Tips to Mic a Guitar Amp
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Wow the guy that taught me to play the guitar now teaching me how to record. Thanks man
literally
Marty, you’re always full of gold. Great man helping out the youngsters.
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Im 16, ive been working really hard to get my first electric and amp, thanks for the video, it helps a lot when im new to this stuff. Plus, you have really good ways, and entertaining ways of explaining things. Keep being awesome!
Another great video Marty! I appreciate how you explain what kind of different sounds you get from the different placements of the mic. The combination of the dynamic and condenser mics is perfect.
Most nowadays DAW has an option to invert the "phase" from one of the 2 microphones you're using to record guitars. It allows to correct and invert the frequencies cancellation due to a certain proximity effect....
Basically, if you listen to 2 takes of a same guitar recording session and it sounds lifeless and/or odd, then hit that option button in your DAW and it should fix the issue. It usually looks like a circle with a slash in it..
I use the Jerry Cantrell set up fot mikes. One in the front and one in the back of the cab. Midrange and lows sound awesome
Do you mean in open back speaker cabs?
Hi!! Thanks for the videos. I'm teaching myself guitar and your videos are really helpful! 💖💖
Thanks Marty, you're the main master of multiple mic management for maximum musical magnificence.
Simple, short and to the point.
Excellent video.
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Thanks for the info Marty!!!
...I've been needing this video for 2 years.....there are plenty of UA-camrs singing and playing cover songs...but NONE want to tell you how they are recording it....!!!!
Leo of Frog Leap Studios has a giant playlist where he'll walk you through how he tracks and mixes stuff. ua-cam.com/video/c0LmNTr-SZw/v-deo.html
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Thanks for the videos, they're all very helpful.
Thanks for the straightforward and simple video. You rock ;)
I use a $25 ABY pedal that splits my signal at the end of my FX loop; one goes back into the FX return of my amp (which then goes to my 1x12 cab so that I can hear it), and the other goes to a Tech21 SansAmp pedal (which emulates a mic'd speaker), which goes direct in to my audio interface (Scarlett Focusrite) so that I can record it with Reaper.
Super-affordable and sounds great, and you don't have to buy a mic or fiddle with its placement -- and you can use that direct-out pedal (the SansAmp, or some other brand/model if you prefer like the Mooer Radar) to go direct at a gig where you might need a quiet stage, but you still want control over what your direct-in tone sounds like.
Love it, Marty!
I have this weird guitar recording technique that involves plugging a dual mono splitter into the guitar (or the out line of the effects pedal if at least one is being recorded to tape), and there are two lines that meet back up in the computer interface to form a stereo pair. One line from the splitter is being fed to the guitar amplifier, which is then picked up by the microphone; that sound the microphone picks up in front of the amp is what gets sent to one side of the stereo pair in the mixing console. And then the other line from the splitter bypasses the amplifier completely and gets fed directly into the board, without even so much as a direct injection preamplifier (especially if other effects are being recorded to tape), it's a copy of the raw-ish signal before it gets to the amp.
The whole method was created in an attempt to mimic the early recording techniques of Pink Floyd's original bandleader, Syd Barrett.
I get the best sound in the studio by placing my amp 5 - 6 feet from a wall (facing the wall) and placing the mic between the two. Gives it a wonderful, natural room reverb. Not the sound for everyone but I play that vintage Rhythm & Blues style.
Damn. Marty back at again!
I hope you do more tutorial vids..
and please do Always Somewhere by the Scorpions
More vids like this. Super helpful!
Great video keep up good work
Wow I love that.. Thanks Marty
Love this guy
Hey Marty love your vids, you're the first UA-camr I learned to play from but I would really like it if you could make some more metal song tutorials:)
I play gutiar only because of your videos
Lol I probably wouldn't be in a band if it weren't for Marty's videos
sample videos while marty was talking. were great.
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Great insights, as always. One question for the group...what is the best way to add a mic for voice so I can capture playing and singing? Thanks!
