they are probably not as far apart as you would initially think :
http://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk/GuitarHack/CabInTheCornerSamples/Sample1.mp3
http://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk/GuitarHack/CabInTheCornerSamples/Sample2.mp3
Here are some pics of the setup (not including the larger room setup):
Both Samples are Double-tracked with only a hi/lo pass at 70 12k respectively and panned 80/80, otherwise RAW. Raw Guitar tracks always sound harsh when not in a mix IMO, but I wanted you to hear them as recorded (apart from the hi/lo pass that is, hey, that would be done anyway reagrdless so I decided to do it). They are a bit Bright, I turned the Sweep up a bit higher than normal and I am not sure that I like the tone but the samples demonstrate what the different Cab positions sound like nonetheless.
How much different do you guys think these 2 would be in a mix??? (someone can feel free to add them to their Septic Ashes Mix song if they like
, it might be interesting to hear them in a mix and I haven't done a mix of this song)
Anyway, thought some might be interested. Feel free to leave some comments/feedback.
Cheers.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I usually have my Cab in the corner of a walk-in closet with dimensions of 2.2M long X 1.5M wide by 2.4M high with the door closed. The cab's Back is 100mm from the wall and one of its Side's is 50mm from a wall. The cab is positioned along the longer side of the room which means that the Front of the cab is only 1M from a wall. I have 2 couch cushions against the wall directly in front of the cab to stop some reflections off a straight plaster wall. The cab has the castors on it since the floor is carpet on rubber underlay onto concrete slab. Basically this is a very tight room with the Cab in what some/most would consider the worst possible position. I have reamped the Septic Ashes 2 DI guitar tracks with the mic 1 inch from the cloth pointed at where the dustcap meats the cone.
I then moved the Cab into a larger room. Now the Cab's Front was more than 2M from a wall, both side's were more than 1M from a wall and the Back was about 5M from a wall. I recorded the same tracks with the mic in as close as possible position as I could (I marked the cab with some tape before I moved it where the mic was. This tape was removed before recording the other sample).
Here are the files, can guess which one is which???, go on have a guess
![Lol :lol: :lol:](/data/assets/smilies/lol.gif)
http://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk/GuitarHack/CabInTheCornerSamples/Sample1.mp3
http://sneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk/GuitarHack/CabInTheCornerSamples/Sample2.mp3
Here are some pics of the setup (not including the larger room setup):
![CabInTheCorner1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fsneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk%2FGuitarHack%2FCabInTheCornerSamples%2FCabInTheCorner1.jpg&hash=755cab744d739b7b9e31fdc87433db14)
![AmpSettings1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fsneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk%2FGuitarHack%2FCabInTheCornerSamples%2FAmpSettings1.jpg&hash=33a9d58343c1593fcc725265e368ca14)
![AmpSettings2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fsneapforum.CeltiaProductions.co.uk%2FGuitarHack%2FCabInTheCornerSamples%2FAmpSettings2.jpg&hash=1bad358b2ae2bf5dec110dcfd843997f)
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Both Samples are Double-tracked with only a hi/lo pass at 70 12k respectively and panned 80/80, otherwise RAW. Raw Guitar tracks always sound harsh when not in a mix IMO, but I wanted you to hear them as recorded (apart from the hi/lo pass that is, hey, that would be done anyway reagrdless so I decided to do it). They are a bit Bright, I turned the Sweep up a bit higher than normal and I am not sure that I like the tone but the samples demonstrate what the different Cab positions sound like nonetheless.
How much different do you guys think these 2 would be in a mix??? (someone can feel free to add them to their Septic Ashes Mix song if they like
![Lol :lol: :lol:](/data/assets/smilies/lol.gif)
Anyway, thought some might be interested. Feel free to leave some comments/feedback.
Cheers.