Stuff and gear and stuff...
From the original Analog Industries archive. Some links and images from that era no longer resolve.
It was inquired as to what gear was being used for the guitar overdubbing sessions. “All kinds of shit” would be the easy answer, but pictures can express a thousand words, so here’s a 2K explanation.
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Curious question, do you stick to a set order for your pedals? I've seen a few people rant that distortion/fuzz *has* to go after wah, etc.
People that rant like that have too much free time. I put 'em in the order they need to be for the tone I'm trying to get. I could give two shits about what's "supposed" to be.
-CR
so many ppl over complicate pedal order, do you want to distort the filter or filter the distortion?...
And CR, check that Metro shelving for resonance. I once built a really nice (and somewhat elaborate) workstation desk scenario out of that stuff. Multiple levels for different sets of speakers and screens, even a bottom tier for cpus. I had to spend the next 2 days trying to make the damn thing not sympathetically 'ring-along'. Rubber and foam everywhere... The mere sight of Metro shelving makes my tinnutis flare.
The Red lolipop mic looks really cool :P
post some sound clips if you can.
Chris, you should check that floor for sympathetic paint to concrete resonance. Also, check to make that you're wearing clean underwear.
Underwear? You're supposed to wear clothes when you record? Shit. I've been swingin' free all these years. Well, you learn something new every day.
That said, the Metro shelving doesn't rattle. You can't tell in the picture, but it is sitting on four rubber blocks. I don't use the upright parts because, well, they rattle.
-CR
Don't want to rain on your parade, dude, but you've totally got that guitar amplificator the wrong way round.
Tom, you got it all wrong. If you want that warm tube sound you have to mic the tubes. duh.
dudes. you all have it wrong. that mic is giving the amp its needed physical. can't you hear the sound of the rubber gloves: swackh!
now turn and cough...
--Curious question, do you stick to a set order for your pedals? I've seen a few people rant that distortion/fuzz *has* to go after wah, etc.--
It really just depends on the effect you're going for. Traditionally yes, distortion goes after wah but switching the order completely changes the sound and it may work on the particular song you're working on.
Most people say flanger and chorus effects go after distortion but I always stick my flanger before my distortion pedals because I like that sound better.
It's hard to tell if you guys are serious about the back of the amp or not...
I'll labour under the assumption that you are. A quick explanation: you see in the photo there's another mic stand on the other side that is micing the front. Front in an open-backed amp = bright. Back = warm and dark. I'm just sayin' in case you kids aren't kidding.
Also, the knobs are on the back. Easier to get to if you can see 'em, right? That's the amp I made out of the old tube reel-to-reel deck you'll recall in episodes past. To say it sounds good is to understate the matter mightily. It has far surpassed my expectations. It isn't very loud, but it doesn't need to be for recording.
-CR
Sometimes I like to put a heavy fuzz (I use a Fender Blender) before my wah, and a mild overdrive after the wah. The fuzz gives the wah TONS of harmonic content to play with, and the overdrive gives the wah's resonant peak a little bite.
Long story short -
Understanding signal flow: good
Thinking there are rules to fucking up your sound: douchebaggy
My philosophy about music production is spend time to learn the rules and then break them later as creativity demands it.
Chris,
I don't think anyone's baffled by your mic placement. We're baffled that you're even using a mic. You have heard of the Pod, right?
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