I like to crank my amp, and also I enjoy more of a room sound, so I put a condenser at 45 degrees from the center of the speaker and move it away 3-4 ft. This only works with high volume, otherwise the sound will be too dark, not usable for live performance, but works for recording, the downside is that it depends a lot on the room tone, since it will depend on natural reverberation to give you that live concert effect. If you have too much absorption probably you are better with a SM57 at 45 degrees looking at the center of the speaker, right at the edge of the cap.
Thanks!
Learnt the basic chords from you ten years ago... Now trying to pick an amp having just been gifted an Ibanez Gio by my sis
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Nice video ! If you want to have a lot of crazy feed back and need to turn your amp up, what’s the best way not to overwhelm the mics
I mic my amp, but some people on UA-cam are getting great sounds with plug-ins in their workstations. I tried using plug-ins a few years ago, but I wasn't liking the sound. My bass amp has an XLR out, so I plug directly from there into my interface. That works great. I'm always up for trying something new.
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Eyy Marty great video! Just wondering if you have a lesson on Misty Mountain Hop full song! Dont need the solo thats ok
This video is cheese...
KIDDING, great work man.
I heard that Eric Valentine mics the back of open-back cabinet
Hey Marty, im such a noob when it comes to this, can you show the process of mic'ing a guitar amp and recording a track
Hey man I'm a huge fan of yours🤙🏼 I've basically learned everything I know from your UA-cam channel!! I have a request for a guitar lesson video: Supersonic by Oasis. It's a classic and really catchy tune. Please make a lesson for that!!!
Thanks for the tips you're awesome!! Could you do a tutorial on how to play 'Not All Hero's Wear Capes' by Owl City? I've been trying to figure it out by ear but I can't get past the intro. It would be much appreciated and thanks again for your time and help!!! 🤘
I generally miced up my small ibanez amp and i had pretty great tone coming out of it! So one day i got a bass guitar and wanted to buy a small amp for it to mic it up (I prefer it over audio interfaces) so i went to the store and checked out some small amps which are made for practicing but great for micing up, and the dude in the register started asking me normla questions that sellers ask like what do you need it for and such. i told him that i needed it for micing up the bass and recording it. and then he started explaining how wrong i am for micing the amps up and not using audio interface and how using one is the CORRECT way to record instruments. i didnt want to have an argument so ilfet without saying anything.
I have a vintage Electro-voice 664 microphone. I want to record acoustic guitar with this microphone >FX pedals>amp>speaker. Do I need some kind of Microphone mixer first?
Hey, nice Rush Hour clip!
Which is better - setting a mic up vertically, on cardioid setting, or directing it head-on omni style on a boom? I see people doing both and am wondering which is better. I've been using it cardioid style because I don't have a boom but want to know if omni is better. Thanks!
Gonna try micing my amp with my sm58. Glenn from the SMG channel makes it out to be super hard but ill try anyway
how about clip on? is it get the job done at the minimum quality?
hey Marty, what's the proper placement of the dynamic mic on the speaker cone of the cab?
all the videos I have watched only talk about where to place your mic at the amp speaker, where do you go from there? into a PA system? or can you plug into an extra amp?
Hi Marty, What about the volume level in the cabinet? High, low, middle?
Thank you very much! Short and helpful plus the illustration videos while talking are killing it :D
I am about to try recording amp with an Audio-technica condensor mic that is not meant directly as an instrument mic. Has anyone got any experience with that? Is it even a good idea? Or would it be better to record clean via soundcard and model the sound in DAW? I have zero experience, so thanks for any opinions or experience shared :) Be well, everyone!
Hey Marty have you ever played any B.C Rich guitars?
Yeah phase button also let's you do distance and off axis. Let's face it, "your sound" that you tweak and tweak to get usually isn't referenced by you sticking your ear up next to the speaker. Put one in close, one back away and off of the floor, a little closer to your head, and voila! Walk around the room while you are playing. You'll know where the sweet spots are.If it's not in phase with the other mic, hit the switch.
Can i use a condenser microphone to microphone the amp on stage? I know is not the first option for a live performance but i'm curious about it
Thank you
Some great advice. :) Incidentally, is Audacity decent enough software for mixing tracks?
