Dirty Soul

[quote name='51m0n' post='800797' date='Apr 9 2010, 01:05 PM']Since you are in pro-tools, cant you just move the entire set of objects on the mic track forwards to get them in time and as on the beat as the DI??? By moving the DI back you are getting a lazier take (although at 0.9 ms its not going to be noticeable, but if your mic were further away it would become more and more noticeable).[/quote] I might try that. I was monitoring the Mic signal (at the pre-amp stage) and not the DI when recording so it might be slightly ahead of the beat - not sure definitely some experimentation required! [quote name='51m0n' post='800797' date='Apr 9 2010, 01:05 PM']I always try and get a device to pump a tone into the jack that plugs into the bass, run everything up to get channel levels, and a good basic position for the mic, then get eyeline on a meter and move the mic until you get max output on the meter. Job done![/quote] Now THAT is a good idea! Thanks for sharing

[quote name='Wil' post='800791' date='Apr 9 2010, 01:01 PM']I think some mics have a phase reversal switch on them, not quite sure how this works, but I guess it's to combat this problem. Never realised it was due to the tiny delay between the sound leaving the cab and hitting the mic, though! Interesting.[/quote] I think Phase reversal on mic's (and pre-amps) tends to be if you have 2 mics facing each other with the sound source in between (i.e. mic'ing the top and bottom of a snare or back and front of a kick drum) The delay is obviously so small I never noticed the difference either, I just knew it didn't sound right.

Hi everyone (hope this is in the right place - 1st 'New Topic') I’ve been recording for a number of years now (not for this whole time of course!) When it comes to bass, I like to record the DI from the back of my SVT-3 & use a large diaphragm condenser mic around 9” (oo-er) away from the cone of a Ampeg SVT-410 HLF cab. Both sent to separate tracks in Pro-Tools. I’ve never been able to achieve the specific results I wanted although it’s never sounded too bad………….now I know why! Apparently the signals are slightly out of time with each other! The mic signal is delayed slightly because of the time taken for the sound to travel from the speaker to the mic (around 1 millisecond per foot travelled). When the 2 signals are mixed it results in undesirable comb-filtering! See this article in Sound on Sound: [url="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul01/articles/micdi.asp"]Phase Matching DI & Mic Signals[/url] Having learnt about this, I went back to Pro-Tools on the tracks our band are currently working on and put a delay on the DI signal of 0.9 milliseconds – and lo and behold………. A BEASTLY full, deep, consistent sound. I’ll try and upload some audio if I can. Just though I would share this tip with everyone and wondered if anyone else has experienced this??

Congratulations man, I know the vocalist, Amy well - she's mad as a hatter good band. Tell her Pete from Redmojo says Hi! Will have to catch you guys at some local gigs.

Not teeth clenching no, but when I was learning to play bass, my teacher was insistant that I should look in the mirror while I played. I ignored this advice for months and months until one day I did it. Was only then realised I couldn't play a single note without sticking my tongue out!! It was harder to learn NOT to do that than it was to learn bass! Our guitar player is King Gurner in our band as well as the drummers bottom lip making a significant appearance during particularly heavy parts. Agree with the post above, chewing gum is the way..... AND you look cool chewing with your mouth open - just ask Alex Ferguson