DIY: How to Mic Your Amp for Stellar Tone
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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www.premierguit... In this studio tutorial, Nashville session guitarist and producer Bryan Clark reveals a handful of proven mic techniques. Hear various configurations of dynamic, large diaphragm, and ribbon mics recorded through a studio console, and compare the tones between different mic types and positions. Explore four essential setups, plus several more advanced options.
Bonus! Hear cool guitars and amps in action (Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, Collings I-35, 2x10 Fender Vibrolux, 1x12 Ampeg, 1x12 Vox AC15, Marshall JCM800 and 4x10 Marshall cab).
I just want want to point out that off axis means something different. The way he moved the microphone is OFF CENTER not off axis. Off axis means that you move the microphone at an angle to the axis of the speaker dust cap (the bump in the middle of the speaker). That way of micing can get a little bit more from a single mic setup, because the mic picks up both the off axis sounds and the sounds directly in front of the mic. My favorite setup is an SM57 with its head pointing at the place where the dust cap meets the cone at a 45 degree angle. This tames the highs because it picks them up from the side, but it's still not as muddy as the center of the cone mantle. Hope this clears things up.
same thought here
Yeah. Off-Axis (for the laymen) would mean that you are not pointing the mic directly at the sound source but the mic is taking a glancing blow, so to speak and picking up more of the room.
45 degrees pointing towards the dust cap or cone?
Yes you are right WTF?
correct.
strat + fender + ribbon was awesome
+deadmoldable Hell yeah!! I was thinking the same thing!!
+deadmoldable hell yeah! i was just going to say that too lol i gotta get me something like that....makes so much more sense instead of jamming a little mic into the speakers grill....seems like you can just eq your amp as usual and plop the ribbon in front...when you use sm57 like mics i feel like i always have to eq again after placement and i hate that!
Thought the same then I checked the price of the Ribbon mic... $1500!
Did the same, lol. The mic is more expensive then the guitar! But wow that sounds buttery.
Sounds like John Mayer's tone
if you want to hear the difference instantly you can use this:
2:07 & 3:00
4:20 & 4:43
6:16 & 6:44
Thanks bud.
I love the sound of Strat + Fender amp + Ribbon = Tone for days
6:45 is just glorious. Astounding how such a simple setup can sound so full and complete. Close mic setups never sound realistic to me. I love hearing a little room (real room, not plugin reverb) in the guitar tracks, and the figure 8 pattern on the ribbon captures a bit of that without needing a second mic. Definitely my desert island recording setup.
Yeah it sounds good, but there's a spring reverb coming from the amp, which can be confusing. He should've played without reverb at all... THEN, you could actually hear the room sound.
I have done sound for our portable church and I really like your setup and the way you present information. You truly are a master at your craft which is so technical and informative.
Why would you change the amp and guitar when you change mics? That takes away all of the consistency of the example
Exactly.
Just showing examples so you can figure out what you want . I doubt that you could really hear the true sound without being in the room.
When you get a little more experience, you'll also learn that one mike style/placement does not fit all. What sounds good on cleans often sounds harsh on over driven / distortion tones. Since you might be interested in recording more than one thing, this video presented multiple options that all sounded good for their specific application. The only other option would have been to give the comprehensive version where some sounded like shit and others were amazing.
I agree! But I think he was pairing certain mics going with certain guitars and styles
Brian Knickerbocker isn’t that a complete contradiction of the point of this video 🤣🤣
A brilliant video, thanks Bryan. One thing that wasn't mentioned was the distancing of the condenser options (unless I missed it). Cheers, great stuff.
6:15 Wow! what a great sound! JRS -34 ribbon with a strat sounds incredible!!
Great vid - one thing that wasn't mentioned was the sound of the room he was working in. That is more important than any mic choice you could make. In a lesser room these room sounds would be far less impressive. having said that - I think my fav sound was the ribbon 2 feet in front of the Vibrolux. I would be very happy to get a sound that good. For the record - my room doesn't sound like that!
