Click here to login, The ability to reply to and create new discussions, Access to members-only giveaways & competitions, Interact with VIP industry experts in our guest Q&As, Access to members-only sub forum discussions, Get INSTANT ACCESS to the world's best private pro audio, Promote your eBay auctions and Reverb.com listings for free. Need to record two amps at once. Sure, go for it. I think I remember hearing some people saying not to do this because it creates phase problems or something along those lines. If the Y splitter wont work what will I need? I read that recording two mics at same time causes phasing issues? It's why Nergal has such a bad ass tone. I did 2 amps and 2 players once, where I put them amps in a V (with the speakers facing IN) with a little space, miced with a Blumlein pair for dueling solos and it worked great. report. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. A good modeler is perfect for home recording. Some higher-end modelers, such as the Line 6 Helix, can model multiple amps, cabs, and mics at once for blending tones, too. Two per amp, then I bring them all up some 512c's, 1073s (or vintechs), and a Chandler TG2 then on the console buss them to a single signal and route them into a distressor, then to a pultec or PE1C, whichever is available, then it's straight into the DAW. Jemsite > Guitars and Gear > Gear, Equipment, Recording & Off Topic > Hooking 2 amps up at once. Combining 2 amp profiles, or combining a profiled fuzzbox and an amp profile, that adds a multitude of possibilities. But keep in mind that the Axe-Fx Standard can do this but does not leave much DSP-headroom for very much else. enjoy! The result was beautiful live but terrible at the recording. I have recently recorded guitar in a major professional recording studio playing "stereo" with two amps at ones (splitting the signal from my line 6 delay pedal). But indeed the trick pjk mentions is a great work around when ya need to tie 2 amps together. Works well, but like others have said, you've really got to watch the phase. A passive AB-Y only has a set amount of juice to send, so if you split the signal between the amps the volume of the amps will drop. - the guitar sounds was a 2 amp split, panned L/R. Worked really well but you'll get lot of tracks... Behemoth does this constantly. The device you need is common and it called an AB-Y switch. Some eq going on on the channel strips. Print view. I've been giving the a go lately in the form of slaving cabs, aka one head, two different cabs. hide. Behringer makes a couple low cost versions, or you could build your own (I did). You need an account to post a reply. The best lead tone i have ever heard was old mesa boogie mk IIC+ into a mesa quad box. I've also used a Yamaha THR30 and Vox Adio Air GT straight into the computer via USB. It seems a bit much for my taste, too... Running two amps into the same cab is easy, though. two amps at once; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Ok I have been getting good tones recording 1x mic and 2x mics on the same cab. I never got past the 2 amp 2 stack phase. Close. Fri, Jul 02, 2010 7:43pm. I think it was tape op this month that had an article on how green day made their first cd (dookie?) the sound was very small and almost add a midi quality to it. Hey there! More than once I’ve heard an unusual sound when recording an amp and realized the phase switch was reversed on one of the preamps. I like the refined driving tone of the XTC and I really like the thick warm sound of the Lonestar. Need to record two amps at once. In my next session coming up I want to try recording two guitar amps at once from one guitar in order to get two different amp sounds for my ryhthym guitar tracks. 6 posts • Page 1 of 1. I could not run 2 amps with 2 dual-cab setups (which sums up to 4 different cabs) due to DSP-limitations. I recently recorded an album and the guitars were recorded with 3 different amps+cabinets. Is this possible? 1. Micing two amps with one mic can cause phasing problems because the sound from each amp reaches the diaphragm at different times (not to mention the off-axis issues you have here). Also doubling tracks and panning hard left and right etc. Recording Two Amps At Once? Using two amps at once is a great way to get a good sound. md441,md421II,E609,At4047. Recording Two Amps. Just a friendly reminder that political discussion, (including "offhand" and 'sideways' commenting) is. If you want to use two amps simultaneously, there are some things you need to know before you flip on those power switches. For recording, I'm thinking about running both these two amps simutaneously through the Marshall cab and mic'n both sides. Page 1 of 2: 1: 2 : Tweet LinkBack: Thread Tools: Display Modes: post #1 of 23 Old 05-17-2003, 07:10 PM Thread Starter. check out the. I have an XTC 101b and a Lonestar Classic. 7 Comments on The Best Small Tube Amps For The Recording Studio. we did 5 at once for a harmonica player hahaha 2 different leslies - though i think we ended up using the super reverb, great for picking and choosing tone or thickening up. From guitar, use an A+B box (not an A OR B box). I like the Marshall for its clean tones but its distortion is CRAP. [url]http://www.soundclick.com/sixfeetover[/url], If this is your first visit, be sure to Then I usually have an sm7, sm57, 421, 121, km184, re20, d112, and a 906e setup. An ABY splitter? I recently ordered a second guitar amp and since my pedalboard already supports stereo I wanted to try recording both amps at once. 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