 Recording Guitar... Questions About Preamps Etc... |
 Wed 9 Jun 2004, 03:58
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ok i know its a good idea to use a preamp for recording direct with guitar. this is a dumb question but im wondering if you should use it with a mic too. The reason i ask is because i am (for the time being) micing my amp sending that into my mixer and then mixer hooks to the pc, and im using free software just so i can record a little and get my ideas down since i dont have a good setup yet. Anyway when i record my amp with my guitar distorted it can often sound pretty crappy and im not sure why, and i think there are preamps in my mixer anyway... is this something i should fix with the sofware? like use a compressor or something? or what?
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Wed 9 Jun 2004, 18:16
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If you're not particularly attached to the sound of your amp (or you can't ever manage to record it to your satisfaction), direct recording and software amps might be the way to go. That way you just record your guitar performance and you can mess around with the tone and effects later. It's also easier on the neighbors.
However some people prefer the sound of their hardware amps & speakers. And if you want to replicate your software tone in a live gig -- it's just not the same to play guitar through a laptop vs. through a real amp  Although I have seen people play through Line6 PODs and a PA in small settings.
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Righteous Bullet Recording Guitar... Questions About Preamps Etc... Wed 9 Jun 2004, 03:58
dten Perhaps the quality or placement of your mic is a ... Wed 9 Jun 2004, 04:17 Righteous Bullet sorry i just realized how dumb all the stuff i was... Wed 9 Jun 2004, 16:50 StratMan Dude - i have to agree with dten. If u want the a... Thu 10 Jun 2004, 09:01 Shredhed There's no real good vs. bad argument when it ... Thu 10 Jun 2004, 17:12 Righteous Bullet i been looking at the SansAmp Classic, that looks... Fri 11 Jun 2004, 04:43 aptmunich Well i have the pod version 2.0 and it is very ver... Fri 11 Jun 2004, 20:06 Righteous Bullet very true, gotta try things out for yourself to re... Fri 11 Jun 2004, 23:32 fingers QUOTE (Righteous Bullet @ Jun 11 2004, 03:43)... Sat 12 Jun 2004, 03:03 StratMan If i may i'd like to reccomend the POD 2.0. I... Sat 12 Jun 2004, 09:05 Panopticon Well, I've been around all the modeling stuff ... Sat 12 Jun 2004, 09:54 Righteous Bullet i was just wondering, i could record direct and us... Sun 13 Jun 2004, 04:25 Panopticon Yes, a pedal will work going direct. Also, some p... Sun 13 Jun 2004, 07:27 fingers QUOTE (Panopticon @ Jun 12 2004, 08:54)Well, ... Mon 14 Jun 2004, 00:00
Panopticon Yeah, the Sans Amp has been around forever. I wou... Mon 14 Jun 2004, 02:37 |
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