Mic'd sound for direct recording.

[ozzynotwood]

I record direct into my PC using a Johnson J-Station. What can I do to make the guitar sound like I Mic'd up my amp instead of recording direct?

I use plugins for compression and EQ, what else can I do to give the tracks that Mic'd up sound without having to Mic up my amp?

 

[DankStar]

Re: Mic'd sound for direct recording.

set your johnston so it's just a raw preamp setting with no cab simulation (or a raw preamp/power amp with no cab would be better) and then run a convolution reverb after it with a cabinet impulse loaded into it (google to find freebies and free convolution reverbs to match your operating system). if I use, it's after the fact on a DI track, not during recording.

looks like it's setting 00 ("no cabinet") on the cabinet imaging technology dealio.

 

[innerdreamrecords.co]

Re: Mic'd sound for direct recording.

Nothing. You can help the situation but it won't ever sound like the real deal.

 

[StillLearnin']

Re: Mic'd sound for direct recording.

It's difficult to do... but it depends on what you're looking for. Not all mic'd stuff sounds "mic'd" in the sense that most people close mic their speaker and don't rely on any room ambience. I have a DSP2101 that I still use because the speaker emulation outputs are "acceptable" enough to work with.

Here's a clip of a solo that I did direct using the 2101 in the studio years back. I had my amp all torn apart on the bench and we had to finish a demo which prompted me to use the DSP to see if it would be salvageable from a tone perspective. Ignore the vocals (actually the song sucked but the solo came out ok - too much verb, but then again it was the mid 90's) If you are playing with other instruments and tweak the EQ and smooth it with a little verb most people who are not critical may never know otherwise... I think you're safer with solos going direct as chording will tend to always sound like it's missing something. IMO