Getting the desired sound in studios.

[gakz]

I've jammed at various studios before, and being different studios, they provide different amps. At home, I use my laney hardcore series amp together with my really old zoom 707II multi-efx pedal. Somehow i'm able to get the desired sound at home, but at certain studios, the tone is either too muddy, or too bright. Despite changing the eq and stuffs, the sound just isn't satisfactory.

Just wondering if guitarists out there face the same problem before. Also, i was wondering if analog pedals are more 'reliable' when it comes to this sort of a situation.

Hoping to hear from fellow softies, and how you guys solve problems such as this.

 

[Gr3y]

i was a hardcore user of the old 707II and yes i face the same problem as you back then. The matter solved quite a bit when i started using analog pedals and i've never look back after that.

 

[ShredCow]

On your unit is there a speaker emulation of sorts? Something, some mode, that emulates a speaker/cab/amp etc etc.

 

[jony]

Fletcher Munson effect.

When in the studio, the volumes are probably higher and your ears will begin to hear treble and bass better. So it probably sounds harsher and just really different.

The way to solve it? Have some patches that will be great for home use and others for the studio.

This is why I prefer to wait till I get to use any bits of gear live to really get a feel for them before flipping them.

 

[nak]

if you're using multi fx in studios, try plugging them into the FX loop or direct in if any. it should help you out alot

 

[gakz]

hmm thanks for the replies. I'll look out for the FX-loop or direct in which u mentioned in the future, and i also realized the position of my amp at home does affect the sound. My amp's on the floor and it sounds a little more bassy when I sit right beside it and play but when i elevate my amp, it sounds alot sharper. Perhaps this also explains why in the studio it sounds alot more harsh since the amp is elevated.

and oh yea it does haf an amp/cab emulation thing, which I tried switching off / changing but still sounds equally harsh.

 

[ShredCow]

listening at the amp's edge always has less treble. Much nicer for home practice.

Perhaps it isn't "harsh" in the studio but you're just not used to it?

 

[gakz]

hm im pretty sure it's not about me not used to it cuz the tone seem to be compromised altogether. It just sounds very 'extreme'.

think for now i'll adjust my patches while sitting right infront of the amp. Hopefully it'll help.