Anyone here use multiple mics when tracking guitars?

[El Dunco]

Re: Anyone here use multiple mics when tracking guitars?

Funny you mention it...

(extra condensors out of view across the room)

 

[TwilightOdyssey]

Re: Anyone here use multiple mics when tracking guitars?

Considering the mics set you have everything to capture a wide spectrum of sounds.

Most of the time I pile 2 or 3 mics per cab then start experimenting with placement. I have no working recipe, it depends on the sound of the band that I record and a zillion of other chaotic things I don't know. It just always starts working after a while. The on-axis is usually a keeper. Many times I end up using 2 similar mics pointing the same speaker in different positions / angles. Also, many times I just use this little boxey:



That's my instant safe lane solution. It works exactly like a one-mic setup with... a variable rubber cab of some sort It creates mixable sounds in seconds. Instead of tweaking tweaking tweaking it makes me playing. Not a bad thing.

Thanks for the tip!