One Guitar Track - Multiple Mics ?

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Re: One Guitar Track - Multiple Mics ?

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Lt. Bob wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:02 pm
WhiskeyJack wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:36 pm I am just trying to make sense of why a third mic is creating the issue i am hearing.
It's gonna be a phase thing .....for conceptual purposes, phasing issues are essentially interference waves ...... when you have 2 mics you have a basic situation where the two waves interfere with each other and that's it ..... but with a third mic you now have mic1 interfering with mic 2 but also interfering with mic 3 which is also interacting with both the other two mics PLUS a third mic also interacting with both the others.

If you think of using two mics and using the phase cancellations almost as EQ's ..... then with 3 mics now you have multiple EQs dealing with the same freqs ..... get's a little too much EQ boosting and cutting going on all at once.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it if you get a sound you like ..... ultimately that's all that matters ..... but with 3 or more mics the phasing issues start to get crazy
Interesting. All of that does makes sense. I am not at my daw at the moment but this gives me an idea to try tonight. Thanks Lt.Bob. :like:

Maybe i should just post soundbites up so ya'll can hear what i hear. What a novel concept. :k:
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