I decoupled my cabs from the floor WOW!

[mickrich]

I was finding it hard to get tight bottom end when tracking guitars.
There was always a "hum" at about 100htz.
I made a platform to decouple the cabs (Orange 412 with mesa recto cab on top) from the floor using a plastic shelf unit on top of 2 acoustic tiles http://www.studiosolutions.ie/2060-Acousti-Pro-ColourPanel-S-Acoustic-Tile---Blue.htm

The difference is staggering. Much clearer mids and highs and really tight low end. Made far more of an improvement than I thought it would.
Here is the first session using this.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133088/01 Ritualistic afflictions.mp3

 

[GMFx]

Interesting I was just looking into this kind of stuff cause I want to isolate my monitoring speakers.

you shoudl do a before and after mp3 though!

 

[LeSedna]

Could you do a A/B recording of with/without the decoupling ?

 

[mickrich]

I will do a with/without next week. I am working until Sunday.
Not ideal but the original mix with cabs on the floor are on the band's myspace page.
http://www.myspace.com/xenocidedeathmetal
I re-amped the guitars and remixed today so the extra bottom end in the guitars affected the whole mix.
Before, I had to cut at 100-150htz to remove the low end rumble but now the guitars are just hi passed at 100 and low passed at 8k. There is also far more mid range clarity and less top end fizz. I can run the bass knob on the triple recto at 12o'c now. Before anything past 9o'c was too much rumble.

BTW amps on this are triple recto>recto cab fully L/R and 6505>orange 412 9o'c 3o'c.

 

[JonWormwood]

Do your cabs have casters?

 

[mickrich]

Mesa cab has casters.
As a comparison here are my original Guitar tone competition entry and one I re amped today. They are both hitting 2db of Ozone 4 limiting but the new version is higher RMS due to less low mud.

Original
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133088/GC3ORIGINAL.wav

New
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2133088/GC3TEST.wav

 

[laszlozsolt82]

Interesting, i also used to put blankets on the floor when i tracked guitar cabs just from instinct...

 

[Melb_shredder]

Just did this for a friends album. We tracked guitars with a Recto + Mesa cab, we used milk crates to keep it off the floor. That + proper room treatment, the difference is quite literally staggering. And yeah, we had 100hz raping our faces the whole time until then also

 

[crazykarl]

Sounds like you built your own Auralex Gramma.

 

[colonel kurtz]

Sounds like you built your own Auralex Gramma.

fuck those things

2" extruded polystyrene(pinkboard) works quite well, and is less than $20 for a 4x8 sheet!

 

[Brandon E.]

I'm guessing the results are a lot better than just leaving the cab on its casters? Can anyone recommend the cheapest easiest way to decouple a cab from the floor?

 

[JonWormwood]

Just did this for a friends album. We tracked guitars with a Recto + Mesa cab, we used milk crates to keep it off the floor. That + proper room treatment, the difference is quite literally staggering. And yeah, we had 100hz raping our faces the whole time until then also

I'm guessing the results are a lot better than just leaving the cab on its casters? Can anyone recommend the cheapest easiest way to decouple a cab from the floor?

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[AudioGeekZine]

debating whether to use my spare 703 for this or a cloud. I'll probably have to go to the hardware store either way.

 

[Luafcm]

I'm guessing the results are a lot better than just leaving the cab on its casters? Can anyone recommend the cheapest easiest way to decouple a cab from the floor?

Lay your cab on it's side on a large couch seat cushion?

(first post, hehe)

 

[tempe]

Hahah I was about to say a chair. The Acoustic tiles are a much better option obviously though.