I have been trying to figure out the best way to record in my home studio. Is it better to place a mic in front of my amp and then input the mic directly into my tascam 4 track recorder or is it better to connect my amp (or just a pedal board) to my mackie mixer and then connect my tascam recorder to the mixer?
to mic or to connect tascam to mixer
- Thread starter cybex03
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noisedude
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Whichever you prefer. Generally people like the sound of their amp and want to record that. If you use a line out you're missing out the speaker, which creates a lot of the amp's sound. This can be good for clean parts or if you're using amp modelling at a later stage, but it won't be so great for distorted sounds because of the very narrow frequency response that a guitar cab brings to the tone.
Bottom line - unless you're modelling later or you want a different sound for a special effect - mic it dude!
Bottom line - unless you're modelling later or you want a different sound for a special effect - mic it dude!