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The Effect of Proximity Effect

8/31/2016

.One of the most interesting thing to me regarding electric guitar recording is proximity effect, or the phenomenon that occurs in directional microphones (cardioid, hypercardioid, figure 8, etc) whereby the low frequency content is boosted more and more as you get closer and closer to the source.

For example, if your mic is 1 foot away from a guitar amp, it will have significantly less low frequency content than if it's at 1 INCH away. However, much of this depends on the microphone you're using. Fans of the podcast know that I'm an avid user of ribbon microphones on guitars. Some of my favorites are: Royer 121, Royer 122, Shure KSM313, Beyerdynamic M160, Mesanovic Model 2, and AEA N22....

New Website!

8/31/2016

Hello Friends! After 7 years of having the podcast, I have finally made a website. I know, I know...forgive the wait. This website is a great format that is clean and simple and allows me to update it easily. I'm excited to finally have it available to you as a resource and as a hub for all things RECORDING LOUNGE! ALSO it's a finally a place where I can sell products and services direct to you, like books, special tutorials, consultations, cool Recording Lounge gear, and more!