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Topic: Miking a Session 2000 amp |
Roy McKinney
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Ontario, OR
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 4:28 pm |
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OK, need to know if this will work or not.
I normally run my amp out the back to the sound board. Problem is I have no control over the sound regardless of what effects I have dialed in. The effects don't go out, it is just a dry signal.
I am thinking of putting a mike inside the amp behind the speaker. I have thought of putting it in front of the speaker on the floor, but that doesn't appear to be to practical. Would like to have some feed back on what to do and what mike to use. |
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Harold Dye
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Cullman, Alabama, USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 4:46 pm
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Roy I mic my amps (NV 400 or MM) from the front of the amp. I don't know if I do it correctly but this is how I do it. I use an Electro Voice PL 11 instrument mike. This mike can be put in front of the speaker or hung over the front ( it has a sound strip down the handle) and I think it does a good job. I have been using these for about 20 yrs with no problems. I use a flexible mike holder stand (about 18" long) attached to a wooden base that I can put under the strap on top of the amp and hang it over the front of the amp. I usually place it to one side of the speaker cone. You can buy the flexible mic rods and put a mic holder on it and it will have a small base about the size of a .50 cent piece on the other end. I mounted that to a piece of wood and I place that thru the handle on the amp. Another option is to set it on the floor under the amp and stand it straight up and in front of the speaker.
Last edited by Harold Dye on 5 Jan 2012 6:04 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 4:56 pm
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You think your sound is bad now, just wait until you mic the back of the speaker.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Roy McKinney
From:
Ontario, OR
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 4:59 pm
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| That thought had crossed my mind, but was wondering if there were a way to do that. So guess the question now is, what type of mike do I use in front. Do I hang it down in front of the speaker or put it on the floor? |
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Dave Hopping
From:
Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 5 Jan 2012 11:58 pm
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| I've been using an SM-57,either on a short floor stand(on my NV112 or Music Man) or on a short gooseneck clamped to the overhang on a Session 500.The most important aspect of front-micing an amp is mic placement-I point the 57 at a spot about halfway between the center and the rim of the speaker. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 6 Jan 2012 2:04 pm
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The 2000 doesn't have a preamp out, sending everything that goes to the power amp? I often just hang a 58 dangling by the cable, again with halfway between center and edge
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Robert Gifford
From:
Venus, TX, USA (DFW Area)
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 8:02 pm
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| If your worried about space look into a Sennheiser e609 or e906 mic. They are flat front mics that you can hang off the top of the amps. They are designed to be used with amps. |
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Roy McKinney
From:
Ontario, OR
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 4:41 am
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| Thanks all for the inputs. I have decided to go with the Sennheiser e609. |
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