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    Shadow of the Colossus Rock Remix

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    Thanks for the feedback, avaris. There are quite a few changes I've made to the drums like adding more variation, used a different snare, and a couple of other things that help keep the song from getting too boring and/or repetitive. I'll upload the final mix when it's done for some more feedback before we submit this thing.

    Shadow of the Colossus Rock Remix

    in Post Your Game ReMixes!

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    Yeah, Cerrax, recording the leads today. Should be done tonight. That acoustic guitar part might sound pretty kick ass with a viola. I was going to try and fiddle around with it using Garritan's Stradivari, but a live recording would be way better.

    Brian, I used a Gibson Angus Young SG into a Mesa Dual Rectifier head into a THD Hotplate and a Mesa 4x12 cab. Mic'd it up in an isolation box with a Shure SM57 through a Universal Audio 610 tube preamp (borrowed from the studio, but it's so hot, I'm gonna get onefor myself) and into a Presonus Firebox.

    Bass is alot easier to record. Just plug in direct and use a nice bass amp simulator plugin, like Guitar Rig 2 or AmpegSVX. And I'm sure there are lots of nice plugins floating around somewhere on the web.

    Electric guitars, strings, and amps -- advice please

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Yeah, Ibanez RG all the way. They have a few new ones that look really cool and aren't very expensive. Here's a good one.

    http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-?sku=519786

    And yeah, if you're going to record, you're going to need more than just an amp. If you're not wanting to record and just need something fun for jamming, get a Roland Cube. Those things rock. They sound great, better than anything else in their price range.

    Cheapist way to record guitar

    in Music Composition & Production

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    Aww yeah, didn't know I was saying it backwards.

    Well, the overdive is more of a distortion than overdrive(boss blues driver)so I have 3 distortions. I have no idea how set up an effects chain. what should be after the turner?

    Well, my amp is the Vox valvtronix which is an hybrid.

    The main reason why i'd like to use amp and effects is becuase i've put a lot of money into them. And it would kind of seam like a waste if I just ended up using for example the stealth thing instead.

    Does Amplitube have something like digitechs whammy pedal?

    oh and what do you use to record with sixto?

    A good idea when using several distortions and overdrives is to put them in order from lowest gain to highest.

    With a Valvetronix, you don't even need the effects or the tuner, since they're built into the amp already.

    Amplitube does have a pitch shifting pedal like the Whammy, but as far as I know, the only way to control it is using IK's Stomp IO foot controller, which is probably going to be pretty expensive.

    I actually record a few different ways. At home when I don't want to go through alot of trouble, I just record direct. Guitar into Presonus Firebox and I'll use VSTs like Guitar Rig 2, Amplitube 2, and Revalver MKII. If I need something a little more organic, I'll use one of my tube heads in the signal. (Guitar > Tube head > THD Hotplate > Firebox > cab sim software) And finally, when only the real thing will do, I'll setup a speaker cab inside my isolation box with a few mics, get everyone out of the house, warn the neighbors, and record at wall-shaking volume.

    Do me a favor and check your amp for every input and output and tell me what they are. I'll be able to help a little more knowing exactly what you have.

    Cheapist way to record guitar

    in Music Composition & Production

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    suzu, heres how my setup is. My amp goes into my chromatic tuner>chrous>distortion>overdrive>distortion>wah>Guiar.

    Why is direct recording not a good idea?

    So I guess the best way is just to suck it up and just use the toneport without effects/amp?

    Well what would I need to mic it? A mic, mixer?..

    I assume you're just going backwards, from amp to guitar, in which case the signal is guitar > wah > distortion > overdrive > distortion (two distorion boxes?) > chorus > tuner (horrible idea to have the tune last in the chain, especially after a modulation effect. I suggest you put it first in the chain, right after the guitar. Even better would be to use an A/B box after your guitar, so the A signal goes to your effects/amp and the B signal goes to your tuner.)

    There's nothing wrong with direct recording. Direct from your amp doesn't seem like the best idea though, unless it's a nice tube amp. Then you can just use a nice software cab simulator/impulse for a realistic sound.

    If you're going to mic your amp, you need a mic (duh) and some kind of audio interface with XLR inputs. I suggest a cheap USB sound card like the M-Audio USB.

    In the end, I'd have to say that the best option for you right now would be the Stealth Plug. It's relatively cheap, and the Amplitube 2 Live software is pretty amazing. It'll sound way better than micing any solid state amp with a mediocre sound card in a bad room.

    Which should I get, the Boss GT-8 or Pod XT Live?

    in Music Composition & Production

    Posted

    Just wondering, what do you mean by better sounding amp models? Aren't they the same for both the GT-8 and the PODxt?

    And if the PODxt includes a sound card, does that mean when I plug it into my computer using my USB I can automatically start recording whatever comes out of it? Or does the PODxt still have to go through my amp, and from the amp to the computer?

    The modeling in the GT-8 and the PODxt is most definitely not the same. Amp models in the PODxt sound alot more realistic while the stomp and effects models in the GT-8 trump Line6.

    And yes, you can record direct from the PODxt. No amp needed.

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