Rob Nugent wrote:

Yeah, I always thought about that. When you hear your amp, you're
standing like 6 feet away from it, while you're miking right next to the
speaker. If you stuck your ear right next to the speaker like your
microphone is placed (you'd probably go deaf for one), it would sound
just as thin. Part of the reason amps sound good is because they sound
great while filling up a room, giving you very suttle overtones. So,
like everyone else said, experiment with microphone placement to
simulate that full room sound you're looking for.


But you'll find that microphones don't quite work like that - at
least *most* microphones. And it depends a lot more on the
room when you back off the amp.

-Rob

wrote:

Hey folks,

I'm having trouble getting a nice guitar sound ala RAGE AGAINST THE
MACHINE songs like
"Renegades of Funk" and "Bulls on Parade"

The project I'm working on needs hard guitar with minimal or NO harmony,
just doubled guitar/bass riffs....again, best well known example is Rage
against the machine.

Any tips to fattening up the sound?
I know this is a general question, but if there's something that
helps...ie types of compression & amount etc.

No matter what I do it sounds weak in comparison and I use some decent
mastering plugins as well

I'm using Cubase Audio 5, Behringer MX2442A mixer, AT4050 mic on a
Marshal amp with a few pedals.


P.S. DO NOT HIT REPLY, email me at:

thanks!
Anthony








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Les Cargill