AA1 - Week 8 - Electric guitar recording

This week, similar to week 6, we had to record samples of electric guitar,using different microphones and and positions.

Recording #1:
Using a Sennheiser mic, this sample was set up right in the middle of the soundhole of the amp. I also set it to have a large amount of distortion. Personally i thought this sample sounded horrible, with no clear distinction of the melody and an overall horrible scratchy sound to it. Not something i would personally want to use, unless i was about 14 years old in my first 'hardcore' band.

aa6rec1.L.mp3

Recording #2:
Again, using the Sennheiser mic, i moved the mic to the egde of the speaker cone. I also did not put any effects on it. The effect turned out to have an extreme amount of bass, thereby ruining the overall melody and losing clarity. It could be good depending on the song you were playing and the effect you were looking for though.

aa7rec2.L.mp3

Recording #3:
This time i used a Neumann U 89 and placed it about 6 - 7 inched away from the centre of the speaker cone on the amp. I also turned the 'crunch' effect on. I liked this effect a lot more than the distortion as it still, as it amplies, has a 'crunchy' effect, but is still moderately clear and you can still hear the melody quite well. Much preferred against the distortion effect.

aa7rec3.L.mp3

Recording #4:
Again, using the Neumann U89, i placed the mic in the corner of the dead room, about 1.5m away from the amp. This gave a 'roomy' sound, almost sounding like the old school 'live' sounds. I thought it was very interesting, although it did lose some clarity and sounded a bit 'rough'.

aa7rec4.L.mp3

Recording #5:
This time i put the Neumann U89 on the edge of the soundhole on the amp.With the piece that was played (ACDC)this 'bassy' effect was well suited, in my opinion. I can see though that this effect would not be well siuted to many songs, and the amount of bass wanted would have to be decided first.

aa7rec5.L.mp3