hey so tomorow i will be recording a live song with my band and im having a pretty big problem right now... i just tried recording my guitar through 3 pedals going into my marshall... than i line out from marshall into my mixer... and than pop the mixer into my macbook pro using garage band... everything works... just ive never heard a worse sounding guitar tone in my life! INCREDIBLY BUZZY and trebly... sounds horrible beyond belief! tons of feedback as well however i used my noise gate to solve that but its just absolutely horrible... of course when i play my marshall through my 4 12 is sounds perfectly fine... everything normal... but trust from the recording it sounds absolutely hurrendous! i heard somewhere that it could be the pedals that cause the terrible buzz but im not sure so ill have to try tomorow... any other suggestions guys?i really need help!
line out recording?
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: line out recording?
mic up the cab with an sm57. job done
mic up the cab with an sm57. job done
Gone_Shootin
New member
Re: line out recording?
You didn't say which Marshall you have, but the line out on the older ones came straight off of the preamp. And what you describe is basically what a preamp sounds like before it's signal passes through a poweramp and speaker(s).
Something like a Two Notes Torpedo CAB can simulate both a poweramp and a speaker cab if you want an actual piece of hardware or if you want to use software on your computer, there are several VSTs that can do that as well.
Or just milk the speaker cab like Gibson175 said above, which would be the easiest and cheapest solution.
You didn't say which Marshall you have, but the line out on the older ones came straight off of the preamp. And what you describe is basically what a preamp sounds like before it's signal passes through a poweramp and speaker(s).
Something like a Two Notes Torpedo CAB can simulate both a poweramp and a speaker cab if you want an actual piece of hardware or if you want to use software on your computer, there are several VSTs that can do that as well.
Or just milk the speaker cab like Gibson175 said above, which would be the easiest and cheapest solution.
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Re: line out recording?
is there anyway i can use the power amp too on the marshall, there seems to be a switch on the back but i cant remeber what it said..., isnt there a way you can just use your fxs loop for recording?... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuaZxmf_ddM
is there anyway i can use the power amp too on the marshall, there seems to be a switch on the back but i cant remeber what it said..., isnt there a way you can just use your fxs loop for recording?... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuaZxmf_ddM
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Gone_Shootin
New member
Re: line out recording?
Ok. I found your Owner's Manual here: http://www.4tubes.com/SCHEMATICS/Music-amps/Marshall/30thanniv.pdf
It looks like you need to use the XLR jack to use the emulation circuit. My JVM has the same jack & circuit. I have used it in the past and it sounds good. Not quite as good as milking a cab, but plenty good for demos and the like.
Ok. I found your Owner's Manual here: http://www.4tubes.com/SCHEMATICS/Music-amps/Marshall/30thanniv.pdf
It looks like you need to use the XLR jack to use the emulation circuit. My JVM has the same jack & circuit. I have used it in the past and it sounds good. Not quite as good as milking a cab, but plenty good for demos and the like.
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: line out recording?
Effects Loop out into computer.
Go here:
http://www.igniteamps.com/en/audio-plug-ins
TPA-1 - power amp sim.
NadIR - cabinet
On your computer:
Add power amp sim.
Add cabinet.
Download as many IRs as you can find online, swap them out until you find the sound you want.
All for free.
Done.
Effects Loop out into computer.
Go here:
http://www.igniteamps.com/en/audio-plug-ins
TPA-1 - power amp sim.
NadIR - cabinet
On your computer:
Add power amp sim.
Add cabinet.
Download as many IRs as you can find online, swap them out until you find the sound you want.
All for free.
Done.
TwilightOdyssey
Darkness on the edge of Tone
Re: line out recording?
Or track your guitar live using the amp sims in GB (split the signal) but using your amp for monitoring/so the rest of the band can hear you. Then when the smoke clears, take the amp sims off of your DI tracks and reamp them.
Generally speaking, waiting until the day before you record is not best practice for trying something new.
Or track your guitar live using the amp sims in GB (split the signal) but using your amp for monitoring/so the rest of the band can hear you. Then when the smoke clears, take the amp sims off of your DI tracks and reamp them.
Generally speaking, waiting until the day before you record is not best practice for trying something new.
dominus
King Midas to Cheap Guitars
Re: line out recording?
Might be common sense, but always have a physical cabinet (or an attenuator with a load) plugged in, even if you're just recording through the effects loop. You might be able to get by using the standby switch but a lot of people don't like doing that. (And sometimes the standby switch affects both poweramp and preamp.)
Might be common sense, but always have a physical cabinet (or an attenuator with a load) plugged in, even if you're just recording through the effects loop. You might be able to get by using the standby switch but a lot of people don't like doing that. (And sometimes the standby switch affects both poweramp and preamp.)
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