It's great
Hey Marty love you videos, could you try do a video about the guitar playing in Jackie Chan by Tiësto and post malone
Hi, someone used my guitar amp for a microphone. Marshall g15 or whatever, and now it’s crackling and buzzing, what damage could the mic have done? I think they used it at full volume too. I just bought new fuses dunno if they’ll fix it ?
I don't want to use pick up, just a mike with my acoustic guitar. Which amp you will advice?
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Hey Marty I️ love the lessons and all your videos. I️ would love if you could do a l lesson on see you tonite by gene summons I️ would love it. I️ am a big kiss fan and love that song but can only find confusing tabs and covers that don’t teach you. Your teaching mg has helped me so much as a beginner and even if you don’t do a lesson on it I’ll still move and like all your videos.
Hey Marty Your A Great Guitar Player I’ve been learning but have a small question would it damage an amp to play music from your phone thru I have other speakers but the amp is always clean so I was wondering if this is possible without damaging the amp
@Dk Mon3yy - Playing music through your amp is certainly possible without damaging the amp or the speaker, but it's important to remember that by doing so you're likely to be adding a great deal of unwanted color to the music. If you're plugging your phone into the guitar input jack, all of the music will go through the same preamp processing your guitar signal experiences before it leaves the speaker, including the EQ controls and any active built-in effects. As clean tones are still affected by the EQ controls, your music will experience coloration even on a clean setting. It won't damage the speaker or the amp, but it's probably not going to sound good.
Alternatively, if you have an amp with a dedicated aux input, such as a Boss Katana, the music will not pass through the preamp, and will remain unaffected by your amp's controls. It's not going to sound as good as it would through a dedicated sound system or stereo, but doing so will not damage the speaker or the amp.
Strictly speaking, you can damage any speaker if you have enough time and volume, but it's very unlikely at realistic extended listening volumes. Be kind to your ears!
Hey Marty, for a new player looking start basic recording how do you recommend getting the signal from the mic to the PC USB port?
This vid is great on mic types to use, but short on tips for connecting them and what type of mics you shouldn't use.
In fact the folks at FiFine don't recommend using they're k669 mics for amps because the amps may cause "hissing and feedback".
Help needed!
Odin Anderson you have to run your mic through an audio interface and into your daw software. For a good beginner, inexpensive audio interface I recommend the Scarlett Solo from Focusrite. I hope this answers your question!
@@haydendupree8032 thx, what's the advantage of an audio interface like the Scarlett over a straight XLR - USB cable, USB adapter (like Shure X2U) or a good USB mic (if one exists)?
Odin Anderson I’m sure people have tried that, but I’ve never heard of anybody using a usb mic for an amp. Maybe that’s because the most common mics are XLR and that’s kind of the industry standard. Not sure tho. Virtually everybody I’ve seen uses an audio interface, but it would be worth doing some research on!
You should do a down by the river tutorial by neil young
Does anyone knows the best distance to place the mic in front of the amp in a live setting to prevent feedback while avoiding picking up too much of the other sounds on stage thanks?
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You should make a tutorial on how to play Ocean man by Ween
I want to record using my Nikon D5600, what makes the best way to record the amp and me speaking, example, I want to review guitar pedals but I don’t want to have to edit video and sound from separate sources. 🤘🏻
Hello don’t know if I should record on my Twin or Blues Jr what would you recommend ?
My vote says Twin
Please can you tell me why you don't get feedback when you put a mic next to an amp speaker ? Many thanks for your helpful videos
I almost had a breakdown hinking my 200 dollar mic didn't work
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also love the videos
Can I mic my guitar amp with a regular mic (singer)?
My biggest question was about how loud to set the amp??? :( I can set the recording level to match but I need to know if there’s any science in how loud to set the amp. Obviously some amps sound better louder but does that cause problems for recording?
Most microphones have a rating called Max SPL. A microphone ideal for recording guitar amps will have that number be at least 130 or 140 decibels. If it's any lower it will cause distortion in the recording when a loud amp is played. Make sure your mic has a high Max SPL so it can be placed close to an amp speaker.
@@WingmanStudios ok my mic is apparently 150db spl so if I mic almost touching the cabinet, should I be cranking my amp to get a nice big sound?
