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Anything marked 'line output' is a suitable source for interface or mixer line input. It's a much stronger level of signal than instrument (guitar pickups) or microphone level. @TalismanRich explained this well. (y) Line output is common on electric keyboards, synthesisers, effects units...

You're welcome. Hopefully you get your original issue solved and pick up a few tips along the way. The reason I'm focussing on your cabling and polarity, I don't think I properly explained. As mentioned your recording software may, rather unhelpfully, call it phase - You know the symbol now...

"mic 1 XLR to Line (Edge of speaker)" Almost certainly your problem. Your microphones need to see a microphone preamplifier, and microphone preamplifiers are accessible via XLR input. On more or less all modern interfaces and mixers 1/4" inputs are for either line or instrument level input...

"Thanks so how can you get a really full sounding guitar?" That's what we're trying to find out. Something's wrong with your setup so following the steps would be the plan for now, until we can establish what's going wrong. When I'm referring to gain I'm talking about the gain control on your...

It's not so much the volume as the gain - the amount of distortion. Distorted guitar generally sounds more distorted in the recording than in real life, presumably due to the proximity of the microphone to the speaker, so it's very common to have to pull the gain back to get the recorded tone...

That does sound much fuller. Gain could still come down further but yes, that definitely sounds better. I'd suggest doing the same thing again, then, but through your mixer this time. One mic, one cable. Ideally the result should sound the same. If it does then proceed to two mics, two cables...

Thanks for doing that. Only one file has audio but it's clear from that file that there's no problem with your mic or cable. Plenty of bass. I think as a next step I'd recommend just going with one mic, one XLR to XLR cable, and your Solo interface. Leave the mixer out of the equation...

I think @TalismanRich is right - Posting a short recording of yourself speaking into a single microphone will be helpful in ruling a few things out. A full description of your setup would be good too because, as Rich pointed out, you've got a solo interface but you say you're recording with two...

Agreed. There's something strange going on here.

"If the distances of the two microphones from their respective drivers are around the same then, no, you won't have phase issues." Are they? I pointed out polarity reversal can happen anywhere there's wires, so I'm afraid your reply about speakers isn't conclusive. Pan them both centre and...

If the distances of the two microphones from their respective drivers are around the same then, no, you won't have phase issues. The polarity can be reversed between the two chains at multiple points, though. The speakers can be wired in reverse, as can the microphones or even the cables. As I...

I agree with the above. Ideally you should be placing the microphones within inches of the driver. I'm not sure I follow with the grill off/grill on...one foot, one inch business. Maybe show us a picture of what you mean there? Either way, try to get the mic within a few inches of the cone of...

Sorry Richard, I didn't realise this was your first post. Welcome to the forums!

Are the clicks and pops part of the recording or just heard intermittently during playback? Stating the obvious, perhaps, but if they're recorded you'd be able to reliably hear them at exactly the same point in the project repeatedly, whereas if they're not recorded down they would be at...

btw, thanks for taking the time to share 'permanently', Nick. I have it downloaded and set up. Don't have a lot of spare time each day but I got aux tracks/buses set up how I want them and a quick faders/pans-only mix done. It's all very well tracked so I'll look forward to chipping away at it...

Apologies, I was mistaken about those file names. I'd been looking in the wrong session folder over here. For electric guitars I have the four files from that folder - Elec1+2, Stac, and Backwards. 33 files total. Perhaps lead is missing.

Theres'a Lead_06 L+R in there. Edit : sorry, this is wrong. I was looking at the wrong session folder.

Thanks for that info @keith.rogers Mix This! sticky thread updated. (y)

My Monday morning one-hour mix. Guaranteed in one hour, or your money back. :facepalm:

Would be better to just post them in this thread so anyone can have a go. (y)