anonymous
10 February 2005
I am having a tough time getting good distortion recording from my 4x12 cab. Ive tried all different Micing arrangements. I am using a sm-57 and or a Sennheiser E609. When I mic up a 1x10 combo amp get a sweet distortion rec. Does anybody have any suggestions on what my problem might be. This is driving me nuts.
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re I've found that it also depends on the head you are plugging
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I've found that it also depends on the head you are plugging into the cab.
and the amount of gain should not be overkill, maybe even try recording a take and then record another take with a diff mic on a different speaker on a seperate track, then pan them hard left and right so they're not getting into the other instruments way.
Assuming the 4-12 sounds good in the room it may be that one of
Assuming the 4-12 sounds good in the room it may be that one of the speakers is blown and you just happen to be miking it. Even new they all sound a bit differen't. Just grasping here. Usually a 57 two inches from the grill pointed at the dust cap seam is a good starting point. Also chek for phase issues with the cabinet. If one speaker is out of phase to the other three distant miking (greater than 1 foot) will pick it up and sound wacked. To test spkr phase use a 1.5 AA battery and apply the (+) terminal to the tip side of you cabinet and the (-) to the sleeve. The spkrs should all move outward 1/4 to 1/2 an inch. If one goes the wrong way it needs its leads reversed. Don't energize like this for too long or you may overheat the voice coil. Good Luck!