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I've just about finished my studio rack rig. I am just shopping around for an affordable used rack case and waiting for that new Behringer rack tuner to become available before it's completed. The current setup is as follows:
"Side 1"
ART DST-4 preamp/processor
ART Tube Channel parametric EQ/mic pre/compressor
Rocktron Guitar Silencer
"Side 2"
ADA MP-1 w\ 3.666 mod
Rocktron Multivalve processor
Carvin T100 stereo power amp
The DST-4 and Multivalve have cab sims, which is fine for PC recording, but I'm kicking around different cab ideas. I have a Peavey 2x12 with Sheffields, an older Peavey 2x12 with Ram speakers (bleah), and my Jackson Apogee 50 combo with two Celestions V30s. That provides me with a lot of speaker options, but I'm very limited on physical space. I've been considering an upright 2x12 cab, or maybe two 1x12s. Is there any disadvantage to using a smaller cab? It seems to me that I could get better separation by miking two cabs instead of two different speaker types in one cab, but some people will argue that a smaller cab has less resonance. Additionally, I would think that it would be fairly easy to build a simple isolation box for a small cab, if necessary.
Basically, I'm looking for a way to take advantage of having two preamps without dragging big cabs into an already cramped room. Suggestions? Opinions one way or the other?
"Side 1"
ART DST-4 preamp/processor
ART Tube Channel parametric EQ/mic pre/compressor
Rocktron Guitar Silencer
"Side 2"
ADA MP-1 w\ 3.666 mod
Rocktron Multivalve processor
Carvin T100 stereo power amp
The DST-4 and Multivalve have cab sims, which is fine for PC recording, but I'm kicking around different cab ideas. I have a Peavey 2x12 with Sheffields, an older Peavey 2x12 with Ram speakers (bleah), and my Jackson Apogee 50 combo with two Celestions V30s. That provides me with a lot of speaker options, but I'm very limited on physical space. I've been considering an upright 2x12 cab, or maybe two 1x12s. Is there any disadvantage to using a smaller cab? It seems to me that I could get better separation by miking two cabs instead of two different speaker types in one cab, but some people will argue that a smaller cab has less resonance. Additionally, I would think that it would be fairly easy to build a simple isolation box for a small cab, if necessary.
Basically, I'm looking for a way to take advantage of having two preamps without dragging big cabs into an already cramped room. Suggestions? Opinions one way or the other?
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