November 9, 200916 yr Hi. I've been playing the guitar for a while but I'm clueless as to how get a good sound. Are there any tips? guitartest.mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage My guitar is a cheapy Cort X2, 2 humbuckers. Photos of the setup as attachments. Thanks in advance.
November 9, 200916 yr Sounds ok. Little edgy too even you turned out treble almost all the way down. Try to put mic closer to grill and off from center.
November 9, 200916 yr Author I did some tests with on axis and off axis, and I turned the contour from 0 - 10 in equal intervals. I kept all other knobs constant. On axis: on axis.mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage Off axis: off axis.mp3 - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage I'm not sure which sample I prefer. Photos: ON AXIS: OFF AXIS: SETTINGS:
November 9, 200916 yr Off axis sounds way much better because since Marshall amps has lots of treble in their character. You should try off centered miking too.
November 10, 200916 yr If you buy something like this, you'll be very happy... All the effects you want A quite good mixer to record your guitar directly, no microphone That model is very good because sends you the divided tracks to your computer, not like must mixers that send only the Stereo Mix (so you can record and edit separately the instruments)
December 6, 200916 yr What kind of metal tone are you looking for? Some styles of metal lend themselves towards different tones more than other. Just give me a little out line of what you are looking for like maybe "I want a deep chugging sound with a smooth lead tone" or "I want a harsh tone."
January 4, 201016 yr So you get the sound you're looking for...then what? It won't magically fall into place. _________________ Song: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=978157&songID=8548061 _________________ Here's the mixing template: Mixer: Drums - Center/90% overall - ( Bass Drum lower volume ) , ( compressed Snare higher volume ) , ( Hi-Hats higher volume ) , ( Toms medium volume ) , ( Crash higher volume ) Bass - Center/80% Volume Rhythm Guitar - Left 22%/110% Volume High Rhythm Guitar - Left 100%/45% Volume High Rhythm Guitar - Right 100%/45% Volume Melody Instrument (Solo Guitar probably) - Right 22%/80% Volume Master Tool Thing/Aux Maximization for Volume Wars. _________________ ........................ ........................ ........................ Also, the trick is POD Farm or Guitar Rig 3.
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