AyaSantres Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'm wanting to make remixes in much the same fashion as one of my favorite mixers, sixto sounds. I can play fairly well, though I'm definitely far from pro. Rythmn is the best I can hope to accomplish at this point, but that should serve my purposes ofr now. So my question is, what would you suggest as a set-up for someone like me who only has a horrible guitar ((Old fender with a replaced neck and the strings half an inch over the pick-ups. Not good for lead.)), A small Crate amp, and a Boss distortion pedal in his arsenal? So far, it seems that I'm going to be using Reaper, and recording with a Mic. ((No income, either...)) Also, any tips on playing the guitar itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 No income? Nothing, then. You need SOME money to get started. Get a job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasfen Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 I'm doing the same thing right now but using Audacity. My guitar is jacked straight into the computer (1/4" plug to headphone plug adapter). It works pretty well. Also, I've run my pedal set in as well, which allows for better volume control. As far as the guitar is concerned (and you'll probably want to defer to the likes of sixto sounds, Fishy, and nekofrog), do you play often? I find that to be the greatest technique for improvement. I'll have to check out Reaper... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekofrog Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Direct input like that is going to result in some pretty bad sounding stuff. It takes a lot of know-how to make direct input in that form sound GOOD; you might want to try out the myriad of guitar software out there. But again, job. It will cost you money for that software (Guitar Rig, Amplitube, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyaSantres Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 Lol... Yeah, Neko, that's the first item on the list... Thanks for the feedback, guys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 My little guide on getting a good guitar tone for free. http://www.ocremix.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skummel Maske Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I'd recommend going for a cheap DI-box before buying any software. Really. You can find demo versions of different software around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uranai Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 There are two ways to get a killer guitar tone while recording. One is to record anything and then work on the computer (requires lots of software, time and editing skills). The other one is to get the best tone in from your gear, then try to capture that (requires lots of gear, recording technique and skills). With your gear (crate amp and distortion pedal) I don't think you can get a great tone, but you can get a good one. You can get a buddy to play the guitar while you tweak the amp, pedal and guitar controls until you get a nice tone. Then record it several times while moving the mic around. You could also record it dry (with no distortion or eq ) and use some plugin to get the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyaSantres Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Yeah, well now I have a new problem. Somehow, I fried my pedal. Don't ask me, I have no idea how, but it won't work and the circuitry smells burnt. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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