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DP wrote:
Rick:
What was your monitor setup like? Did everyone wear
headphones and get a "monitor mix" while recording? Did you
go direct from the pods into a computer, or was there any
other outboard pre-mixing of drums or guitar signals before
you hit the recorder? Did everyone record at once in a
"live" manner, or did you all lay down assorted tracks at
assorted times?
thanks for any info you wish to share,
-dp
We all wore headphones, with small headphone amplifiers that I made from 9V
powered 1W amplifiers from an electronics catalog. There were 2 inputs, one
from the POD headphone out, and the other from the mix. This way, Ruhar could
turn up his guitar as loud as he wanted in his own headphones (via the headphone
out volume on the POD) without affecting the mix for the rest of us. You can
see the headphone amp clipped to my shorts in the photo.
and the schematic is at
From each POD, we went direct into individual tracks on a 16-track HD recorder.
3 tracks for drums, (stereo pair + kick) and 3 for the guitars/bass. The
monitor mix from the recorder was sent back through a 4-way splitter to
everyone's headphone amps, where it was individually mixed with each guy's POD
headphone signal. 6-tracks were laid-down simultaneously. Mixing & overdubs
were done later in Cakewalk 9, direct through the POD's & V-Amp's. The 2
guitars used outboard reverbs, in the signal chain between the guitar & V-Amp.
Even though I own my share of very nice Fender & Matchless tube amps, I may
never record with them again, because the V-Amp/POD captures the sounds nearly
perfectly, and it sounds the same every time. $99 well spent. (V-amp)
- Rick
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Rick:
Thanks a lot for the details!
You rock!
Your studio setup sounds very user-friendly and
surprisingly "econo"...well done!
I will spend some more time checking out the Surf Report
site, and do a little more exploring. For me, knowing how
the sounds are produced is extremely interesting.
thanks again,
-dp
--- Rick Wilkinson <> wrote:
>
> DP wrote:
>
> Rick:
>
> What was your monitor setup like? Did everyone wear
> headphones and get a "monitor mix" while recording? Did
> you
> go direct from the pods into a computer, or was there any
> other outboard pre-mixing of drums or guitar signals
> before
> you hit the recorder? Did everyone record at once in a
> "live" manner, or did you all lay down assorted tracks at
> assorted times?
>
> thanks for any info you wish to share,
> -dp
>
>
> We all wore headphones, with small headphone amplifiers
> that I made from 9V powered 1W amplifiers from an
> electronics catalog. There were 2 inputs, one from the
> POD headphone out, and the other from the mix. This way,
> Ruhar could turn up his guitar as loud as he wanted in
> his own headphones (via the headphone out volume on the
> POD) without affecting the mix for the rest of us. You
> can see the headphone amp clipped to my shorts in the
> photo.
>
>
> and the schematic is at
>
>
>
>
> From each POD, we went direct into individual tracks on a
> 16-track HD recorder. 3 tracks for drums, (stereo pair +
> kick) and 3 for the guitars/bass. The monitor mix from
> the recorder was sent back through a 4-way splitter to
> everyone's headphone amps, where it was individually
> mixed with each guy's POD headphone signal. 6-tracks were
> laid-down simultaneously. Mixing & overdubs were done
> later in Cakewalk 9, direct through the POD's & V-Amp's.
> The 2 guitars used outboard reverbs, in the signal chain
> between the guitar & V-Amp.
>
>
>
> Even though I own my share of very nice Fender &
> Matchless tube amps, I may never record with them again,
> because the V-Amp/POD captures the sounds nearly
> perfectly, and it sounds the same every time. $99 well
> spent. (V-amp)
>
>
>
> - Rick
>
>
>
>
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Rick, All:
Have to agree about that and...that last part is key:
"sounds the same every time".
When you're doing multitrack recording, the instant
recall of amp settings from POD-like devices makes for
consistent sounding punch-ins or layering.
We've got Peavey Classic 30, VOX Valvetronix, and
Ampeg amps as well as decent mics (SM-57, Shure
KSM-32, Rode NT-1, Oktava MC-012, SE Electronics
SE-5600, and more) at our disposal. However, it's a
real bitch to write down the exact amp settings and
mic placement for every take. (If you're using a
full-blown professional recording studio--thanks to
major label backing/budget--like Ocean Way Recording
in Los Angeles, there will be people who do this for
you.)
Ya just gotta love the instant recall and decent
sounds (IMHO) of these POD "devices"...you can go
back a week (or more) later on a tracking session and
pick up *exactly* where you left off. They're a boon
for lazy (and cheap) SOBs like me (read, most indie
artists).
~ Jonathan
www.lbop.net
--- wrote:
Even though I own my share of very nice Fender &
Matchless tube amps, I
may never record with them again, because the
V-Amp/POD captures the
sounds nearly perfectly, and it sounds the same every
time. $99 well
spent. (V-amp)
- Rick
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