watercarving
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Using the built-in amps/effects. Anyone had success?
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Getting a good sound in Garageband
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jake_xms3_punk
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Re: Getting a good sound in Garageband
you might get more luck in the "tips and clips" room! anyway i've used garage band and got "ok" tones at best from their amp sims, but maybe im fussy!
you should check out the Amplitube packs or Guitar Rig if you want better studio amp sims.
edit:- im not sure they will work in garage band, ive only used it in the past because i had to to be honest.
you might get more luck in the "tips and clips" room! anyway i've used garage band and got "ok" tones at best from their amp sims, but maybe im fussy!
you should check out the Amplitube packs or Guitar Rig if you want better studio amp sims.edit:- im not sure they will work in garage band, ive only used it in the past because i had to to be honest.
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DankStar
Her Little Mojo Minion
Re: Getting a good sound in Garageband
never used them with any success, but studio devli's free thingy works OK in GB (you just need to view the knobs in slider mode to be able to adjust, rather than from the front knobs). tal-tube is an OK generic free tube amp. king dubby is an awesome free lo-fi delay. voxengo's free overtone eq is pretty tight too.
never used them with any success, but studio devli's free thingy works OK in GB (you just need to view the knobs in slider mode to be able to adjust, rather than from the front knobs). tal-tube is an OK generic free tube amp. king dubby is an awesome free lo-fi delay. voxengo's free overtone eq is pretty tight too.
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FuseG4
Our Neighbor Totoro
Re: Getting a good sound in Garageband
1. use an overdrive pedal and run that into the audio in. Most pedals have much more natural sounding gain than garageband's pedals.
2. watch the signal level and adjust the input volume so that your hardest notes barely make the gauge redline.
3. Play with the "multiband compressor" in the audio plug-in effects. this is how to get a nice "saturated" tone.
those are what I used to do. My new macbook has no audio in port so i can't record my crappy playing anymore
1. use an overdrive pedal and run that into the audio in. Most pedals have much more natural sounding gain than garageband's pedals.
2. watch the signal level and adjust the input volume so that your hardest notes barely make the gauge redline.
3. Play with the "multiband compressor" in the audio plug-in effects. this is how to get a nice "saturated" tone.
those are what I used to do. My new macbook has no audio in port so i can't record my crappy playing anymore
Grizmit
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Re: Getting a good sound in Garageband
I have had success using modelers within GB for sure, but of course nothing beats micing up your gear and recording via usb/firewire input of some kind. I will say that for the convenience of just plugging into the mac direct with a 1/4" to mini, and laying down whatever hits you at the moment, it's hard to beat GB. So easy to use, and the built in models really aren't half bad for spontaneous recording. In fact, I usually just pick a GB preset, lay down the track, then spend some quality time dialing in a good Amplitube tone later on in the mixing process. But there have definitely been times when the GB models are "good enough." And there are effects/parameters that I could never achieve with my rig's outboard setup, so huge value there.
I have had success using modelers within GB for sure, but of course nothing beats micing up your gear and recording via usb/firewire input of some kind. I will say that for the convenience of just plugging into the mac direct with a 1/4" to mini, and laying down whatever hits you at the moment, it's hard to beat GB. So easy to use, and the built in models really aren't half bad for spontaneous recording. In fact, I usually just pick a GB preset, lay down the track, then spend some quality time dialing in a good Amplitube tone later on in the mixing process. But there have definitely been times when the GB models are "good enough." And there are effects/parameters that I could never achieve with my rig's outboard setup, so huge value there.
mwalluk
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Re: Getting a good sound in Garageband
Get a LIGHTSNAKE. It's a quarter inch to usb cable. Perfect for recording. $40
1. use an overdrive pedal and run that into the audio in. Most pedals have much more natural sounding gain than garageband's pedals.
2. watch the signal level and adjust the input volume so that your hardest notes barely make the gauge redline.
3. Play with the "multiband compressor" in the audio plug-in effects. this is how to get a nice "saturated" tone.
those are what I used to do. My new macbook has no audio in port so i can't record my crappy playing anymore
Get a LIGHTSNAKE. It's a quarter inch to usb cable. Perfect for recording. $40