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Re: Amp tone at home and with the band

4/20/2000 12:55 PM
Brad	Re: Amp tone at home and with the band Yep, the ol' "Man...it sounds KILLER at home" dilemma. When we listen to music, we naturally want to hear a relatively full range, which is why people turn up the bass, and maybe add a little treble for sparkle, when they are practicing by themselves at home. When you get with other people, if you leave it that way, you'll be clashing with other people's frequencies. If you heard some guys' recorded tones as compared to their actual tone straight from the amp while recording, some of the time the engineer will sculpt it to fit in it's own space while, or after, getting to tape. "But..I can't play it without that thump!!" Fine, play it that way...we'll eq it later. Most pros realize this, and the importance of getting the tone they need to tape so you don't HAVE to manipulate later. They know the song dictates the tone. If you have the bass and guitar and/or keyboard reinforcing the same frequencies, it's mud. To get a pleasing overall sound is a compromise from all the members of the band with their tones..(except maybe the drummer...and theoretically...he should tune also...but it's hard to do with a beer in one hand and a spliff in the other....(just a little humor there)). About all you can do is get the sound you like, and everyone change as little as possible and still not walk all over each other. Of course, everyone will think that THEIR'S should be the featured part, so getting everyone to play nice together can be difficult. Just a thought. Brad

4/20/2000 12:55 PM

Brad

Re: Amp tone at home and with the band

Yep, the ol' "Man...it sounds KILLER at home" dilemma. When we listen to music, we naturally want to hear a relatively full range, which is why people turn up the bass, and maybe add a little treble for sparkle, when they are practicing by themselves at home. When you get with other people, if you leave it that way, you'll be clashing with other people's frequencies. If you heard some guys' recorded tones as compared to their actual tone straight from the amp while recording, some of the time the engineer will sculpt it to fit in it's own space while, or after, getting to tape. "But..I can't play it without that thump!!" Fine, play it that way...we'll eq it later. Most pros realize this, and the importance of getting the tone they need to tape so you don't HAVE to manipulate later.
They know the song dictates the tone. If you have the bass and guitar and/or keyboard reinforcing the same frequencies, it's mud.
To get a pleasing overall sound is a compromise from all the members of the band with their tones..(except maybe the drummer...and theoretically...he should tune also...but it's hard to do with a beer in one hand and a spliff in the other....(just a little humor there)). About all you can do is get the sound you like, and everyone change as little as possible and still not walk all over each other.
Of course, everyone will think that THEIR'S should be the featured part, so getting everyone to play nice together can be difficult.
Just a thought.
Brad