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Subject: Re: *That* Sound

From: "ceccles_ca" <clay123@...>
Date: 2002-08-05

--- In Mellotronists@y..., kenmerb@a... wrote:
> Yeah, guys like me and KL slap a PC in the corner of a bedroom,
hook it up to
> our gear and call it a "studio". Well, it's not a studio, there
are some
> things you just can't do in this environment.

I think you can get very close to "that" sound without a Marshall
stack in a professional studio. I send tron output through two
Yorkville AM 100 Acoustic Guitar Amps. (amp volumes at 11 and a touch
of reverb). Record with a SM57 mic, 7 feet back in a 12 X
14 room (nothing special).
I can't get quite the same results with direct recording.
Something about the high DB volume in the room gives the recording a
sharp edge. I tried lower volume on the amps, but the recording lost
the edge.

Clay