OM: Anyhow whack

[Vaiyen]

Hi guys, here's some random stuff for you.
Once again, no distortion, cos I'm damn pissed off with my lead sound, even after putting an OD-3 in front of the GT-2.
It seems that what I hear when I'm recording differs very greatly with what I hear when I playback. Something to do with the software methinks...
So I saved myself the frustration of tweaking by going clean.
Cheers!


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[stingray4]

y not u try using a BOSS MT or DS1...

 

[Vaiyen]

I prefer the GT-2 over those 2.
the problem lies not with the pedals, but the software. what comes out upon playback is totally different from the sound I originally tweaked. So in effect, all those hours of tweaking to get my preferred sound went down the drain.

 

[Vaiyen]

have all Audacity users experienced this?

 

[Fruitwine]

ive tested my audacity, but just guitar to boss bass od to comp. sounded different from the amp. maybe try downloading an amp modeller? or try using another program called n-track studio. its much more complicated, and havent tested that.

maybe u were playing too quickly for audacity to pick up the signals and record them properly?

p.s. nice solo ^^

 

[Vaiyen]

nope. same thing happens when I play slow licks.


P.S: Malmsteen and PG's solos.

 

[blahblah]

anyhow whack also better than me..damn demoralising man :?

 

[Vaiyen]

everybody was a beginner once.

 

[ShredCow]

N Track is okay... small software, pretty simple... cheap too.. Sound quality is quite bad though..

 

[andrewtheshredder]

yea n-track is very easy to use.. and has some nice effects...
to be with you solo is nice hehe..

 

[Vaiyen]

man... all these software rob tone I'll probably never record using distortion, cos I'm very very anal about this.

 

[Vaiyen]

Andrew you using N-Track? And you, Dan?

 

[soft]

Vaiyen, the software shouldnt be the main problem. usually it is the signal flow. gain structure. pre-amp on soundcard.

maybe you want to describe how is your setup?

guitar -> exf(bypass) -> amp(line-out) -> soundcard line-in ?

 

[Vaiyen]

guitar - effect - mic-in of comp

yea very basic like that.

 

[soft]

when you are recording, you listen to ?

oh, which efx you using?

 

[Vaiyen]

I listen to my pc speakers. the signal of the guitar during recording is also reflected in the software with db waves.
I'm using the Sansamp GT-2. Most pple use it as a distortion device but it's actually designed for direct recording.

 

[Fruitwine]

mic-in? u may wanna try using the line-in jack, i think its the light blue one on pcs. i read that audacity works better with line-in? u can adjust the volume of line-in playback the same way u change mic's playback.

p.s. i know those are malmsteen's and pg's solos ^^ just commenting on em

 

[sanXp]

I think you should check on the mic boost and the level. From your clean recording I can hear clipping already. It will be much worse with distortion. When you play back the recording it should sound the same as you playing directly thru ur pc speakers. Also make sure you are recording at 44kHz and above.

You can check your recording volume at the recording properties page. Double click on your speaker icon, go to options, properties, select Adjust volume for Recording, make sure the microphone tick box is ticked, and click on ok. Make sure microphone is selected, and adjust the recording volume from there. Click on options, then advanced options to enable the advanced button where you can enable and disable mic boost for the mic input.

And as for your playing, your finger plucking piece lacks feel and flow. And your speedy licks sound like Gameboy music yet again

 

[ShredCow]

Well, since you are using the GT2, you wouldn't be using microphone input... use Line In...

 

[sanXp]

No la ShredCow. Line in is stereo. The GT-2 is mono. Later he gets his guitar signal only from his left speaker, or he shorts out his right channel and burns something in his computer. Mic in without the 20db boost is line level, he just has to make sure it's off, or if he wants it on, his level has to be set very low.