Rand Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 I was looking at an ad for the Hughes & Kettner Alex Lifeson signature model amp and cabinet. I noticed when I saw Rush here on June 1 that were no microphones in front of his Wall 'o' amps. Does he use a speaker simulator like Geddy? How does he get his live sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Yeah, the Hughes and Kettners have speaker emulated outputs that go straight to the FOH mixer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStar Boogie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 But those speaker cabs are not just there for show. He does get sound out of them, and uses them for getting feedback on various songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfanNlv Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 21 2008, 05:05 PM) A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. hahaha. Good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_pete_ Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 22 2008, 12:03 PM) QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 21 2008, 05:05 PM) A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. hahaha. Good one. Actually that is close to the truth. At least it was on the VT tour. There is a speaker isolation box that was behind the amp rig or under the stage depending on the venue. It's a soundproof box with a cabinet or a speaker inside along with a mic. That speaker is run at or near full volume but since the box is soundproof, it's not heard. Stage volume can be low but the sound going to the house is full and rich with harmonics. Alex mentioned it in an interview calling it "the doghouse". Here's one made by Randall: http://www.randallamplifiers.com/products/...ation/index.asp Edited June 22, 2008 by _pete_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfanNlv Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 QUOTE (_pete_ @ Jun 22 2008, 01:18 PM) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 22 2008, 12:03 PM) QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 21 2008, 05:05 PM) A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. hahaha. Good one. Actually that is close to the truth. At least it was on the VT tour. There is a speaker isolation box that was behind the amp rig or under the stage depending on the venue. It's a soundproof box with a cabinet or a speaker inside along with a mic. That speaker is run at or near full volume but since the box is soundproof, it's not heard. Stage volume can be low but the sound going to the house is full and rich with harmonics. Alex mentioned it in an interview calling it "the doghouse". Here's one made by Randall: http://www.randallamplifiers.com/products/...ation/index.asp Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 22 2008, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 21 2008, 05:05 PM) A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. hahaha. Good one. Indeed, as Pete has explained, I wasn't joking. I believe this method is being used by quite a few bands these days. Sometimes I wish that included mine. Edited June 23, 2008 by Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushfanNlv Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 22 2008, 05:46 PM) QUOTE (rushfanNlv @ Jun 22 2008, 05:03 PM) QUOTE (Jon @ Jun 21 2008, 05:05 PM) A small amp backstage/below stage, I believe. hahaha. Good one. Indeed, as Pete has explained, I wasn't joking. I believe this method is being used by quite a few bands these days. Sometimes I wish that included mine. Learn something new every day I guess. There is a guy on this board (xabiche???) who records that way too. I remeber him posting about it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crockettsonny84 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 normally auxillary outs dont cut off the amplification but rather add to the overall sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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