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Topic: Who Records Direct To The Board? |
Chuck Fisher
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Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Oct 2006 2:44 pm |
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| I like BOTH simultaneous, i generally close mic (8-12") LDC or a SM-57 or Sennheiser 421 dnamic. |
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Mike Shefrin
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Posted 11 Oct 2006 3:05 pm
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| When I was into recording, one thing I learned was that if you're going to use a microphone then use a good one. I used the ubiquitous Neumann U87 A1. Man, that thing could pick up the cockroachs behind the refrigerator! [This message was edited by Mike Shefrin on 12 October 2006 at 09:42 AM.] |
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David L. Donald
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Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 18 Oct 2006 10:22 pm
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Yep, Neuman's are classics.
Garbage in garbage out.
An SM-57 will ALWAYS sound like an SM-57, while you can, more or less, make
a U87 sound like a SM-57 if you want.
But NOT the other way round.
The 1st line of attack for a good recording
is how you get from acoustic to electronic transmission of vibrations.
There are ways and there are ways,
noting the topic of this thread.
A great mic,
or a direct / emulation system
IF it gets what you are looking for. |
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 24 Oct 2006 10:03 am
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| I have always recorded direct mostly out of laziness,and I prefer being in the control room and playing thru monitors instead of phones.I have a producer friend in town who insists that I play out of one his amps when I work for him,so In that case I'll use an amp.Like Bobbe said when you go D.I.it helps to have a really great sounding guitar. [This message was edited by Stu Schulman on 24 October 2006 at 11:05 AM.] |
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Dave Van Allen
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Doylestown, PA , US , Earth
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Darrell Owens
From:
California, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2006 10:49 pm
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This is an interesting thread. I have Mike Sigler's CD and it may be one of the best examples I've heard of a direct recording. I also have Jeff Newman's "Once In A Lifetime" which I believe was recorded direct. We did two projects last year with well known and very well respected players and they both went direct. One of them recorded dry and flat, (no reverb, no EQ) on a single neck Emmons PP and left it to the engineer to add whatever he wanted in the final mix. Not many steelers are that comfortable with their work or have that much trust in the engineer, but it turned out great.
I think it depends on your recording environment and the session. If you are recording at home, you may save a lot of time by going direct and avoiding all the ambient noise. If you are working with a band in a studio, they probably appreciate the simplicity of recording direct.
If there is a choice, I still prefer getting the tone right and recording what comes out of the amp. I am recording with a Webb amp, a Royer Ribbon Mic and a Martech preamp into one channel and a Nuemann into a second channel. I also have a direct line from the steel into a third channel. I like a mix of the three.
You can also "re-amp" the signal once the project is done. Just isolate amp and run the original line to it, mic it and record it to another track. That is especially desirable if you have a tube amp to add the warmth.
Now, if I could only get those dogs to shut up!
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Darrell Owens
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