I usually use two mics, whether it be one amp or two. Most often it's been a Royer 122 and a 57 on a tube Standel. Last night I tried a fet 47 in place of the Royer on the Standel and 57 on a Princeton reverb and that combination sounded great as well.
Anyone doing anything particularly unorthodox? Have a lot of time and gear for experimentation these days.
What type of amp mics are you using?
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I used to mainly use a Neumann fet 47 or a Lawson fet 47. Over the last few years I’ve been into a Royer 121. I have experimented with Neumann 84s and always had luck with AKG 414’s.
A fun experiment would be to put the amps about 5 feet apart and then use your 122 and a Neumann 84 in a mid side set up 5 feet away in the middle. That would give you some awesome placement options while mixing.
I personally rarely use 2 mics. Seems like too much trouble. I am with John on the V8. It is pretty amazing. I went with his suggestion and ran it though a Neve pre and now it is extra amazing.
A fun experiment would be to put the amps about 5 feet apart and then use your 122 and a Neumann 84 in a mid side set up 5 feet away in the middle. That would give you some awesome placement options while mixing.
I personally rarely use 2 mics. Seems like too much trouble. I am with John on the V8. It is pretty amazing. I went with his suggestion and ran it though a Neve pre and now it is extra amazing.
Bob
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I seldom get a mic out anymore. Tommy Detamore turned me on to an inexpensive amp sim (Bias Amp) that I like a lot. Additionally, there's an online 'cloud' of Bias Amp sim profiles (user created amp models) where Tommy has shared a couple of his favorite setups that worked well for me.
I find an amp sim just as workable for most everything I do, but based on what I've seen/heard used on my amps in other studios, I think a nice ribbon may be on the want-list, probably a Royer 121..
John, didn't you recommend a Shiny Box ribbon of some sort a while back?
https://www.positivegrid.com/bias-amp/
I find an amp sim just as workable for most everything I do, but based on what I've seen/heard used on my amps in other studios, I think a nice ribbon may be on the want-list, probably a Royer 121..
John, didn't you recommend a Shiny Box ribbon of some sort a while back?
https://www.positivegrid.com/bias-amp/
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Hi Rick, Yep. I'm actually using the predecessor to the one I linked. It's now Bias Amp 2 Standard I guess? Bias Amp Standard was 59.00 when I bought it on sale last year, but this one seems to be 99.00. Well worth it and I think the demo I tried wasn't crippled (at least it wasn't then), just time locked.
Tommy's amps are available via the Bias Tonecloud I think they call it. You access it from within the plug if I remember right.
Tommy's amps are available via the Bias Tonecloud I think they call it. You access it from within the plug if I remember right.
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I will definitely try the mid-side thing. It's a term I've heard for a while but I guess I never knew what it meant.
Also will have a V8 to compare with pretty soon. It seems like it'll be my best defense against backline amps, and it's great to hear that it sounds so good direct.
I have a lot of at home guitar parts to do so it'll be fun to try out some different things.
Also will have a V8 to compare with pretty soon. It seems like it'll be my best defense against backline amps, and it's great to hear that it sounds so good direct.
I have a lot of at home guitar parts to do so it'll be fun to try out some different things.