Where are you facing when you record? IT MATTERS!!!!

[Humidfume]

Hey guys! I was looking at the impact pickup position has when recording facing / not facing your monitors. This also impacts head phone users (not movement, but the disengagement of activity between the monitors and your pickups.

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[phillycheese]

thats a pretty big difference. It almost sounds muddier when your facing the wall

 

[Humidfume]

thats a pretty big difference. It almost sounds muddier when your facing the wall

Yeah!

 

[inertia]

Probably an effect of comb filtering going back into the pickup?

 

[JeffTD]

I'd be willing to bet that this effect varies greatly depending on the pickup, but I will admit that this one has me definitely wondering wtf is going on.

 

[inertia]

I would presume it's a comb filtering effect from the reflection from the wall going straight back into the pickup. I don't see any bass traps or dampning materials in the room at all. Something which is essential for mix playback , never mind recording. I doubt there would be any effect what wall the bass is facing if he was monitoring in headphones.

You can have all the top equipment in the room but if the room is not treated the results will be variable.

"I'd be willing to bet that this effect varies greatly depending on the pickup," I would agree on this.

 

[Humidfume]

Yeah definitely agree. Still something for people to test out in general though, as you never know who it will affect!

 

[osum]

Really interesting. Besides that: that's a hell of a bass tone, is it just the axe fx in this case? (well, besides the fact that most of it comes from that awesome sounding bass you got )

 

[Humidfume]

I thought so too! Thanks man! It is indeed just the AFX. I'm releasing it as a preset when my page gets to 250 likes! https://www.facebook.com/tjppo

 

[osum]

I thought so too! Thanks man! It is indeed just the AFX. I'm releasing it as a preset when my page gets to 250 likes! https://www.facebook.com/tjppo

Well, I already liked it but I don't have an axe fx anyway Would be interested in maybe screenshots(?) or so nevertheless. I guess you still splitted the signal in the axe fx to low di and the distortion track? It seems really tight in the low and and not too sizzly in the high distortion.

 

[JeffTD]

you never know who it will affect!

Right, that's the point of experimentation and testing. We absolutely can know who it will effect, or at least who it's most likely to.

 

[inertia]

Right, that's the point of experimentation and testing. We absolutely can know who it will effect, or at least who it's most likely to.

Will affect people with untreated rooms mostly

 

[Humidfume]

Well, I already liked it but I don't have an axe fx anyway Would be interested in maybe screenshots(?) or so nevertheless. I guess you still splitted the signal in the axe fx to low di and the distortion track? It seems really tight in the low and and not too sizzly in the high distortion.

Firstly thank you so much! Secondly what would you like screenshots of specifically?

Right, that's the point of experimentation and testing. We absolutely can know who it will effect, or at least who it's most likely to.

Exactly!

Will affect people with untreated rooms mostly

Like me!

 

[inertia]

Here is a good example of room setup

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/izp5xiwiab4ftjc/AAAxK8lNMJrwDvVIlEnMCvsna

 

[Humidfume]

Here is a good example of room setup

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/izp5xiwiab4ftjc/AAAxK8lNMJrwDvVIlEnMCvsna

That's great! Thanks for sharing buddy!

 

[osum]

Firstly thank you so much! Secondly what would you like screenshots of specifically?

Well I would be just intersted in the signal chain, amps cabs you're using on this axe fx preset.

 

[Humidfume]

Once my page reaches 250 I'll share anything and everything Bass tone! won't be long now!!!

 

[JeffTD]

Will affect people with untreated rooms mostly

I heavily, heavily doubt this. In fact I'm willing to bet that there is zero perceivable difference with an EMG. I'll record clips this weekend.

 

[mstone564]

With your monitors set that far apart I'm surprised how you hear anything correctly haha

 

[Humidfume]

With your monitors set that far apart I'm surprised how you hear anything correctly haha

Just what I'm used to, any recommended spacings?