Here's a website about it...

http://www.kallbinauralaudio.com/

I always wondered about this when recording guitars.

I would figure, I set up my amp based on what sounds good to me, and my ears are listening to the speaker from at least a few feet away and usually above the speakers. Then, I am placing microphones right against the speaker, which would be equivalent to me sticking my ear right up against the cab. So, I am recording something drastically different from what I hear.

That part is obvious.


I wondered if there was a way to record my amp just like how I hear it in the room; however, I never had the proper space, microphones or ability to give it a proper go. Plus, I always assumed microphones aren't really designed to replicate the human ear, and directional cues would be pretty damn difficult to capture. Evidently these guys got it figured out. I got me some reading to do.

When recording guitars, I usually just don't care what the amp sounds like in the room. I record to what the mic is giving me

Or you could mix the guitars with the monitors right next to your cab

I do the same, but when I am playing I make the amp sound like I want. When it comes time to record, I completely change my settings to suit a mic right on the cab.

Essentially, I am still trying to replicate that sound I get in the room, but practically speaking I have to record what works.

I've wanted to make a dummy head with those little Naiant omnis for a while now. Room mics fascinate me and are all over my stuff. Even on bass guitar. 'S part of my noise.

My whole deal is accurate capture of what I'm hearing in the room upon initial playback. (Minus "effect" mics.) Then I'll mutilate it later. Or, not at all. I'd love to play around with binaural stuff for real; I throw stereo wideners in parallel on my mixes, play with phase, etc. And Logic Pro 9 has binaural functionality built in... Hmm...