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Thanks Doug - I hoped you might chime in, and I am pleased you like the recording. Interesting that you generally don’t use EQ - I guess I found that despite trying different mic positioning (within limits) that when comparing to my reference mixes (a few different ones) that I felt mine was lacking a little bite. I liked the warmth and overall tonality but was looking for more cut - hence my original boosting of the mid/highs. How would you reposition mics to achieve this - neck side mic closer or higher level for example? I have only had the dynamic EQ in play when I have toyed with the mastering assistant as it sets this up as a matter of course. How do you identify and target the troublesome zones - any starter advice? Peter
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I also tend to use 2 pairs of mics with different characters, and I can blend them to get different sounds, so in that way I have a different type of "tone" control. For a long time, I used an AEA R88 ribbon mic along with a pair of condensers. The R88 is almost like bringing in a lower octave, so if I want more warmth, I'd use more R88, if it's muddy, I'd use less. Lately, I've been using a Townsend L22 as a 2nd mic "pair" (it's a stereo mic). It's unique in that it models lots of mics, so I can bring in a large diaphragm mic, or a ribbon. What I've actually found most useful is that I can vary the proximity effect and the mic's polar pattern during playback. So if my main sound is a pair of condensers, then I can mix the L22 in at any level, maybe very low, maybe higher, and can virtually adjust the mic position as well as the type of mic to affect the tone (subtly). I've used the L22 alone and its controls give a lot of power to shape the tone, basically by mic choice and position changes, but you can do it after the fact, which is pretty cool. But mostly I have just been using it in conjunction with a pair of spaced condensers, which makes the Townsend a more subtle add-in rather than the main sound. Aside from that, my approach to dialing in a sound is pretty much just to listen, and see if I like the sound. If not, I move things. Moving the mics closer gets more bass, wider gets a more spacious sound, and so on. You can try to monitor thru headphones as you move the mics to find the best sound, but I usually find that misleading, so I just do it the tedious way - record, listen back, move mics, repeat... But at this point, other than periodic fits of wanting to experiment, I pretty much have setups that work, I have the mics set up all the time, and I can just sit down, hit record and play, and most of the time it's fine. When I do videos, I'm pretty casual about it. I've been using the AT4050 stereo mic, and I know I can just put it more of less in front of the guitar a foot or so out, check the stereo balance, and it will sound fine. Video tends to be a little more forgiving... Quote:
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Thanks for this Doug - very helpful. Soothe 2 looks interesting - will download the trial and give that a go..
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IMO boomy notes are relatively easy to tame post recording.
Particularly harsh treble notes on the other hand are quite difficult if not impossible to tame without negative side effects. Over tones are not working to your advantage when you are already working in the high frequency range. Tame the note and you have pretty much lost the note volume and realness, let alone having removed some of the air and openness of the recording. I have been working with FabFilter Q and it is quite good but there are limits. So as always try to get a good clear and clean recording to begin with.
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I would third that
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