Electric Guitar
For the electric guitar we placed the microphones in front of the amp, facing away from the guitar.
However, remember to avoid placing the amp beside the wall or in a corner as this disrupts the sound as it intrusively bounces off the walls.
MIC PLACEMENT is very important.
The sound relies heavily on the position of the mic to the amp's speaker. Depending on the placing of your mic(s), the sound will be changed from bright to dark.
- Dead Centre - The brightest tone ~ Right on the dust cap.
- From centre to edge of the speaker, the tone will progressively turn darker.
By placing the microphone close to the amp, it will capture the sound in acute detail, expressing attack and detail.
The more you move the mic away, the more you'll capture the room's reflection, adding ambience and depth to the sound.
In class, we chose the Fender FM65 DSP for our amp and began to set up three individual mics to compare and decide which sound worked best for us.
During this we had to consider and set up a tone that would fit the style/genre of our chosen song (Superstition by Stevie Wonder).
- Ribbon
- Dynamic
- Condenser
This was so we could edit the signal's tone and sounds that were coming through to us at the mixing desk from guitar - if we felt that our sound wasn't quite hitting what we were going for.
~ Simply put, D.I. Box's main functions are to convert "unbalanced signals to balanced signals" - Why Use A D.I. Box?
( no background noise and easier editing etc etc).
Afterwards we plugged in all of the mics into Audience 1, 2, & 3, following up by fitting the D.I. Box into Focusrite 1.
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The final steps were to set up Logic Pro, get the guitarist in the room and ready, did some checks and last run-throughs before beginning our recording session.
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