Tighter sound

[wasp]

How do I acheive this? Is there any pedals out there that can give this effect? My sound is too muddy.

 

[ShredCow]

Lower bass, drop mids. EQ first then when all EQ-ing has failed, time to ready some $.

 

[Wadi]

Post a clip of your playing and maybe some of the guys here may help. Otherwise, its like finding a needle in a haystack.

 

[wasp]

Here a sample I just recorded:

http://download.yousendit.com/92F8A99520A16F57F57

Now I'm new to single pedals as I've been using multi efx for most of my playing life so I'm not sure if its supposed to sound like this as I'm used to the refined sound of the multi efx.

 

[ShredCow]

and... what gear did you use?

 

[wasp]

opps sorry about that...I use the MT-2->EH-2->dano eq->PC. I have a boss compressor but I am also new to it and not too sure how to use it effectively

Edit:the dano eq is set to the "smiley" pattern

 

[ShredCow]

can't access the download link, something's up.


Anyway, you are going direct without a speaker sim? Interesting.
I hope you know what you are doing and not following some silly urban legend. :wink:

You are comlpaining about muddy sound when line in? Or when playing thru amp?

What's the setting on the MT-2? On the EQ?

 

[wasp]

Funny, I've asked my friend to try and download it earlier and it was working fine.

I don't get that urban legend thing :smt102 , I just find that this sounds better than going thru my vox pathfinder 10 first.

Anyway my eq setting is on V shape and the MT2, the high and low knobs are set at 3 while middle set at 1 and mid freq at 9. Waiting for ppl to hear it to see if the sound is actually normal.

 

[wasp]

Mistake: high and low at 9 while middle at 1 and mid freq at 3. Fail my clock reading.



k...how about this:

http://download.yousendit.com/92F8A99520A16F57

 

[wasp]

how? anyone?help? BTW forgot to mention that MT2 is monte allums mod

 

[Wadi]

Nothing dramatic about that line in sound.

 

[wasp]

meaning its perfectly normal? Is there any kind of pedal out there that can make it sound more refine?

 

[Marksman]

What axe are you using and what pickups are you using?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

tighter clean tone?
tighter overdriven tone?
tighter distortion?
at room volume?
at jamming volume?

there wont be any pedals to tighten the sound. It doesnt exist, imho.

 

[skink83]

It doesn't sound that muddy, but I can't hear clearly cos there's too much fuzz, probably due to the fact no amp/speaker simulation was used. Btw, the 'urban legend' he was refering to is the point abt connecting your effects directly to line-in with no additional software emulation for amp/speakers. Most of the time you end up with something really fuzzy, as in your case.

You might want to specify whether it sounds muddy when you play normally on your Vox(not plugged into your PC) or when recording. As it is, I don't see why it should be that bad since you have an EQ. If adjusting your MT and EQ doesn't work, try adjusting your amp as well.

 

[wasp]

Alright, will try those out.

 

[ShredCow]

Refer to my 1st post. That should help quite a bit with regards to your settings.

 

[gsonique]

i will tighten up my hole and you will never see light again


...go easy on the mt2 gain and mid freq ...actually the nasally mids are quite annoying !!

and play tight :wink:

 

[wasp]

Cant help it...my playing is kinda sloppy. I'll take that MT2 setting suggestion tho.

 

[RazrAsh]

your eq pedal. the settings are in the smiley face pattern? try doing a wave sorta pattern then with the mids slightly higher than the bass.