What Type of Microphone for Room Mic ?

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itsgoodnow said:
great examples all around. I had a 121 back in the day and it sounded great. But they’re pricey and still dang dark.
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Close mic'ed I found the Royer maybe just a touch dark, but not really noteworthily so. Never tried it as a room mic though.
 
Ben Waylin said:
10'x10'x10' home studio.

Recording a 4x12 cab
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keep in mind this is all personal preference since there’s a lot of ways to make great recordingsd

how’s the room sounding? If it’s treated I don’t think you have anything to lose trying a cheap shure boundary mic and mounting it with sticky tape to the opposite wall. If the room isn’t treated I probably would go with a condenser in cardoid 3 feet off the ground and spaced away from the cab to taste. If you get any weird stuff happening from the dimensions of the room I might also move the cabinet off angle from the wall so it isn’t parallel and probably 1-2 feet away from any surface.

Thats probably where I would at least start and then experiment from there. Though if you already have a spot in your room you love then just move that room mic around until you’re getting the sound you want and print it haha
 
itsgoodnow said:
keep in mind this is all personal preference since there’s a lot of ways to make great recordingsd

how’s the room sounding? If it’s treated I don’t think you have anything to lose trying a cheap shure boundary mic and mounting it with sticky tape to the opposite wall. If the room isn’t treated I probably would go with a condenser in cardoid 3 feet off the ground and spaced away from the cab to taste. If you get any weird stuff happening from the dimensions of the room I might also move the cabinet off angle from the wall so it isn’t parallel and probably 1-2 feet away from any surface.

Thats probably where I would at least start and then experiment from there. Though if you already have a spot in your room you love then just move that room mic around until you’re getting the sound you want and print it haha
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I close mic with an SM-57, but also use an AKG-220 to blend.
 
@Ben Waylin if you're on concrete I'd recommend getting a decent sized rug out in front of the cab to knock any reflections down. Concrete will def add harshness. Same with any extra hard metal/stone surfaces too close to the cab.
 
Ben Waylin said:
I close mic with an SM-57, but also use an AKG-220 to blend.
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Great combo. I need to get off my ass and record something haha. Let us know which route you take. I’m curious since your room dimensions are pretty common dimension for a home recording setup and it can be tricky with all the walls being same length. VonBonfire is definitely right that getting rid of reflections will go a long way to ensuring the room mic sound is enhancing the sound rather than creating issues. I used to have baffles on stands and would move them around the room once I started getting all the ambience from the room added in. I always had the most fun in the struggle of trying to get it all to sit right together.
 
itsgoodnow said:
Great combo. I need to get off my ass and record something haha. Let us know which route you take. I’m curious since your room dimensions are pretty common dimension for a home recording setup and it can be tricky with all the walls being same length. VonBonfire is definitely right that getting rid of reflections will go a long way to ensuring the room mic sound is enhancing the sound rather than creating issues. I used to have baffles on stands and would move them around the room once I started getting all the ambience from the room added in. I always had the most fun in the struggle of trying to get it all to sit right together.
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I have a pretty good mix of acoustic panels, foam wedges and skyline diffusers in the room.

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