@@SeemsLikeSomething Not necessarily. It depends on what you mean by a "big" sound. Loud does not necessarily mean big. Loud can quickly become over distorted and sound nothing like the tone you want to captured. A quiet sound that encompasses a wide swath of the EQ spectrum, or that reverberates, can easily be impressive. What matters more than the volume of the speaker is the placement of the microphone recording it. Distance from the plane, angle, and proximity to the cone all affect the recorded sound. Keep in mind the closer to the speaker you get the "proximity effect" will magnify and bass frequencies will become noticeably louder. Sometimes multiple mics help. I plan on experimenting with a two mic setup, one of them being a PGA 52 which is ideal for bass frequencies. Don't rely on volume alone to shape your tone. It can easily create unintended acoustic consequences.
i knew you’d be here when i got to this step
hey! quick question, i’m using a behringer b1 i CANNOT for the life of me get rid of guitar hum. when i record vocals, good to go but recording my amp (fender super champ 100) i can’t get rid of the hum 😞
Could be a ground loop. Look into a power conditioner, a Furmen, cost about 80-100 bucks. Helped a bit when I had a shit ton a noise in an old house with shit wiring. I bought a newer house so problem is gone now. Watch videos about ground loop hum and see if it's relative to your problem.
What do you connect the mic to
Good
Hey Marty, What about volume on the amp and can it hurt regular singing mic's if its to loud.
The maximum SPL of your microphone will determine what the maximum volume you can play your amp at is.
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Where does the mic plug in to next? Beginner here
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What music on back in intro?
im using sm57, my record's tone sounds harsh, especially the lead tone, its not as smooth as how it really sounds from the amp..what could be the problem? im placing the mic 2 fingers away from the speaker and its off center, tried it in all the spots of the speaker and its still the same..help me..thanks.. 🙂
Assuming your microphone is not damaged, and your amp is not too loud (if the SPL of the amp exceeds the Max SPL rating for the microphone, you will experience distortion in the recorded sound regardless of what settings you use on your audio recording interface), then you should consider reducing the gain/volume for the audio interface that controls your recording microphone. If the microphone gain is set too high, you could get unwanted distortion in the recorded line.
Alternatively, you could be playing at a volume too loud for the microphone's rated Max SPL.
The worst case scenario is that your microphone is damaged and needs replacing. If this is the case, it is possible it was damaged by exposure to a sound source at a level above it's maximum rated SPL. Be careful about leaving microphones too close to an amp, or close to a loud amp! Microphones are not indestructible.
I hope this helped. Good luck!
@@WingmanStudios thanks!!
@@jeffrivera6 I am glad to help!
Thanks Marty! I want to start recording my amp by mic directly but how in the world do I get rid of that low static hum noise? It's annoying when it's recorded lol
AGREED! The only things that I’ve thought of involve a noise gate pedal or the noise reduction feature found on audacity (for example).
Can this work for bass cube 10hrtz amp lol
what kind of amp though?
There's something....all too familiar....nahhh. Cool vid!
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Can i ask someone from the community for advice?
Yesterday some jackass drove with 90kph straight into the trunk of my still standing car, i have no huge injurys but my back hurts really much because of the sore muscles. So much that even trying to play my electric guitar is not very pleasant. I play a les paul, so not the lightest guitar possible :/
Any advice to what might help or should i just lay off till my back gets better?
Lap steel, man. Lap steel... Jk, jk, just lay off till your back gets better, or just play while sitting down
Anyone know what type of microphone a USB rock band mic is? That's all I've got.
i swear i feel like the sm57 is the Nokia of microphones
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What I heard was blah, blah blah.... What I was looking for was 'to mike an amp what is all the equipment and how is it hooked up. Hope this is helpful.
Even that he is doing so well in this video (he is amazing), I thought the same. Maybe not go to much in such a teenie style but go more in direction of relaxing showing athmo that shows more.. I don't know
Why would you want to mic a guitar amp when you can DI straight into the mixing desk? I just don't get it.
Lee Sanderson I'm not an expert but I suppose you get a different (less perfectly polished) sound that you may prefer. It may add some life to the sound compared to the perfect signal a cable would deliver.
Using ur phone to record a track, then putting it in a video editor
Not first😔