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Using the Marshall cabinet miking trick

Using the Marshall cabinet miking trick

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Using the Marshall cabinet miking trick

You may not get the same effect if you try this on your own amp, as with all miking techniques, experimentation rules the day. If it sounds good, use it. It's not uncommon for engineers to complain that they can't seem to capture the low end of a Marshall cabinet. It might sound great in the room, but it just never comes across the same when recorded. Fortunately, there's a trick to help capture the big Marshall sound, although it may seem a bit unorthodox. Along with any of the previously mentioned miking methods place a Ribbon mic a couple of inches off one of the rear corners of the cabinet in order to capture the vibrations of the cabinet itself. Let's hear the cabinet first with you arrest with the SM57. (music playing) Now with the Royer R-121. (music playing) Now we'll switch back to the 57 and slowly add the sound of the Royer to find a good blend between the two. (music playing) Keep in mind that this only works with the original model 1960 Marshall Cabinets because of the…

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