Did Alan Parson write it? Great video. Though I've known most of this info, I've never really used it. This was a great way to see/hear the difference. Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for providing such a controlled, in depth demo. Not enough people on youtube know how to do this but then again not everyone truly knows their stuff like you guys. Thanks again!
Finally a pragmatic, to-the-point, concise video on mic positioning! Great job. I don't understand why it is so difficult for most music people, particularly guitar people, to be clear about anything. They use a lot of words to say absolutely nothing. This video is a breath of fresh air. I actually learned something useful.
Great Video! It's the first one where someone showed a diagrahm of phase before explaining how to mic things/ That's how your know he's a true audio engineer! Thanks for the lesson!
you explained it correct at the start, phase is a different "time" alignment. What you explain here at 1:15 is just the flipped polarity. E.g. top snare mic and bottom snare mic are totally in phase, even though pointing in the opposit direction. Only polarity is flipped as long as you adjust for the sound-traveltime to the bottom mic.
Thanks for the awesome vid , would be nice if you also showed your signal chain , Eg are you going direct into a compressor then your external pre , just so we know how the particular signal path effects matters
Straight to the point, thanks! Been playing for years, but never dived into recording besides for other people. Excited to really start exploring things and this was a great reminder of things I was pretty sure of, but also filled in the gaps and inspired some new ideas! Cheers!
Great demo! Easy to hear the differences even on my cheap earbuds that I have on me at the moment! Really like the 57 straight on the middle of the cone combined with the Beyer toward the edge of the cone (#6).
My fav was the 2 mics back about 12 inches. Added some air to it. I also like the very first one with one mic dead center about 6 inches away. Also like the one with one dead center and the other slanting.
Flip the polarity on the mic you use for the back of the amp. A good way around this is to use a bidirectional ribbon mic on the back of the cab and simply turn the mic around backwards, thus flipping the phase relationship between the mics. Adjust distance for effect/subtle phase changes.
The last example sounded great. Gonna have to try that one as well. Ribbon mics need a high quality preamp to get the best performance from them, is that right? Thank you!
What would you want to consider with volume output when using a mic? What is too loud? Of course you don't want it to clip, but where do you find a sweet spot for the recording volume that doesn't put it over the top. This would be recording guitar alone.
Ok but then how do you pan these in your daw, shoild is till double track with all of these mics blended on each side or should I just pan the different mics left and right
You failed to mention volume issues that arise when moving mics away from speaker cabinets, which almost always requires a few more decibels from microphone preamps, otherwise it will sound too distant. More than one microphone will also muddy up recordings because of too much room ambience, especially if the music is faster.
phase does not equal time of arrival. if so, its units would be expressed in seconds. phase actually describes where a wave is in its cycle. thus its units are expressed in angles (degrees/radians etc.); 1 full cycle being 360 deg. when recording engineers say that two different signals are "in phase" they are referring to the fundamental or lower harmonics of a signal being in phase or in close phase. that is to say that for example the time at which 100Hz from source "A" is at 90 degrees, 100Hz from source "B" is also at or close to 90 degrees. the higher the frequency from two different sources you are considering, the more close to impossible is for them to have phase coherence.
This was really great - I've seen the "center" of the speaker referred to as the "cap" - not that it really matters I guess, but is that a common way to refer to it?
this seems great and all, but I watched the entire video and not once do you talk about the GAIN levels on the inputs, and how exactly you approach the clip point and testing it
This is the most informative video I have found on how to mic amps. Thank you very much!
I’d recommend searching for the one steve alibini did on his channel, it’s amazing and gives examples with different amps
You had me at the intro!
Fa Q We do love a good intro!
The music in the intro reminds me of Todd Rundgren's "Hideaway"
Did Alan Parson write it? Great video. Though I've known most of this info, I've never really used it. This was a great way to see/hear the difference. Thank you.
You are the best. I learned.
1 mic: 2:01, 2:38, 3:08 ~~~~ 2 mics: 3:46, 4:04, 4:48, 5:15, 5:44 ~~~~ 3 mics: 6:32, 7:01
Dont recommend skipping times though. There is useful information between each take that most people should listen to.
DasterSlice this was to hear the difference not learn the difference.
Not all heroes wear capes
Very straight forward, no waiting time. A very good video if you need a quick intro on mic placement. Bravo!
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for providing such a controlled, in depth demo. Not enough people on youtube know how to do this but then again not everyone truly knows their stuff like you guys. Thanks again!
