I'm getting closer to being able to record the Fender with the mic. This still sounds kinda hollow from what I hear but it's good enough.
fendermic2 (mp3)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Da Amp
Finally broke down and got a real amplifier. I'm actually glad a waited a bit, 'cause I wouldn't have understood what my options were or how to use most stuff.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, 1x12 tube amp.
Was having major problems trying to record off of it, until I cranked it up some more. The mic is much happier for levels now, but I have a *lot* of messing around until I get anything that sounds like what I hear. This is the first passable snippet. This is as clean as I can make the sound.
fendertest (mp3)
The overall level is still too low, I need to go back and look at the mixer docs to figure out how to leave the levels alone as much as possible as it goes through it. This is using the USB to dump the final onto the laptop, which may be a problem too.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, 1x12 tube amp.
Was having major problems trying to record off of it, until I cranked it up some more. The mic is much happier for levels now, but I have a *lot* of messing around until I get anything that sounds like what I hear. This is the first passable snippet. This is as clean as I can make the sound.
fendertest (mp3)
The overall level is still too low, I need to go back and look at the mixer docs to figure out how to leave the levels alone as much as possible as it goes through it. This is using the USB to dump the final onto the laptop, which may be a problem too.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Effects Bus
Scratched my head about the bus layout of the Peavey for a while, but now I get it!
This has my guitar plugged directly into 1 amp channel, then the effects output sent to the digital pedal to run a copy with the Chorus turned on. This is sent back into the AUX input which the amp mixes back onto the main bus with the guitar. So it has a nice clean sharp sound of the plain guitar, with a copy layer of chorused sound with it. All still dumped into the Sansui at line level to a B&W speaker and mic -> laptap.
Crank this up and you will hear more and more of the copy.
AmpEffectsBus (mp3)
This has my guitar plugged directly into 1 amp channel, then the effects output sent to the digital pedal to run a copy with the Chorus turned on. This is sent back into the AUX input which the amp mixes back onto the main bus with the guitar. So it has a nice clean sharp sound of the plain guitar, with a copy layer of chorused sound with it. All still dumped into the Sansui at line level to a B&W speaker and mic -> laptap.
Crank this up and you will hear more and more of the copy.
AmpEffectsBus (mp3)
Peavey Donation
Thanks to Waage for the amp head/mixer that is now a part of my Old Audio Gear Studios (tm).
Peavey MP-4 Mark III 100H Mixing Amplifier
The thing seems to have a ton of high-end output compared to the flat amps I've been using, and it was a little hard to get it to not saturated the speakers. I ended up killing off alot of the low-end in the process on these 2 snippets, but the mic picked everything up pretty close to the sound in the room.
These are made with the pedal in default Metal mode (max volume), one channel of the Peavey with max gain, and sent through the Sansui receiver at 1/4 volume just to match impedance until I go get my soldering iron out. Sent to a single B&W speaker with the Shure mic in the normal location. Two standard little riffs I play alot:
ampmetal (mp3)
ampmetal2 (mp3)
LATER: after some fiddling I realized why the EQ was so messed up on these: this is played with only the lead pickup, instead of both.
Peavey MP-4 Mark III 100H Mixing Amplifier
The thing seems to have a ton of high-end output compared to the flat amps I've been using, and it was a little hard to get it to not saturated the speakers. I ended up killing off alot of the low-end in the process on these 2 snippets, but the mic picked everything up pretty close to the sound in the room.
These are made with the pedal in default Metal mode (max volume), one channel of the Peavey with max gain, and sent through the Sansui receiver at 1/4 volume just to match impedance until I go get my soldering iron out. Sent to a single B&W speaker with the Shure mic in the normal location. Two standard little riffs I play alot:
ampmetal (mp3)
ampmetal2 (mp3)
LATER: after some fiddling I realized why the EQ was so messed up on these: this is played with only the lead pickup, instead of both.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Mic to Laptop
Moved the guitar setup upstairs, and this is just a couple snippets I was playing on the last road trip. These don't sound like I want yet, cause of swapping to the electric for them and this is recorded with the mic for the first time upstairs... will take a while before I like what I hear.
You can hear the drum machine in the mic a little.
First is mostly a E and Am pair, inspired by Pink Floyd's Run.
floydchord (mp3)
Next is just something I was using to practice hammer downs with my pinky.
hammerroom (mp3)
You can hear the drum machine in the mic a little.
First is mostly a E and Am pair, inspired by Pink Floyd's Run.
floydchord (mp3)
Next is just something I was using to practice hammer downs with my pinky.
hammerroom (mp3)
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Random
Various clips using the microphone to record:
acoustic (mp3)
Tried one with the other guitar, this is 3 ft or so away, standing in the hall cause it was muddy when I tried in the normal location.
delay (mp3)
This sounds pretty good. Normal delay settings - the echo/reverb in the room just mixes in with the delay I guess so it disappears. :-) I can hear myself struggling in places to keep the exact tempo of the delay timer - I hear places I get ahead and behind and have to adjust.
Junk: echo (mp3)
Mic is too far from the speakers and I'm also hearing some echo in there. Near the end when I hit the top 3 strings hard, I think I peak something out (probably the amp) and it almost sounds like a click.
acoustic (mp3)
Tried one with the other guitar, this is 3 ft or so away, standing in the hall cause it was muddy when I tried in the normal location.
delay (mp3)
This sounds pretty good. Normal delay settings - the echo/reverb in the room just mixes in with the delay I guess so it disappears. :-) I can hear myself struggling in places to keep the exact tempo of the delay timer - I hear places I get ahead and behind and have to adjust.
Junk: echo (mp3)
Mic is too far from the speakers and I'm also hearing some echo in there. Near the end when I hit the top 3 strings hard, I think I peak something out (probably the amp) and it almost sounds like a click.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Two more variations:
Mic2 (mp3) As clean as a sound as I can make - the bass end is a little mushy. You can hear the drum machine across the room.
Mic3 (mp3) Absolute maximum gain I get, including a 15sec sustain at the end. Marshall amp simulator, lead pickup only. I had to face away from the speakers or it was feedback city.
Mic2 (mp3) As clean as a sound as I can make - the bass end is a little mushy. You can hear the drum machine across the room.
Mic3 (mp3) Absolute maximum gain I get, including a 15sec sustain at the end. Marshall amp simulator, lead pickup only. I had to face away from the speakers or it was feedback city.
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