The ribbon with the figure 8 picking up the mic and room is such an amazing sound. Gonna have to look into this setup
Great information for a intermediate like myself, truly greatful
Wow this was a GREAT tutorial! Thank you Bryan. This was so well produced and edited. I really liked getting answers to all the questions I have had for years (not owning most of these mics, nor having the room to do experiments). Moreover, how awesome to HEAR what so many books or online discussions merely talk about.
Bryan you also are a very engaging instructor. Your variety of amps, guitars and mics was the icing on the cake. For a
Probably would have helped to have turned off the reverb of the Fender when you were trying to show the room sound.
This is the coolest video I've ever seen on how to mic your amp. I'm just starting now recording my VOX AC30 for my next CD and this is holy grail for me. THANKS SO MUCH!!
The silver face with the Ribbon in front of it sounded amazing, even far away like you had it!
That room sounds really good. The Cloud JRS-34 sounds absolutely beautiful.
Killer tips. Thank you. I really like how JRS-34 Ribbon sounds - very natural.
can you do a video on how to afford all that awesome gear please?
Great microphone and setup demonstrations. I especially loved the sound when you moved the mics back about 3 feet with the strat. Thanks for your professional advice.
6:34 the holy light shines into his studio
love all the gear featured in the video
Quite possibly the best Premier Guitar video ever......great playing, great info, and awesome quality! Thanks
The best video I've seen on micing guitar cabs yet to he honest.
pleasant tones with the mics further from the cone. been concentrating on close techniques and sort of felt i've not been achieving what i want to hear. inspired me to get those mics further away from the cone and experiment - cheers
Great demo! My 'takeaway' is that there are a ton of possibilities, and that it pays to experiment and have some fun - I like that it's not like a 'training video' as most of the comments seems to want, but shows the potential, with a few ideas/tips/pointers
That ribbon mic sounds amazing!
Bands take note! This is how you do it... thanks for sharing this Bryan, keep up the good work.
After watching this video, I do not know why people use other mic other than a Ribbon mic. Better than the sound of the mic on the amp, that makes every guitar (of the same type) sound the same. Thanks for the video. Now I know how I want to record.
Awesome video! You covered a lot of ground without overwhelming with info. Although, I do believe the folks below are correct in regards to "off axis" and "off center" terminology.
Great tutorial! I really enjoy how you described which sounds will be pick up in a certain way for each mic setup. Thank you for sharing your expertise!
That strat sounds so amazing.
Anything + JCM800= 🔥
Should have used the same guitar and riff for every mic example
Great video! Thanks for showing a variety of mics with a variety of amps and guitars.
Hands down best video out there for micing guitars !!! Thank man!!!
This is a nice primer for micing cabs... As others have mentioned the mic is not off-axis.
Guitar and amp consistency would have yielded more information but man that ribbon setup sounded nice
nice tritone substitutions on the blues at the end
room mic in omni is a great idea. gonna try that in my living room.
Interesting tip with the flashlight ... thx!
Thanks for a great overview! Very helpful for the home studio recorder!
excellent demonstration
The most useful and practical explanation! Thank you !
Would have been nice to just use the SAME guitar and amp during the entire tutorial because it’s a bit hard to judge using so many variables, but nice video thank you 🙏
Excellent tutorial on the things i needed to refresh as well as learn. Thank you
Thanks. I like your last piece of advice.
Nice playing, Bryan!
Wow, very invaluable information, thanks Bryan! 🎸 I've been interested in how to help enhance the tone/sound of my guitars with mics. Don't own any mics yet, but definitely learning a lot. So, can't wait to get one and experiment! 🎸
How about another vid demonstrating different miking techniques on recording vocals? :)
RUclips guitarists need this knowledge extremely much, to say the least!
Amazing thanks Mann!!! The fender one sounds beautiful
Really helpful! Ribbon seems like the way I'm guna go.
epic vid, cool to see how some legendary guitar tones are achieved
Super useful and clear tips. Thanks a lot Brian!
I thought that off axis meant that the mic is aiming at an angle at the speaker (with ON axis being aimed directly at the speaker), and not the distance away from from the center.
Larry Lachmann it does, this video has it wrong. :/
Larry Lachmann Off-center would be better.
