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Post subject: recording fender super sonic 1x12
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 1:45 pm
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hello, I have recently began recording with a AM. Deluxe tele into a Fender Super Sonic 1x12, I mic it with a Sennheiser e609 dynamic, into a presonus eureka channel strip. Now on the clean channel of the super sonic
there are highly desirable tones when the clean channel starts to break up a higher volumes(especially on the bassman setting).However at these high volumes the SPL levels are too high for mics to record a desirable signal. There is a -20dB pad on my channel strip however the break up is happening at the microphone. Now this amp has an effects send and return with respective volume cotrols for each, and i've read that this can be used as a volume boost or as attenuator- by plugging in a short 1/4" cable directly from the send to the return. and using the send and return levels as a "sort of" master control. Now i assume I would use a 1/4" unbalanced(TS) cable for this and not a balanced 1/4"(TRS, is this Correct?
To use it as an attenuator should I dial the send level to max and turn down the return, or should I adjust the send to taste in relation to the return? What would be a good method and could anyone see any problems with using the effects send in this manor?


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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 2:08 pm
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I have to ask....have you considered simply moving your mic back to the point where it doesn't break up the signal anymore? It seems a much simpler solution. Even so, the method you described should work fine. I've never done that but the theory sounds valid and I've heard of it before. I'd mess with the combo of send level/return level until I found that sweet spot.

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cryingstrat-I have tried moving the back but as you must know this can change the sonic characteristics of the recorded signal offering a less desirable sound. I find that placing a mic anymore then 2-3" back, your sound becomes less focused.


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