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Post by theshea on Nov 19, 2022 9:12:16 GMT -6
had some fun today. wanted to crank my Vox Ac30 CC2x w/Blue Alnico speakers in the studio. normally i don't do that, usually when recording i have the master volume between 1/4 or 1/3. but man, those power tubes sweeten the sound a lot! more saturation, more compression, more sound.
in the end it doesn't even get THAT MUCH louder: my usual loudness is around 105 db (yeah, i know pretty loud, but i use headphones all the time). the loudness 2m away form the amp with the master volume fully open and cranked is 110-112db.
i can get near the fully cranked master volume a bit when i fiddle with the gain knob – when i am on 1/4 or 1/3 master volume, but it's not quiet the same.
no need to compress in the mix – just look at the waveforms!
listen for yourself:
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Post by Johnkenn on Dec 14, 2022 17:29:45 GMT -6
Yeah you can tell it's cooking a little more with the master up all the way.
So - just out of curiosity, I wondered how close the Axe FX III would be. Here's a Vox AC30 TB playing the same thing quickly.
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Post by bgrotto on Dec 15, 2022 14:58:45 GMT -6
in the end it doesn't even get THAT MUCH louder: my usual loudness is around 105 db (yeah, i know pretty loud, but i use headphones all the time). the loudness 2m away form the amp with the master volume fully open and cranked is 110-112db. Not totally sure I remember my engineer-y math, but isn't this just about twice as loud? |
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Post by theshea on Dec 16, 2022 1:43:04 GMT -6
in the end it doesn't even get THAT MUCH louder: my usual loudness is around 105 db (yeah, i know pretty loud, but i use headphones all the time). the loudness 2m away form the amp with the master volume fully open and cranked is 110-112db. Not totally sure I remember my engineer-y math, but isn't this just about twice as loud? you mean the +/-6db is half/double as loud rule? |
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Post by theshea on Dec 16, 2022 1:43:54 GMT -6
Yeah you can tell it's cooking a little more with the master up all the way. So - just out of curiosity, I wondered how close the Axe FX III would be. Here's a Vox AC30 TB playing the same thing quickly. https%3A//soundcloud.com/user-761067382/axfx-voxtb%3Fsi%3D9c0e6d5ffab945789d1950bf690b5701%26utm_source%3Dclipboard%26utm_medium%3Dtext%26utm_campaign%3Dsocial_sharingcan‘t click on the link on my phone. will try on my computer |
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Post by theshea on Dec 16, 2022 2:00:13 GMT -6
ok just heard in on my headphones, sounds "in the ballpark" but not really convincing me. if it was my recording, i would 100% prefer miking an ac30 than using the Ace FX III ...
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Post by bgrotto on Dec 16, 2022 23:33:32 GMT -6
Not totally sure I remember my engineer-y math, but isn't this just about twice as loud? you mean the +/-6db is half/double as loud rule? Exactly, yeah. I think there's some big asterisk that comes with that 'rule', or maybe I'm flat-out misremembering. Maybe in terms of acoustic energy it's closer to 10db? I dunno...I just move the faders and knobs till shit sounds good...🤷🏻♀️ |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Dec 19, 2022 20:41:20 GMT -6
you mean the +/-6db is half/double as loud rule? Exactly, yeah. I think there's some big asterisk that comes with that 'rule', or maybe I'm flat-out misremembering. Maybe in terms of acoustic energy it's closer to 10db? I dunno...I just move the faders and knobs till shit sounds good...🤷🏻♀️ Every doubling of distance is -6dB. |
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