bubbleboy
New member
I searched the archives a lot and I know there are people like me who live in a tiny apartment and can't crank a tube amp to 11 (or even 1 in my case) without being evicted. I long ago resigned myself to the fact that awesome miked distortion tones will not be coming from my home recordings.
So here's my deal/question. Songwriter, need to make some demos for a record producer before I go into a professional recording studio.
I know I won't get a great distortion tone going direct - all I need is to make some demos of my songs where I'm able to switch from a clean sound to high-gain during the song. The demo will then be shipped off to the producer so they understand the arrangement and intent for recording certain parts distorted in the professional studio setting. Part of this is also so the drummer can play along to the track and will know what parts are distortion.
The wrinkle is this - I have no laptop and no professional audio interface for my PC, just a pc for home use, and I can't afford all that stuff right now anyway given my recording budget, etc. i don't really want to mess with the pc anyway. What I do have is a Korg D1600MKII 16-tracker. A little elderly but it works nicely for churning out rough demos.
So I want to go direct into the Korg D1600 via 1/4" or XLR inputs - doesn't matter to me.
I'm thoroughly confused and frustrated, and I know you guys know stuff I don't. I can't spend more than like 250 on this.
The options I've entertained are:
Is there some better option, approach I'm missing? It doesn't have to sound like a full stack, just have to hear the notes, not be completely fizzed out, and be distorted when switched on
So here's my deal/question. Songwriter, need to make some demos for a record producer before I go into a professional recording studio.
I know I won't get a great distortion tone going direct - all I need is to make some demos of my songs where I'm able to switch from a clean sound to high-gain during the song. The demo will then be shipped off to the producer so they understand the arrangement and intent for recording certain parts distorted in the professional studio setting. Part of this is also so the drummer can play along to the track and will know what parts are distortion.
The wrinkle is this - I have no laptop and no professional audio interface for my PC, just a pc for home use, and I can't afford all that stuff right now anyway given my recording budget, etc. i don't really want to mess with the pc anyway. What I do have is a Korg D1600MKII 16-tracker. A little elderly but it works nicely for churning out rough demos.
So I want to go direct into the Korg D1600 via 1/4" or XLR inputs - doesn't matter to me.
I'm thoroughly confused and frustrated, and I know you guys know stuff I don't. I can't spend more than like 250 on this.
The options I've entertained are:
- Guitar-->high gain distortion pedal-->Radial JDI-->d1600 recorder
- Boss ME-25, using the phone output and special cable recommended in its manual
- Line 6 POD HD with whatever footswitch is compatible with it (seems impossible to figure out compatibility; line 6 web site is so confusing)
- A used line 6 pod HD floor/footswitch model...
Is there some better option, approach I'm missing? It doesn't have to sound like a full stack, just have to hear the notes, not be completely fizzed out, and be distorted when switched on