Lazarus1140
New member
After much help (mostly from guys in this house) I have finally managed to do some recording. I am blown away by the sound quality on the stuff I have recorded clean.
The bummer is that I can't get a decent sound when I'm trying to record an overdriven tone. I mean, I sorted through pedals and speakers and pickups for several years until I finally arrived at what I believed was exactly the tone I was looking for, but I can't seem to capture it in a recording.
Either my ears have been lying to me for over a year or I am doing something wrong. I have tried many, many different mic positions, added a mixer etc. etc. etc.
The sound I am getting is very thin and somewhat buzzy. Rather than sound like the tube overdrive that I think I hear live it just sounds more like a raw, unprocessed, yet clipped, sound. I sounds as if my pedals and amp aren't even in the chain.
I have adjusted gains and levels and (according to the meter) there is no evidence of clipping, but the sound totally sucks.
I know there have been threads about this and that mic, and this question is particularly directed toward those who play live or record with mic'd cabinets ...... does a mic make that much difference? The mic I am using is a no name whatever that I had laying around. Actually, it is a Yamaha but there is no model number or other identifying marks.
I don't want to give up and just go totally digital and record guitar with software enhancements because one of the reasons I wanted to record was so I could compare pickups .... clean and dirty. I would also like to participate in the next Riff-Off. The Riff-Off #1 entrants would not be seriously challenged by me ......... I just think it would be fun to participate.
I have learned to accept being a marginal player, but after the time and money I've invested I really thought my rig sounded better. How much difference does a mic make?
The bummer is that I can't get a decent sound when I'm trying to record an overdriven tone. I mean, I sorted through pedals and speakers and pickups for several years until I finally arrived at what I believed was exactly the tone I was looking for, but I can't seem to capture it in a recording.
Either my ears have been lying to me for over a year or I am doing something wrong. I have tried many, many different mic positions, added a mixer etc. etc. etc.
The sound I am getting is very thin and somewhat buzzy. Rather than sound like the tube overdrive that I think I hear live it just sounds more like a raw, unprocessed, yet clipped, sound. I sounds as if my pedals and amp aren't even in the chain.
I have adjusted gains and levels and (according to the meter) there is no evidence of clipping, but the sound totally sucks.
I know there have been threads about this and that mic, and this question is particularly directed toward those who play live or record with mic'd cabinets ...... does a mic make that much difference? The mic I am using is a no name whatever that I had laying around. Actually, it is a Yamaha but there is no model number or other identifying marks.
I don't want to give up and just go totally digital and record guitar with software enhancements because one of the reasons I wanted to record was so I could compare pickups .... clean and dirty. I would also like to participate in the next Riff-Off. The Riff-Off #1 entrants would not be seriously challenged by me ......... I just think it would be fun to participate.
I have learned to accept being a marginal player, but after the time and money I've invested I really thought my rig sounded better. How much difference does a mic make?
