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RECORDING HUGE, WIDE RHYTHM ROCK GUITARS |
BY ROBERT DENNIS, ADMINISTRATOR, RECORDING INSTITUTE OF DETROIT |
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| In a previous tip we talked about big-sounding lead guitars. In a
three or four piece rock recording, the rhythm guitar also must sound big. Using the
same technique on 2 guitars to enhance the sound lowers the distinction between the
guitars. An alternate big guitar sound seems to work well with rhythm guitars: |
| Microphone Placement: |
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Place a second microphone six to 12 inches behind the first microphone and record this
onto a second track. |
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| Mixing: |
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Using a Y-Cord (or by patching) send the distant microphone to two channels of the
board. This makes the guitar on three channels of the board: 1) Close Mic, 2) Distant Mic,
3) Distant Mic. |
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Bring up all three guitar channels to the same level. Phase reverse the second distant
guitar channel. Pan the distant guitar channels left & right |
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Result |
| The guitar will have a stereo effect and sound huge. As different
chords (or notes) are sounded the sound will randomly come from different directions. |
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