Re: [LAU] how record electric guitar?

2009/4/9 Fons Adriaensen <fons@email-addr-hidden>

> On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 12:40:13PM +0200, Arnold Krille wrote:
>
> > On Thursday 09 April 2009 11:15:09 Cassiel wrote:
> > > (serious) he said his equipment is: epiphone (not gibson les paul
> custom or
> > > a fender custom shop), a 30w orange amp (not a vox ac30 tube amp or
> > > marshall jcm), an m-audio preamp, a shure 57 (no neumann or any other
> > > condenser mic), no mixing console.
> > > (humor) well, everyone knows a Ferrari is better than every other car
> all
> > > over the world but would you suggest to buy one to every people asking
> you
> > > an opinion about a ford or bmw?
> >
> > But that is the point, he didn't recommend a ferrari, he just said that
> from
> > his 15 years expirience he knows that it doesn't really matter whether
> you use
> > a ferrari or a big bmw or a small beatle to get anywhere, as long as the
> car
> > works, you get there. -> No matter what mircophone to use on the amp, as
> long
> > as it isn't really sh*t, it will give results. It may not sound perfect
> from
> > the start, but you have to try anyways (even with the good microphones)
> and
> > record and see how it sounds...
>
> Which is true and good advice, no need to send anyone to hell.
> Moving the mic by 10cm will change the sound a 100 times more
> than any difference between two good mics could do. You listen
> and you adjust. 'Professionals' often want to use a particular
> mic or whatever piece of equipment not because it's better, but
> because they have used it before, and know how to use it and get
> good results in no time. BTW one good reason to us condensers
> for a guitar amp is that dynamic mics oftern pick up magnetic
> radiation from the amp's power transformers. Doesn't matter
> if you make lots of noise of course.
>
> Ciao,

I've finally understood that using symbols like ;-) and put prefixes like
"(humor)" doesn't work up here...
(but maybe a prefix-cut plugin is acting on mail bodies text channel)

Ciao
ra

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