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Post by indiehouse on Feb 18, 2020 20:12:15 GMT -6
Thought I read about someone laying down a piece of plywood in a carpeted, dead room to add some liveliness when tracking, say an acoustic, or maybe a vocal?
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Post by BenjaminAshlin on Feb 18, 2020 20:21:06 GMT -6
Thought I read about someone laying down a piece of plywood in a carpeted, dead room to add some liveliness when tracking, say an acoustic, or maybe a vocal? Yes it should work fine. I have seen plywood under guitar cabs now and then. |
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 18, 2020 20:38:04 GMT -6
I have a huge piece of stained plywood on carpet...is it better? No idea.
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Post by johneppstein on Feb 18, 2020 22:13:12 GMT -6
I have a sheet and a half of plywood under the drum kit.
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Post by ericn on Feb 18, 2020 22:26:15 GMT -6
It’s been used for ages just don’t go thin!!
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Post by ragan on Feb 18, 2020 22:52:33 GMT -6
I've done it on acoustic guitar and thought it made a nice little difference.
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 19, 2020 2:19:56 GMT -6
Yes, early reflections are affected (improved), by bouncing off the wood.
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Post by drbill on Feb 19, 2020 10:20:16 GMT -6
Yup. Works.
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Post by mcirish on Feb 19, 2020 10:30:27 GMT -6
Under a drum kit is where I use it. I also have a cloud above the drums.
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Post by Ward on Feb 20, 2020 6:40:08 GMT -6
Early reflections are often VERY nasty.
Granted, actual plywood sounds better than chip-board or OSB or aspenite (whichever you want to call it) and miles ahead of painted drywall. Like John Ep said, under a kit can be very useful
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Post by indiehouse on Feb 20, 2020 8:52:07 GMT -6
I’m most interested in it for acoustic guitar tracking. Not sure how useful it’d be for vocals.
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Post by cowboycoalminer on Feb 20, 2020 13:14:27 GMT -6
I have a huge piece of stained plywood on carpet...is it better? No idea. Your guitars and vocals always sound pretty darn good. |
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Post by jeremygillespie on Feb 20, 2020 19:58:31 GMT -6
If you’re close mic’inf the guitar I’m not so sure it would make all that much of a difference. How do you normally place your mic (s)?
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 20, 2020 20:56:09 GMT -6
I’m most interested in it for acoustic guitar tracking. Not sure how useful it’d be for vocals. My initial reason for putting it down was for acoustic guitar. The thinking was it might add a little attack and live-ness to it because The room is carpeted and dead. I put it in, thought it sounded better without any measurable proof, and just kept it. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 13:43:53 GMT -6
If you’re close mic’inf the guitar I’m not so sure it would make all that much of a difference. How do you normally place your mic (s)? If you're using sensitive condenser mics, I would imagine there's at least a small amount of audible difference. Whether or not it matters is the real question. Probably more effective if the mic is like a foot away and it's sparser material, but I'm just guessing. I think I'll try this. My little lab is like a sonic vacuum. |
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Post by terryrocks on Feb 27, 2020 11:51:42 GMT -6
I’ve been thinking about this for a few years. I’d like to put down a sheet or two of birch under the kit. I track drums primarily in my basement and it’s a dark sound. I also have lots of 703 absorption and rugs going on because the room is fairly small with drywall and tile floor. Acoustic tiles on the 7ft ceiling. I don’t hate the sounds I get, but the toms never sound close to what I would like
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