Recent content by Jonathan1990

Also a HUGE part of the equation is, as jimfist pointed out, the environment. More specifically, the room. Try repositioning your amp. Not too close to a wall, and definitely not in the middle of either side of the space. And avoid standing right beside your amp, you generally won't hear as much...

The link just sends me to my dropbox folder. Am I missing something? Jonathan

You need to change the setting in the 2nd channel to 'instrument'.

Beck - Sea Change

If you only need the mic for this recording, I'd look into renting one. Some stores rent out gear, and they can help you choose a decent mic without hurting your budget too much.

Sounds like the guy at the store made a mistake, or was misinformed of the price.

As far as I can tell, the study only refers to mainstream pop, and the 'real' musicians have been defying that for years. As long as there are people out there looking further than the latest charts, there is nothing to worry about.

Not a band member, but one time, a sound woman at a pretty renowned stage was looking for a DI out on the guitarist's Ampeg combo. We shared some giggles afterwards, and the sound was KILLER.

Chevy, WITH matching decals!

Does your amp still fart if you turn it down?

A P-pickup. :hiding:

It'd be cool to experiment with this idea. However, it has been done before (Ric-O-Sound). And the philosophy that you'd get the "true" tone of the string is false IMHO, as the pups would still capture string movement at two singular points. For a true sound of the string, you'd have to mic it...

This!

She didn't! The author was commenting on commonly used pro-free music arguments, not Emily's. He stated that very clearly.

That doesn't sound half bad! I think I might call him for my jazz trio :hiding: