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1.
Here are some of the guitar amps and cabinets that
Tom Delonge used to track "Blink-182." These amps
belong to Jerry Finn. |
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2. Note
that the R-121 is about halfway between the center and the
edge of the speaker cone. That's a good position for warm,
crunchy, heavy guitar tracks. The closer to the center of
the speaker you place the microphone, the brighter the response
will be - the further from the center, the warmer the response.
The second mic is a Microtech Geffell, which has a much brighter
response. The two mics were recorded to separate tracks so
the Microtech could be blended in with the R-121 for extra
brightness. |
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3.
Closer view of the mics on the Marshall cabinet. They're both
at the same distance from the speaker for phase coherency. |
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4. You
can see here that the mics are about 2-3 inches from the
grillcloth. |
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5.
The mic positioning on the Fender was similar to how the Marshall
was miked, with the R-121 about halfway to the edge of the speaker
and a Neumann U-67 closer to the center. Again, the second microphone
was used to have the option of blending in its brighter sound
during the mix. |
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6. Closer
angle on the Fender mics. |
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7.
This side angle lets you see the distance from the
grill cloth, about 3 inches to the center of the ribbon. Note
that the center of the ribbon and the U-67's capsule are perfectly
aligned for phase coherency. |
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8. Here's
engineer Ryan Hewitt with the amps. Ryan says that on guitars,
he and Jerry Finn like to use an R-121 for the meat of the
sound, then blend in other microphones to taste. |
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9.
Ryan in Conway's Studio C tracking room, showing one of his
piano miking techniques. He has two R-121s in an X-Y pattern
over the hammers and a Microtech Geffell a couple of feet back
from the R-121s. |
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10. Here's
a close up on the R-121's. Ryan taped them together head-to-head
to secure the X-Y position. |
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11.
Another angle showing the distance of the mics from the hammers. |
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12. Blink-182
bass player Mark Hoppus, making sure we don't cruise with
his mics. The R-121's on the piano are Marks - he 'd used
R-121's on the previous Blink-182 record and decided to pick
up a pair for himself before the Conway sessions started. |
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13.
Another view of the piano. |
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14. Just
in case you're not burned out on the piano yet... |
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15.
A couple of R-121 cases sitting on a tech bench. |
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16. One
of Jerry Finn's Matchless guitar amplifiers. We're always
drawn to the Matchless amps because Royer's president, Rick
Perrotta, was the President and Production Chief of Matchless
for years. Matchless started in 1989 in Rick's living room
and Mark Sampson's garage... |
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