Anyone got a good trick for marking speaker locations?

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Dave Modisette
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2012/01/21 15:50:11 (permalink)

Anyone got a good trick for marking speaker locations?

It's sometimes hard to see where a speaker's center is and where the edge is if a speaker cloth is in the way.  Anyone got a way to mark a cabinet that won't  be permanent that will allow you to quickly tell where the mic is pointing in relation to the cone?

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    Re:Anyone got a good trick for marking speaker locations? 2012/01/21 16:20:14 (permalink)
    Often times masking tape is used to mark out a small area that is preferable for micing.  On my 4x12 cab I currently prefer the sound of the bottom right side speaker....    Seems to sound a hair cleaner than the others and I have yet to ever prefer one of the top speakers on a slant 4x12 cab.

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    Re:Anyone got a good trick for marking speaker locations? 2012/01/21 16:35:25 (permalink)
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    Often times masking tape is used to mark out a small area that is preferable for micing.  On my 4x12 cab I currently prefer the sound of the bottom right side speaker....    Seems to sound a hair cleaner than the others and I have yet to ever prefer one of the top speakers on a slant 4x12 cab.


    Getting a little more bottom from those speakers?  Maybe some reflection from the floor.  Right now on my Marshall 1960a, I have a MD421 on top left, a SM57 on top right and a Cascade Fathead on the bottom right.   Combined I'm getting a nice sound.  I've got a condensor set up as a room mic back about 10 ft.

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    Re:Anyone got a good trick for marking speaker locations? 2012/01/21 16:56:03 (permalink)
    Probably the case...   Nice set up!  If it works for your that's awesome.
    I was trying to use multiple mics on a cabinet and getting a mess.  I went back to one 57 and multiple takes.

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