I'm having a really hard time capturing the sound I'm hearing coming from the amp. I'm trying an SM57 on a Vox AC30 and Fender Deluxe, as well as a large diaphragm condenser. I've tried the 57 up close at various points on the speaker (ie. on-axis, off-axis, at the centre, two inches form the centre) and the condenser typically about two feet back. When it's good and clean, I can capture some of the reverb, but if I'm using a dirty tone or thick overdrive, it just becomes mud. The easy fix has been to turn the reverb off on the amp and just add it as a plug-in, but obviously I really want to capture what I'm hearing in the room. The amp reverb also helps with note sustain so turning it off, I lose some of that sustain as well.
I've watched a dozen videos on YouTube about recording guitar and I feel like I'm doing everything I should be. Is it perhaps a mic preamp issue? I'm using an M-Audio M-Track Eight interface with the built-in preamps.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
I've watched a dozen videos on YouTube about recording guitar and I feel like I'm doing everything I should be. Is it perhaps a mic preamp issue? I'm using an M-Audio M-Track Eight interface with the built-in preamps.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.