question about recording 2 amps (stereo pedal steel)

Robert Sands · 13th February 2007, 12:51 PM

I'm doing a country CD and on Saturday I'm recording the pedal steel player. He is going to put his steel into a Boss delay pedal - split it out into 2 amps (Vibroverb and a Steel King) and we'll have stereo sound from the steel. He delays one side a tad. He set up in the control room the other day and we tried the setup and it did sound great. So now my question and puleeeze excuse me if it's a stupid one. When I put these 2 amps in the iso booth do I need to mic them with 2 mics (one in front of each amp) or just one mic somewhere between the 2 amps. And then do I record onto one track (DP) or 2? I know it's probably obvious how to do it but I'm having brain lockup about it. If I just use 1 mic inbetween the 2 amps won't it pick up the difference in the amps and record the sound we are hearing? Or to get stereo do you need 2 mics involved.
Thanks and be kind,
Rob

heyman · 13th February 2007, 06:02 PM

Try this...

Record with 2 mics.. Try to make sure the distance of the mics from the speakers is about the same. Record each one onto its own track.. Pan one far left and far right in the mix..

Also place a gobo (go between), blanket, foam etc... to act as a barrier so that the amps dont bleed into each other...

See how it sounds..!

Robert Sands · 13th February 2007, 06:06 PM

Thanks, heyman. Sounds like a plan.

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13th February 2007, 12:51 PM	#1
Robert Sands Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 262	question about recording 2 amps (stereo pedal steel) I'm doing a country CD and on Saturday I'm recording the pedal steel player. He is going to put his steel into a Boss delay pedal - split it out into 2 amps (Vibroverb and a Steel King) and we'll have stereo sound from the steel. He delays one side a tad. He set up in the control room the other day and we tried the setup and it did sound great. So now my question and puleeeze excuse me if it's a stupid one. When I put these 2 amps in the iso booth do I need to mic them with 2 mics (one in front of each amp) or just one mic somewhere between the 2 amps. And then do I record onto one track (DP) or 2? I know it's probably obvious how to do it but I'm having brain lockup about it. If I just use 1 mic inbetween the 2 amps won't it pick up the difference in the amps and record the sound we are hearing? Or to get stereo do you need 2 mics involved. Thanks and be kind, Rob

13th February 2007, 06:02 PM	#2
heyman Lives for gear Join Date: May 2005 Location: Waterbury CT, then Providence, RI Posts: 1,873	Try this... Record with 2 mics.. Try to make sure the distance of the mics from the speakers is about the same. Record each one onto its own track.. Pan one far left and far right in the mix.. Also place a gobo (go between), blanket, foam etc... to act as a barrier so that the amps dont bleed into each other... See how it sounds..! __________________ Teee hee ha ha .... I wanna play wit chew. Butter's Does Samwell! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4y...-in-the-bu_fun

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13th February 2007, 06:06 PM	#3
Robert Sands Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 262	Thanks, heyman. Sounds like a plan.