laxu
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I'd say it doesn't need to be movable in the same way. Just being able to blend it in.I feel like that would be prohibitively difficult to do in a DynaCab-like way.
I'd say it doesn't need to be movable in the same way. Just being able to blend it in.I feel like that would be prohibitively difficult to do in a DynaCab-like way.
...ideally, with a separate send for each individual Mic/Cab, so you could have more room on a more distant mic, and less on the closer one.I'd say it doesn't need to be movable in the same way. Just being able to blend it in.
+1 - to start, I I feel I really need to shove that dot around agressively on one single mic in mono with no fx running to get a base sound - then add in a 2ndary mic, then room / hi-low cut / air ..., then make stereo if I need that.i didn't like dynacabs at first. I'd been accustomed to just scrolling through legacy cabs until I hit one that fit. I think part of it is that the default mic placement with DCs doesn't tend to be the sound I'm looking for.
What I've found since digging into the dynacabs more is that the "last 5%" that is often so elusive when dialing in tones, is very often a matter of adjusting the mic placement. At least to me. I find the DC that has the overall character and sound qualities I want, and then move the mic until it's perfect. I've just adapted to the fact that I shouldn't judge the DC based on what it sounds like when I first pull it up. There is no default mic position that's going to work for everyone.
So I updated my fm3 yesterday and gave a try to the dynacabs.
Honestly, really convincing for my taste. It's easy to tweak, dynacabs are really clear and alive. And yes for some it's on the bright side but as always the tone we want can be achieved in many different ways.
So made a 1959Slp press form scratch with the tweaks I like. I've tweaked a single 1960 TV (Ribbon), just added some preamp to it (FET II) and that's it.
To me it sounds really convincing. don't even need reverb anymore.
Here's a short sample, yes it can be perfected but making this preset took me about 15 minutes.
Guitar is the my old warmoth mahogany telecaster, Dimarzio DP411 neck and JB bridge (think I'm gonna try a less hotter pickup though)
With the exception of any factory IR containing the word "MIX", or a small number of the 3rd party IRs, the factory cabs are raw, single mic IRs. Most of the mixes are 2-3 single mic IRs blended together.Isn't it just as simple as that the Dyna Cabs are unengineered (/ uneq-ed / raw) captures, where as most other IR's are engineered before release?
Probably why DynaCabs stands next to the IR selection rather than replacing it....I think that's kinda the point some folks are making. So instead of baking the mic'd cab sound yourself, you rely on 3rd party IR makers who do all the hard work for you.
The only thing is every mix is unique, so if one sweats the details in this regard, being able to precisely dial in the tone for the mix at hand with mic selection and placement vs EQ alone typically gives a better result, just as it has since guitar cab mic'ing became a thing back in the day.I think that's kinda the point some folks are making. So instead of baking the mic'd cab sound yourself, you rely on 3rd party IR makers who do all the hard work for you.
I agree, and relying on an IR that was likely made using someone else's guitar, playing technique, and taste is still pretty hit or miss, in my opinion, at least for me.I think that's kinda the point some folks are making. So instead of baking the mic'd cab sound yourself, you rely on 3rd party IR makers who do all the hard work for you.
I had. But playing with a combination with mic distance, mic placement, pushing the preamp in the cab block and speaker drive/compression in the amp block really did the trick for me. Especially the preamp and speaker drive/compression gives the sound something extra.Generally speaking, if you're having trouble getting the sound you want with the DynaCabs, there's a good chance you'd have trouble getting it with a real mic.