Tried recording a couple of times on my laptop n I've given up cos it just sounds so bad.
[Edited by Slasher on 12-17-2003 at 03:45 PM]
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Tone from a small amp
This question has been asked before n I'm sorry I'm repeating. But I'm using a small 15 watt Peavy amp and a Boss MT-2. Tried n tried to get a good Slash/Zakk Wylde sound but I either just get a wall of noise or not enough grrrr. This is really pissing me off. I would buy a bigger amp but cannot afford it. Is there anyway at all I can get a decent rock sound without buyin anymore ****???
Tried recording a couple of times on my laptop n I've given up cos it just sounds so bad.
[Edited by Slasher on 12-17-2003 at 03:45 PM]
Tried recording a couple of times on my laptop n I've given up cos it just sounds so bad.
[Edited by Slasher on 12-17-2003 at 03:45 PM]
# 1
I dunno. What you might try is get as clean of a sound as is possible with the amp to start with and then feed the box through that. If you're already doing that, then try keeping everything down as low as possible and then turning things up slowly to fill in what you need.
I'm sure that made no sense whatsoever, but hopefully there's some good to it.
I'm sure that made no sense whatsoever, but hopefully there's some good to it.
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# 2
Keep the distortion as low as possible, and do not be shy with the mids... that oughta improve things a bit.
As for recording, how are you going about doing this? Mic? Output from the amp?
As for recording, how are you going about doing this? Mic? Output from the amp?
# 3
To record I was using headphone socket out on amp into mic socket on laptop.
As for the lil as poss distortion, thats the best thing I have found but then the sustain is none exsistant.
As for the lil as poss distortion, thats the best thing I have found but then the sustain is none exsistant.
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# 4
Your headphone jack is not going to give a great signal to record with...that explains why it sounds so crummy. You'd be better off buying an el' cheapo mic from circuit city or something (just a cheap 20 bucker) and plugging that into your laptop. I know you're on a budget, but even a cheap mic would sound better than a headphone jack signal. Good luck.
# 5
What ? I find recording from the headphone jack is way better than recording into a mic. Maybe if you had a good mic it would be ok.
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# 6
Slasher I know the feeling, Ive had every size of marshall up to what I have now, a stack, and its the only way really. Apart from the AVT Marshall range that you could buy from at aroun $200. You got a job? Save up and get one man, AVT100 rocks!
# 7
Unfortunatley no job at the moment
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