Recent content by twangbuck

Very curious about using a ribbon mic on an electric guitar amp. Looking for something warm and vintage like without the mid range honk of something like an SM57 dynamic mic. Anybody using a ribbon mic on an electric guitar amp? Any recommendations for around $400? I've heard an active ribbon...

Hi all, cubase le isn't recognizing a couple of IR loader plugins I downloaded. I downloaded both the NadIR and Pulse IR loaders in Windows 64 bit. I copied each into the program files/steinberg/vstplugins folder. I went into my plugin manager in Cubase LE to get the plugin manager to load them...

Ok, so I when I play my OD pedals through a certain amp, I get a sound I really like. Then I record that amp with an SM57 into my recording setup and they sound really different. Not necessarily bad but it's not the sound I hear with my ear in the same room. Why is that? And what can I do to get...

Here's what I'm looking for: USB interface Max budget: $600. Running Cubase LE on a Windows 7 PC Need 4 mic/line inputs Preferably at least one, if not two, will be high impedance instrument inputs for direct recording guitars (would like to try that in stereo, hence the preference for 2). Two...

What's a good source of ambient room sound for recording guitars direct for less than $100? I'm recording on a Windows 7 PC with Cubase LE. I'm considering either a plug in or even a pedal like a TC electronics Hall of Fame to cut down on CPU usage. Again, this is just for ambient 'room sound'...

So in terms of just looking at the computer side of things, forget the interface, the mics, the preamps, the sound quality of the room you're recording in and the sound treatment of that room. Just in terms of the computer (PC in my case), what role does it play in the actual sound quality of...

Tell me if this makes sense from the point of view of upgrading my system. Right now I record with Cubase LE on a Windows 7 machine (dedicated pretty much exclusively to recording, so there's not much else on it). I have a Zoom R8 that I use as an interface and a pair of decent JBL studio...

So if I'm putting together a songwriting demo to market to the country industry, does it help or hurt to have some songs sung by a female and some by a male on the same demo?

Anybody out there recording guitars with your modelers WITHOUT going direct? How you doing it?

Trying to look at options for recording electric guitars direct, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me to links or post some audio clips. I'm open to anything, impulses and amp sims, Line 6/Tech 21 stuff, whatever. Must sound rootsy, non processed (even if it really is) and, most importantly...

Has anyone had much success recording big amps in small rooms? I've read statements from folks that make it sound like a small amp can be made to sound big in a small room, but recording a big amp in a small room won't yield the same success. Any thoughts?

Looking for a new interface with a Win 7 PC. My DAW is cubase le5. I record mostly rock with some occasional acoustic/folk stuff. I do demos with direct guitars and drum machine, then replace the tracks with new ones recorded with mic'd amps and drum tracks from my drummer buddy who records his...

Are there specific specs i can look to in an interface to know if they're going to handle loud distorted guitar and overdriven amp sounds well? I'm considering the Roland Octa-capture, due to its positive reviews, features and price. But I'm a rock guy, and I'll be using this to record amps...

Any tele/bassman RI (preferably LTD) users care to comment on their favorite mics (under $300) for recording the two? And while we're at, mic placement?

Anybody ever compare the zoom R8 with the R16 or R24 as an interface? Wondering if there's any significant difference between the three of them strictly as an interface. I'm running cubase le in a windows 7 machine. thanks!