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Re: take 2

Post by ampguy » Sat May 19, 2012 10:23 am

mostly pedals: '69 fuzz, dod envelope filter, mxr carbon copy, ehx freeze, ocd, echoplex.
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Re: take 2

Post by Snarl 12/8 » Sat May 19, 2012 4:46 pm

ampguy wrote:mostly pedals: '69 fuzz, dod envelope filter, mxr carbon copy, ehx freeze, ocd, echoplex.
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Damn, that's not a cheap sound then, is it?
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Post by mjau » Sun May 20, 2012 8:04 am

Ribbons might not help if you're worried about sounded blanketed. Go for something bright. MXL v67 on the cheap.
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thanks

Post by ampguy » Sun May 20, 2012 4:57 pm

will give this a shot. I doubt I'll do mods like higher gain fet, but are there any easy things like removing baffles to do right away?

mjau wrote:Ribbons might not help if you're worried about sounded blanketed. Go for something bright. MXL v67 on the cheap.
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Re: take 2

Post by JGriffin » Tue May 22, 2012 9:33 am

ampguy wrote:I saw the Geek Squad van at my neighbors, getting their TV fixed. So I walked over there and asked if they guy knew anything about recording levels and stuff.

He said he'd take a look. He spotted a knob that turned the vocal mic up a bit, so I did another take here:

http://www.tedm.com/mp3s/oh_susanna_take2.mp3

He says maybe I should consider a Cascade Fathead II mic for my vocals.
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Re: take 2

Post by Snarl 12/8 » Tue May 22, 2012 2:17 pm

dwlb wrote:
ampguy wrote:I saw the Geek Squad van at my neighbors, getting their TV fixed. So I walked over there and asked if they guy knew anything about recording levels and stuff.

He said he'd take a look. He spotted a knob that turned the vocal mic up a bit, so I did another take here:

http://www.tedm.com/mp3s/oh_susanna_take2.mp3

He says maybe I should consider a Cascade Fathead II mic for my vocals.
This may be a rare glimpse behind the veil.
+1. I think they should interview that Geek Squad guy for TapeOp.
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Post by roygbiv » Tue May 22, 2012 9:07 pm

I'd buy that for a dollar!
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vote please

Post by ampguy » Tue Jun 05, 2012 6:53 pm

Appreciate it, thanks!

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Post by mattdhall » Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:05 pm

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