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22 Jan AC/DC “Shot Down In Flames” (Live)

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This is one of the two new videos I have been working on silently during these days (when you don't hear from me, I'm either away, or working too hard on business or studying new content for SoloDallas.net!). I have been trying to capture studio tone and the usual performance feeling. Also, I think I am understanding better and better micing (i.e., the positioning of the microphones), equalizing, recording and mixing in general. It's. Lot of work, but it is neessary. I am leaning towards thinking that amplifier settings, guitar settings, micing, equalizing and mixing all work together almost seamlessly to get you the tone you have in mind. Naturally, the playing is always the most important component, but the tone... is not in the hands (or not only in the hands). I mean at least, for that whole part that we consider as those tonal characteristics that are contained in the guitar type, amplifier and cabinet types, microphone type and its posotioning, equalization, mixing etc. There is a lot of components, as you can see and hopefully, hear.