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> Från: "Litepipe" <litepipe@...>
> 
> Per Boysen wrote:
>> > One way to keep all options is by recording both mics fully panned L/R to
> a
>> > stereo file. You can then either process that file as a stereo mix or
> split
>> > the left and right  to different busses. To do that, copy the audio
> regions of
>> > the track to another track set to a different stereo channel, pan one
> channel
>> > fully left and the other one fully right. Then assign their output to two
> mono
>> > busses. This will give you the possibility to process each mic separately
> by
>> > buss fx inserts.
> 
>   Hi Per, if you split the stereo file into left and right and then send
> them to different busses wouldn't you run out of busses soon? Especially
> with five or more guitar parts considereing there are only 16 busses? Or is
> recording this many guitars in stereo uncommon?
> 
> 
> Yup. Sad facts of life - bounce a sub mix to disc.
> 
> 
>> > When recording a close up sound from a cabinet a common trick is to crank
> up
>> > the volume of the amp - with no playing musician attached - put on
> headphones
>> > and stick the mic up to the speaker and move it around. Listen carefully
> for
>> > the mic placement that gives the most amp hiss noise. That placement will
> also
>> > give the most true representation of the acoustic cabinet sound - from a
> close
>> > up view.
> 
>   This is a good tip!! Thanks!! What about the ambient mike? Are there any
> rules? Anything goes? Is there anything I should know about phase issues?
>                                       --Roger
> 
> 
"Ambient mike" is mostly a question of the room ambience and the microphones
used. Usually recorded in stereo. I'm sorry I don't know any specific tips
here. Seems to be as many ways as there are recordists out there.

Using more microphones for a  take increases the risk for phasing errors.
Switching over to mono monitoring can help adjusting phase before recording
in stereo.

Speaking about guitar recording I read about Zappa also using a mic built
into the neck. And I would like to try putting  pickups behind the nut as
well as behind the bridge on an electric guitar. Anyone tried that? Would be
interesting to record them separately as different mono files. I once saw
Fred Frith with some guitarish instrument he had built himself with no
frets, only one bridge in the middle and movable pickups on both sides.
Sounded terrific! Although it wouldn't precisely fit in a cover band.

Per Boysen
- way off topic this morning 


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