Larry Lachmann On axis is perpendicular to the face of the speaker. Off-axis could still point to the center of the speaker but it is not perpendicular. You could be off-center and on axis, perpendicular but aimed at the edge of the cone. Or center and off axis, right in front of the cone but aimed at the edge.
Rob Wellington no, the axis refers to the diaphragm of the microphones and from where the pressure waves are hitting it. A mic can be off-axis and point towards the center or the edge. off-axis means the sound waves are hitting the diaphragm from the side, on-axis means the sound wave are hitting the diaphragm head on.
Larry Lachmann I think the three of us are saying the same thing in different ways, no? (Scruffy-Jed, Rob and me)
Would have liked to have heard all the different mics and techniques on the same cabinet/guitar for a true comparison across the board.
This is the first time I've ever heard that a ribbon mic can handle high SPL's.. That's what dynamic mics are great at. I've always heard the opposite about ribbon mics. I know they break easy too.. Silky smooth though, can't argue with that.
I'd love to hear the j12 with the les paul cranked. Love those amps! Thanks!
Have one also. Quite underrated.
Great vid. Do more please!
Thank you for a great video. You don't babble and what you do say is very informative - supplemented with great examples.
Thanks for the advice! Video well done!
I like the Vox and the Tele
Dude, If you are able to hear 22 khz,
tell me what planet you're from!
I was very surprised to find out that the majority of people don’t
Very helpful, thanks! I've always been curious about the microphone preamps everyone uses. that seems to matter as well.
Could you do a reel-to-reel recording tutorial please?
I really like the 2 - 2 1/2 feet sound.
thats some very nice information, thank you!
Thanks Bryan!
This video really explains these techniques with considerable ease, thanks! I've been meaning to find out about micing. Also, can you explain phasing in more detail? I've heard my friends talking about it, but it's all a blur.
Strat+Vibrolux+Ribbon = Goooooooooood!!
On axis/sm57.......Georgia Satellites baby !! I liked it.
Great video. Thanks
Best explanation so far in all the internet! Thank you so much! Got a new subscriber :-)
Best video i'v seen on this topic.
Great video!
Thank you.
Awesome sounds! Great tutorial!
Great video!
thanks for sharing your knowledge man! great tips that I'll surely use
He made it look so easy! I'm running a strat through a blues junior, mic'd with an AKG D5 and into a Focusrite 2i2 interface. When recorded it doesn't sound warm, full or anything like what I hear from my amp, plus loads of single coil pickup noise :/
Ben Schiavi Try moving the mic away from the centre. Record a little bit, move the mic again, record then listen to the two and see what the difference makes.
The Strat with the Fender amp and the ribbon mic sounds awsome! But the Marshall with the SM57 could sound better. I have heard much better sounding miked Mashalls. Probably it's the 4x10 that sounds bad?
Nice tones
He's using Sonar to mix in! Sweet!
Ribbon mike so far the best + a Dyna Off Axis on the Cap/Cone Edge
I ran into the problem that my mic stand was to high to reach my cabinet. never thought about flipping the mic upside down. thanks for that idea
Great video! Thanks
Thanks, it was very nice explaind.
very clear! thanks!
GREAT video! Thanks for posting.
That's a great tutorial, thanks.
Great tutorial and examples!
How far away from the grille cloth did you pleace the SM57? Also, in the 2nd SM57 clip, did you place the mic at the mid-cone position, between the dust cap and the side edge of the speaker? All the tones sounded sweet, but the 2nd SM57 was my personal favorite.
So helpful man!! Great video thank you!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Why would you change amps and guitars or even mics for a video about placement? We don't know if the chsnge in sound is placement or one of the other variables! Scientific method bro.
Thanks, great tips🎸🎸🎸
great work i think a little more lighting would be a great plus
Wow! Sweet tone, man! Thanks for the advice! Our Covetous Providence
great video
It would have been nice if you gave an example of what it sounds like with a Phase issue.
08:16 not out of phase. Flipped polarity...because the time factor is identical. Phase means shift in arrival time, not directional difference.
Good Lessons, good Musican!