micing studio monitors

[beyond dead]

I was playing some riffs through my windsor, into a mesa 412, then I plugged into my pod 2.0, which runs through my yammy hs80`s. I noticed the tone was pretty cool for some of the riffs I was writing.

Then I got thinking about micing up my studio monitors. obviously i will mute everything else coming out of the speakers while recording.

wondering how well this will work... it could be a giant pain in the ass... it could be cool.

anyone done this before? it may work good for getting bass grit too!

 

[visceral]

I've read about someone doing this a while back on guitarampmodeling. I cant remember who though. They were trying to capture some actual air movement to aid impulses. I remember the results were good, but I dont recall if it was much better than just using an impulse.

 

[Trevoire520]

I've heard of people doing this to add a bit of moving air to their pod. You could try taking the cab simulation off the pod and running it through the fx return of the windsor to get some valve-y goodness.

 

[ParsonsMatt]

I have tried doing this, I didn't feel that it made that big of a difference... It sounded different but not necessarily better.

 

[ahjteam]

I have used it once, for making more realistic sounding reverb for the ls-rs speakers on a surround mix. C414's on omni-pattern placed on cushion facing up and put on the floor, below the Genelec speakers we have on the uni's main control room

 

[Metaltastic]

I have used it once, for making more realistic sounding reverb for the ls-rs speakers on a surround mix. C414's on omni-pattern placed on cushion facing up and put on the floor, below the Genelec speakers we have on the uni's main control room

and the results were...?

 

[ahjteam]

and the results were...?

...I already said it, "more realistic sounding reverb" :Smug: edit: And if you need clarification: than the digital reverb that I used prior to it.

 

[beechstudio]

Mutt Lange used to use this same technique, only he used a large PA system and miked it. I think Bob Rock did the same thing for drums on Motleys Dr. Feelgood CD. I kinda stumbled upon it by happy accident in 1992. I was recording the band 'Plug'. Everything was live, and I had the singer outside holding a 58 right in front of a PA cab. (Only the drums were coming thru). Every time I muted the vox during the mix the drums got very small.