Saturday, February 11, 2012

Microphones in Places They Should Not Be


Word on the street says Zappa used to put Pignose Amps in all sorts of very uncomfortable places, like filing cabinets.  The last couple of times I have recorded, I tried to put an extra mic in places they didn't belong.  For one group I put a mic in a dryer, covered it with a busted cymbal and turned the gain way up.  In another, we built a little steel sweat box for an amp.  Both created very strange timbres and frequency mashing that I am using in both projects.  I plan on putting more mics in places they shouldn't go.  Samples are below.


Neumann U87 in the Dryer sample


Mini Guitar Amp in Sweat Box sample

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