Who uses beam blockers?

[glassman]

Re: Who uses beam blockers?

Well...if it's all the same to you guys, I'm gonna stick with duct taping the severed heads of those who disagree with me in front of each speaker in my cab...

 

[sosomething]

Re: Who uses beam blockers?

Adam - I use a Shure SM58 (usually) close mic about half way across the cone and 90deg to the cabinet face. Started off removing the front panel (and hence the "ring-of-foam") but recorded one day without removing it and it made little difference, if any. Now I stick it pointing at the edge of the hole in the foam, seems to be just as it was pre-treatment. But I am guessing it would depend where you prefer your mic, and mic's placed further away might hear more difference..... dunno. Experiment. Well worth it.

I am considering a horizontal elliptical hole to spread the sound more sideways than vertically. Who knows.....

Thanks for the reply! I tend to use close-mic'd 57s as well, though when recording the album I was surprised that everyone (including myself) preferred the on-axis tones...

I'm definitely going to give this a try...

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Who uses beam blockers?

Well...if it's all the same to you guys, I'm gonna stick with duct taping the severed heads of those who disagree with me in front of each speaker in my cab...

:laugh2: Classic!

 

[StrangeSound]

Re: Who uses beam blockers?

Oh, I don't use beam blockers anymore. Switch to a Fender Blues Deluxe and I'm happy.