Cab placment for recording. Using the corner.

[JonathanD]

Is there a chart anywhere that describes the way a room effects a bass cabs low end response based on the position of the cab to the corner/wall? I've been playing with 1"-3' with dramatic results in the sound when close micing the cab with 421, re20, SM7b and SM57.

My issue was that down to Ab was great, and then G down to E almost sounds like it goes up an octave. Moving the cab close to a wall and then turning it into the wall from about 3' really seemed to help even all that out. Pretty strange.

Gear, Fender Jaguar with Antiquities, big muff(mostly direct sound to cab) Fender PA135, Eden 215XLT.

 

[Ender_rpm]

I think it has to be 3-4 ft from a wall/floor in order to escape the influence, and I know each wall adds like 3db to your sound under ~60hz (??? Please correct me if I'm wrong), but I have not seen a chart describing EQ effects based off distance from a wall.

re: the "up an octave" thing- That may be a side effect of the cab or the fuzz, especially the fuzz. Dry a mic +DI, and crossover ~100hz, with the DI for the lower range. Muffs are kind of notorious for dropping low end, which is why I love my Bluebeard

 

[audioglenn]

If you like the sound of your bass cabinet in the corner, you should probably add a second microphone to pick up the room sound. The close mic will be good for the direct sound coming from the cabinet, but will not pick up the room sound. If you don't want to use a second mic, then you'll have to pull the close mic away from the cabinet to get more of the room.