mr. torture
New member
I am having trouble getting a good sound on tape which seems very crazy considering the gear i use.
The sound is brittle and messy. and seems to get lost.
Here is what i use:
Marshall 1959 Plexi
Marshall JCM 800 (1983)
Marshall 4x12 cab with greenbacks
Marshall powerbrake
Shure sm57 mics
Great river preamps
Jackson soloist and Gibson les-paul
All recorded into a Yamaha aw4416 24 bit 44.1
I have tried all types of mic placement, turning gain down on amp and mid boosting.
I am in a 12' x 13' x 7' tall basement room that is treated well with rigid fiberglass, painted cement floor and all rigid fiberglass ceiling covered in burlap.
I built an entire wall that seperates the control room and the amp room using
Ethans designs.
I am wondering if the room has to be deader or maybe more live??
I cant seem to get a tight uniformed sound.
I try not to use any eq and i never compress during recording.
I do have an EL8 distressor that i have not tried with guitars only used for vocals.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!
The sound is brittle and messy. and seems to get lost.
Here is what i use:
Marshall 1959 Plexi
Marshall JCM 800 (1983)
Marshall 4x12 cab with greenbacks
Marshall powerbrake
Shure sm57 mics
Great river preamps
Jackson soloist and Gibson les-paul
All recorded into a Yamaha aw4416 24 bit 44.1
I have tried all types of mic placement, turning gain down on amp and mid boosting.
I am in a 12' x 13' x 7' tall basement room that is treated well with rigid fiberglass, painted cement floor and all rigid fiberglass ceiling covered in burlap.
I built an entire wall that seperates the control room and the amp room using
Ethans designs.
I am wondering if the room has to be deader or maybe more live??
I cant seem to get a tight uniformed sound.
I try not to use any eq and i never compress during recording.
I do have an EL8 distressor that i have not tried with guitars only used for vocals.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!