Thanks for saying so,Gary Kramer!
"Dont accept it till it does.." - great and useful video
The Reverb channel is just gold. Seriously, every video I've watched was informative, unpretentious and just chill as hell. Thanks!
This guy is great.
Finally a pragmatic, to-the-point, concise video on mic positioning! Great job. I don't understand why it is so difficult for most music people, particularly guitar people, to be clear about anything. They use a lot of words to say absolutely nothing. This video is a breath of fresh air. I actually learned something useful.
Hands down the best amp micing video I've ever seen. And I'm not prone to saying such things. Thanks for keeping it short, too.
I was really surprised by how much bigger the guitar sounded just backing the mics off 12". Really cool stuff.
Awesome! The last example with the dual miked cab & the ribbon mike by the wall absolutely bloomed with mid-rangy goodness! Great job sir!
This is exactly what I needed to watch. Well-controlled experiments with explanation but no rambling. Thanks!
1 - 2:01 - 2:08
*sm57* cone, 6”
2 - 2:38 - 2:45
*sm57* middle, 6”
3 - 3:08 - 3:15
*sm57* angled to cone, 6”
4 - 3:46 - 3:53
*(R) sm57* cone, 6”
*(L) beyer* cone, 6”
5 - 4:04 - 4:12
*(R) sm57* angled to cone, 7”
*(L) beyer* angled to cone, 7”
6 - 4:49 - 4:55
*(R) sm57* cone, 6”
*(L) beyer* angled to cone, 7”
7 - 5:16 - 5:22
*(R) sm57* cone, 12”
*(L) beyer* slightly angled to cone, 12”
Great Video! It's the first one where someone showed a diagrahm of phase before explaining how to mic things/ That's how your know he's a true audio engineer! Thanks for the lesson!
‘Don’t accept it til it does’ love that
Most concise, beautiful and practical explanation of phase I have ever heard.
Very nice, the difference between the examples was very clear and the video was very informative. I hope this becomes a regular series
Leiria65 We hope to bring more to this series very soon!
Quite frankly the most informative and helpful video on this subject... without beating around the bush as well. Much appreciated!
I am trying to get into recording and found this video extremely helpful. Thank you
Nice song choice! "Feel" by Big Star
you explained it correct at the start, phase is a different "time" alignment. What you explain here at 1:15 is just the flipped polarity. E.g. top snare mic and bottom snare mic are totally in phase, even though pointing in the opposit direction. Only polarity is flipped as long as you adjust for the sound-traveltime to the bottom mic.
Fan-TAS-tic. Great job. Thank YOU for spending the time with us today.
Exactly what I was looking for. Clear, concise, and professional. Thanks!
Brilliant video. It's given me loads of ideas of idea for the studio tomorrow!
Cheers.
Damn I want that Beyerdynamic mic. Mixing it with the SM57 is amazing.
Great video. Interested in knowing why you don't mention phase issues with the room mic placement and close mic?
Thanks for the awesome vid , would be nice if you also showed your signal chain , Eg are you going direct into a compressor then your external pre , just so we know how the particular signal path effects matters
Straight to the point, thanks! Been playing for years, but never dived into recording besides for other people. Excited to really start exploring things and this was a great reminder of things I was pretty sure of, but also filled in the gaps and inspired some new ideas! Cheers!
Great overview on Phase at the front. Wow.
I love your intro dude! And thanks for the vid. Just what I needed, a great start! Thanks again.
Amazing. Thanks for your guidance and information.
Big Star! nice.
Very important point to add with example #8 - the phase needs flipped on one of the mics if they're facing each other.
Brad Kinder very true if you end up with phase issues, thanks for adding!
Can't you just calculate the delay and correct for it?
would be better to just place the mics properly & flip the phase than fix it retroactively
@@giraffeics4982 Don’t be fucking stupid.
You sir have recorded all of my favorite bands!!
Super helpful and straight to the point. Thanks Reverb!!
AMAZING video! So interesting. So clear! Wow. Instant sub.
Only in a Reverb video would you hear a Big Star song get used as the demo riff. Awesome!
Nice video. Simple but can make a huge difference in capturing "The Sound" ha. Thanks.
will hafta explore the back mic-ing... thanx!
Great demonstration! Thank you!!
Great demo! Easy to hear the differences even on my cheap earbuds that I have on me at the moment! Really like the 57 straight on the middle of the cone combined with the Beyer toward the edge of the cone (#6).
StereoLaunch That's great that you could hear the difference on earbuds, thanks for letting us know!
Brian and Reverb, Thanks a Million! Really good stuff and a LOT of help.
Excellent information, Brian. Good job!
Cheers! Really helpful to my recording!
sooooo helpful and straight forward, thank you
My starting setup is 57 with Royer 201 on cab with 87 or 414 room mic
My fav was the 2 mics back about 12 inches. Added some air to it. I also like the very first one with one mic dead center about 6 inches away. Also like the one with one dead center and the other slanting.
Great video.Very helpful thanks.Perhaps a little bit more about phase issues and ribbon vs condenser vs dynamic...?
Subscribed right away! Nice explanation of phase too!
Wow, great information -- very well presented! Thanks for posting this!
RadicalTone Thank you for watching!
Very concise and informative! Great intro reminds me of Tim and Eric
Informative helpful video. Thanks!
Number 7 i loved for my ears! Thank you so much for rhe demo.
Thank you Brian, very helpful :-) . greetings from Switzerland.
Thank you so much, that was very informative and helpful.
Flip the polarity on the mic you use for the back of the amp. A good way around this is to use a bidirectional ribbon mic on the back of the cab and simply turn the mic around backwards, thus flipping the phase relationship between the mics. Adjust distance for effect/subtle phase changes.
Late to the game, but I've done this for years. Great tip.
Cheers for a great concise video...
This was seriously so helpful! Thank you!
Very good Demo. Thank you.
Yeah!! This is what I needed! Thanks
Great video! Thanks for some tips
Good demo.
7 sounds the best imo
Very helpful video! Thanks a lot!
The last example sounded great. Gonna have to try that one as well. Ribbon mics need a high quality preamp to get the best performance from them, is that right? Thank you!
brian patrick Putting a ribbon (or any microphone) through a high quality preamp certainly doesn't hurt!
Great video, still really useful, thanks!
Very helpfulle. Mega THANKE YOUE and THUMBBESS UPPES!
Nice video. Could you tell me how you mixed the multiple mic setups? What was the relative level of each? Where were they panned?
What would you want to consider with volume output when using a mic? What is too loud? Of course you don't want it to clip, but where do you find a sweet spot for the recording volume that doesn't put it over the top. This would be recording guitar alone.
Great communicator
Is that Feel by Big Star he's playing? :)
Well done, great examples, thank you! Jocky time!
Awesome video! thanks!
Make more videos like that Reverb.com ! About recording/mix techniques.
Awesome video buddy thanks for the tips just subscribed
I knew I was in the right place when the first song played was a Big Star song
awesome. thx for sharing.
Ok but then how do you pan these in your daw, shoild is till double track with all of these mics blended on each side or should I just pan the different mics left and right
I love this stuff.
You failed to mention volume issues that arise when moving mics away from speaker cabinets, which almost always requires a few more decibels from microphone preamps, otherwise it will sound too distant. More than one microphone will also muddy up recordings because of too much room ambience, especially if the music is faster.
phase does not equal time of arrival. if so, its units would be expressed in seconds. phase actually describes where a wave is in its cycle. thus its units are expressed in angles (degrees/radians etc.); 1 full cycle being 360 deg. when recording engineers say that two different signals are "in phase" they are referring to the fundamental or lower harmonics of a signal being in phase or in close phase. that is to say that for example the time at which 100Hz from source "A" is at 90 degrees, 100Hz from source "B" is also at or close to 90 degrees. the higher the frequency from two different sources you are considering, the more close to impossible is for them to have phase coherence.
great demo..thanks!
How do you deal with the phase when it comes to adding the room mic?
Tks Brian !
Amazing .. Right to the point .. thanks
It sounds much better with more then one mics, I wish I had another microphone!!
so are those two mics separated into L/R channels or recorded as one centered signal?? thanks
Thanks, this is a great video!
Very useful, thanks!
two mics on axis sounds great!
This was very fancy pancy, I like it
The intro had me thinking i just started working here and this is orientation. Could i get a drink of water?
This was really great - I've seen the "center" of the speaker referred to as the "cap" - not that it really matters I guess, but is that a common way to refer to it?
Great video Brian
Big Star?
Yes! Feel by Big Star
Very helpful!
this seems great and all, but I watched the entire video and not once do you talk about the GAIN levels on the inputs, and how exactly you approach the clip point and testing it
Thank you
Helpful! Thanks!