Recording directly posted by Giogiogio4

Recording directly

Posted on Sep 18, 2011 02:46 am
Giogiogio4
Member Since: May 25, 2011

1. Whats the proper basic setup for recording guitars digitally directly. I have a new Zoom G3 pedal, it comes with usb and acts as its own audiocard so it helps alot.

I have been told to cut off a little on distortion and record each track a few times and layer them to stack distortion. My sound always sound either too lacking or to muddy.

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Look at these, so clear and awesome

and this one.

2. whats a good way to moniter my sound? I view so many videos that sound great through my crap pc speakers and i can seem to get that quality. And When im using my soundcard or usb audio interface it sounds SO much better then it does thru normal speakers. so after i edit it and give it a listen with a normal card its completly differant.

3. How should a good tone sound to be recorded with? Should i cut off on the lows or what? What kind of EQing should i be looking for? Should i ignore my pedals cab sims and use the impulses on the computer or combine blend one with the other?

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Typo Szar
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Since: Jul 04, 2002

Sep 18, 2011 11:20 am

if u cant afford to get monitors in a decent space its probably best to get a good pair of headphones. Quality headphones should help u atleast get in the ballpark and make good decisions.

Nowadays, with the way direct is and how powerful plugins are, u dont have to take alot into consideration to make a good tone. If u have ur drums, bass and other elements already in place. Just setup ur sound on ur Zoom (amp, cab, pedal sims etc.) or plugin until it sounds right for the song adn wat ur looking for. That stuff is so tweakable u should be able to end up using minimal EQ and other effects since u can totally sculpt ur sound to exactly how u want. U will still proably have to layer, so consider that when setting up, basicaly wat u want is two sounds to compliment, maybe one slightly less trebly, the other more, just two that will fill out the song the actual playing twice thing is where the real magic is (this is where the less distortion comes in, if ur doubling it can get messy)

There is ofcourse a limit to wat ur setup can get u, dont expect million dollar sounds, but dont settle either, u should be able to get really good and satisfying results so just keep tweaking. Just because its direct ofcourse doesnt take out alot of the physical aspects, ur actual guitar, playing etc. have to be up to the job so make sure thats all in place to.