A Tale Of two Gibson's - DSL40C Isolation Booth Soundcheck:

Thatbastarddon said:
So..... what mic is that?... and why is it recording the corner of the room?...and is there a breeze from that corner that necessitated the pop filter/wind screen? Sooo many questions...going to listen now...
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Pop filter in place only for vocals. I just literally - spur of the moment - decided to record the amp because I had an empty house...
 
Thatbastarddon said:
Sounds just like the corner of a music room should!:wink:(to be clear, I’m kidding around a bit)
Nice playing Robert. But Smitty has a point; room reflection is pretty present. I know that loud amps can be tough to deal with...especially with sensitive condenser mic’s. The zero on the preamp knob is not a shameful place to approach. If the mic can handle the sound pressure and doesn’t need any gain, then so be it. Some preamps have pads built in for these scenarios (unfortunately your scarlet does not...but neither does my USB mixer, or my usb Dual pre). There are other routes as well...I have some in-line 12db, and some in-line 24db pads I picked up somewhere along the way. They work in a pinch for the right mic, on a heavy hitter.
Mine are not these, but the same idea...I don’t know if the guy that made mine is still doing them.
RapcoHorizon BLOX Series Inline Pad - -20dB
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Don,

I am in total agreement. The empty, hardwood room sucks, but this was my first chance to really see how this amp might sound and the results - though nothing spectacular - were encouraging!!!

And thank you for those tips too!!!
 
Robert Herndon said:
Pop filter in place only for vocals. I just literally - spur of the moment - decided to record the amp because I had an empty house...
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One out of 3 questions answered. Come on man.

What kind of mic?(I’m really interested here)

Why is it recording the corner of the room?(I’m really yankin’ your chain here)
 
Thatbastarddon said:
One out of 3 questions answered. Come on man.

What kind of mic?(I’m really interested here)

Why is it recording the corner of the room?(I’m really yankin’ your chain here)
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It's a Scarlett CM-25. I was getting ready to go to the studio to work when I realized the house was empty. I literally left everything as it was and just cranked it up. No Joke!!!
 
Robert Herndon said:
It's a Scarlett CM-25. I was getting ready to go to the studio to work when I realized the house was empty. I literally left everything as it was and just cranked it up. No Joke!!!
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Alright then! Thank you!:cheers:
Now I can kinda tell which way it was actually pointing(yep right in to the corner;)), and that it can handle up to 130db at the element(so you probably could have actually pointed it at the amp from that distance(mind you, I mean point the actual mic element/capsule like twist it and aim it in the general direction of the amp), with the mic preamp gain set suitably low, it might not have clipped at the mic element...and the polar pattern may have rejected more of the room noise). I don’t know about the DSL, but my Dual Rec, and Laney, can both push 126db out of a Recto cab without too much effort. That’s with a measurement taken within a foot of the cab front though...it dissipates a bit as you move away. Still, at that level, they actually shake dust from the ceiling fixtures.
Regardless, 130db is really loud. Call the cops loud. Unless you’re underground, and/or a football field away from the neighbors.
Regardless, you can point that mic at some pretty loud things, and it may sound cool(or not...depending on the source material):D
 
Thatbastarddon said:
Alright then! Thank you!:cheers:
Now I can kinda tell which way it was actually pointing(yep right in to the corner;)), and that it can handle up to 130db at the element(so you probably could have actually pointed it at the amp from that distance(mind you, I mean point the actual mic element/capsule like twist it and aim it in the general direction of the amp), with the mic preamp gain set suitably low, it might not have clipped at the mic element...and the polar pattern may have rejected more of the room noise). I don’t know about the DSL, but my Dual Rec, and Laney, can both push 126db out of a Recto cab without too much effort. That’s with a measurement taken within a foot of the cab front though...it dissipates a bit as you move away. Still, at that level, they actually shake dust from the ceiling fixtures.
Regardless, 130db is really loud. Call the cops loud. Unless you’re underground, and/or a football field away from the neighbors.
Regardless, you can point that mic at some pretty loud things, and it may sound cool(or not...depending on the source material):D
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More testing coming up next week in a "real" studio with a SM-57...
 
Robert Herndon said:
More testing coming up next week in a "real" studio with a SM-57...
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I find the home stuff, almost, more adventurous.
At the studio time is money.
At home you can more easily relax, and goof around with stuff.
Please understand that what I said above was meant to encourage, not critique or discourage.
Mic placement experimentation can yield some very cool results. For example; David Bowie’s vocals were often recorded using multiple mic’s, placed in unconventional ways for a vocalist.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
I find the home stuff, almost, more adventurous.
At the studio time is money.
At home you can more easily relax, and goof around with stuff.
Please understand that what I said above was meant to encourage, not critique or discourage.
Mic placement experimentation can yield some very cool results. For example; David Bowie’s vocals were often recorded using multiple mic’s, placed in unconventional ways for a vocalist.
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Excellent Bowie reference....!!!!!
 
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