Miking a Keyboard Amp

[rdemon]

I'm doing some work with an OB 8 and find that while the sytnth sounds warm, it still feels like it is "right next to me". I'm going for that warm Foriegner "I want to know what love feels" type feel which some "presence".

I'm thinking about running it through a KB amp and miking it to give it some more "distance" or presence.

Part of this issue may be that my setup is all digital recording. Possible if I go to tape recording or run it into some "analog processor" in the it might give me what i'm looking for.


Any suggestions?

[tallowwaters]

Any suggestions?

yeah, putting this in the right forum, for one.

anyhow, it would work okay, mic/preamp/placement choice is going to be the key factor though.

[Stab Frenzy]

You do realise that distance and presence are opposites don't you?

Anyway, if you've got a nice amp then use that. Try out a few different mics and pres and just figure out what gives you the sound you want. I'd record the dry signal as well and blend them together.

Try using a 57 at 45 degrees to the cone, directly in front with a LDC like a 414 (or anything really) at right angles. The 57 will be slower and pick up the mids while the condensor will give you your high and low end detail.

Spend a bit of time getting th tone of your amp right first though, cause once you've recorded a bad sound it's an uphill battle to get it to sound good.

If you really want to sound like Foreigner (why?) then just heap on the reverb with a trowel.

[Tyler2000]

Man, I should have thought of this years ago.

[divineaudio]

tracking synths through a keyboard amp is a whole different world from recording direct. given the results i have gotten after buying my first amp last year, i wonder why i didn't think of it sooner.

good luck to you in your quest for the perfect tone.