Help Engineer Specs Pls

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I am attempting to engineer the best direct line guitar sound possible.

By best I mean heavy, rockin, kind of grunge sounding rhythm guitars and lead guitars that still sound rockin but are alos clear enough to hear the intervals in 7th chords.

- I am using a high gain distortion
- I have a six band equalizer
- I would like to use compression
- I have a cab emulator
- What frequencies from 80 - 1170 are good to focus on making a boost/ or cut?
- What bandwidths are ideal for each to be set at?
 
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- I am using a high gain distortion - turn your gain down about 25-40% less than you think you need
- I would like to use compression - why would you like to use compression?
- What frequencies from 80 - 1170 are good to focus on making a boost/ or cut? - none - get the tone right w/o it
 
NL5 said:
- I am using a high gain distortion - turn your gain down about 25-40% less than you think you need

- I would like to use compression - why would you like to use compression?

- What frequencies from 80 - 1170 are good to focus on making a boost/ or cut? - none - get the tone right w/o it
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1. the gain is set to zero
2. i dont know
3. i can't do that because its direct line

can't afford parametric
 
Direct guitar sounds like ass.

Your first step should be to get a good amp.

And step two, stick a mic in front of it.

You're welcome.
 
Yeah guitars never sound good direct in. Bass guitars sound great usually, but guitars, no. AMplify and mic those suckers!
 
1. the gain is set to zero- why are you using a high gain distortion with the gain on 0???????
2. i dont know - Then I wouldn't use compression.
3. i can't do that because its direct line - you have no control over the sound? You at the very least have tone controls on the guitar, and a gain knob somewhere.
 
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