01-06-2015, 10:39 AM
if I'm going for a quick demo, I plug my guitar in direct, and use an amp and cab modeler for higher gain sounds. They don't do so well with low gain.
But ordinarily, I prefer to just mic my amp/cab and use as little after-the-fact processing. At most I'll put an EQ plugin on the guitar track to cut some of the fizz and extraneous low end, maybe emphasize a few frequencies to help it cut through the mix a bit better.
I have a delay pedal on my pedalboard so I sometimes use that for lead sounds, but it's usually cleaner to record a totally dry signal and then add a delay or reverb plugin on the track in your recording program.
Another option is using an amp's direct out or line out, into your interface. The gain sounds will suck ass... UNLESS you put it through a cabinet/speaker modeler. Then you get a much more realistic amp sound that is actually useable.
But ordinarily, I prefer to just mic my amp/cab and use as little after-the-fact processing. At most I'll put an EQ plugin on the guitar track to cut some of the fizz and extraneous low end, maybe emphasize a few frequencies to help it cut through the mix a bit better.
I have a delay pedal on my pedalboard so I sometimes use that for lead sounds, but it's usually cleaner to record a totally dry signal and then add a delay or reverb plugin on the track in your recording program.
Another option is using an amp's direct out or line out, into your interface. The gain sounds will suck ass... UNLESS you put it through a cabinet/speaker modeler. Then you get a much more realistic amp sound that is actually useable.