For the How The West Was Won CD collection, ive been listening to it alot on
headphones lately, to school and stuff. With the phones you really can hear
the stereo imagine working and Iwas wondering a few things. Especially in
tracks like Heartbreaker and Immigrant song, there is definetly a lot of
stereo phasing and the like going on. How many mics were used in the
original recording and what did they use to maximize the stereo field in
mastering? I know they used the Peavey Kosmos to a huge extent but thats
mostly bass and thoes lower harmonics. But if you listen to the Immigrant
song solo for example, the guitar sounds spaced. Almost as if there was a
mic near the stage and another one a few hundred feet back, but they're
panned apart and the imagine is excellent.

Dave

On 09 Mar 2004, "DaveDrummer"
wrote in :

But if you listen to the Immigrant song solo for example, the
guitar sounds spaced. Almost as if there was a mic near the stage
and another one a few hundred feet back, but they're panned apart
and the imagine is excellent.

I noticed that, too, and I'm also curious about how it was done. I
assumed it was creative application of delays and stuff during the
recent production of the source, rather than having been done at the
time of the recording. It sounds at times like the guitar was
reamped (for real or digitally) and the second guitar given quite a
different tone and both copies panned hard to each side. The effect
comes and goes at strategic times. It doesn't sound natural, but
sure sounds good.

On 09 Mar 2004, "DaveDrummer"
wrote in :

But if you listen to the Immigrant song solo for example, the
guitar sounds spaced. Almost as if there was a mic near the stage
and another one a few hundred feet back, but they're panned apart
and the imagine is excellent.

Jimmy Page is notorious for using lots of guitars in some of his recordings
live and studio.