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I've gotten some decent results with a V-AMP2 and with Roland COSM effects (on my effects card in my VS-1680 digital recorder). Still, with effort, the best sounds I have recorded are via mic'd cabinet (SM57 mostly).

switch from my Roland VS1680-based studio to a Firepod/Cubase-based studio? Have concerns about latency. Is it too much of a pain to deal with? Also saw someone's question re tracking with a stereo source. They indicated that they had to monitor their performance in mono due to limitations (in...

Have Roland Amp Sims via my 1680. I think one or the other of these would provide better sounds. Can't afford the POD for now. Advice?

Steve Howe (Yes)

Try mic'ing your cabinet and mixing that with the direct sound OR use something like a Sansamp Bass Driver DI. That lets you do the same thing with one box...and it delivers a really nice tone.

Panning is one of the keys to getting the sound...probably not the most important. I noticed that Paul McCartney's newest album "Driving Rain" has a few tracks that dare pan the whole drum kit to the side, bass off center and it actually sounds fresh and...

I have the AT4033 and use a Roland 1680. I have to work on mic placement a bit to make sure I don't have a sibilance problem. That's the best place to solve the problem if possible.

I've found that the biggest obstacle to overcome going from analog to digital is the lack of natural compression which you get in the analog process when you drive the level and saturate the tape. With digital you have to get the compression via outboard gear (or plug-in) OR just have an...

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison's trade-off solos on "The End" from Abbey Road are an alltime favorite of mine.

Yoder, I've found that you have to really work a lot harder to get a good bass sound going digital versus analog. It used to be no problem at all to get the tone, etc. when I went to tape. Now it's a struggle to get it just right each time. The guys who posted above are right...try all of...

I have a Yamaha soundcard in my Dell PC. I'm not sure exactly which soundcard it is, but the parameters in Control Panel show SPDIF as a possibility. I don't see anything on the back of the PC but it sounds like (from the options in Control Panel) it may output SPDIF from the main output jack...

I've tried tracking straight into my Roland 1680 via its Hi-Z input. Have also tracked via my JoeMeek VC6Q mic pre/compressor/eq. In either case, I usually end up tracking with 3:1 - 4:1 compression settings (very lightly applied during tracking) and more on mixdown (sometimes...

I've got a decent P-bass with nice D'Addario roundwounds. I usually record direct but my tone is just too dull. I'm using compression and pretty much know what to do re EQ. I'd like to go the DI route but could also try to go out of my Fender Blues Deluxe to see if that warms it up. What DI...

Going bonkers over having to "play" drums using my synth. keyboard. I made the mistake of playing a set of Roland V-Drums (pro version). These are awesome and would fit with my needing to keep quiet during recording much of the time (due to neighbors, sleeping kids, etc.). I can't afford...

I always use a JOEMEEK VC6Q to track bass and get great results.