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    Ribbon mica for electric guitar amps

    Very curious about using a ribbon mic on an electric guitar amp. Looking for something warm and vintage like without the mid range honk of something like an SM57 dynamic mic. Anybody using a ribbon mic on an electric guitar amp? Any recommendations for around $400? I've heard an active ribbon...
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    Cubase not seeing IR loader VST2 files

    Never mind, I figured it out. Cubase LE won't recognize 64 bit VSTs, but it will with 32bit. So I downloaded the 32 bit versions and now it works fine.
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    Cubase not seeing IR loader VST2 files

    Hi all, cubase le isn't recognizing a couple of IR loader plugins I downloaded. I downloaded both the NadIR and Pulse IR loaders in Windows 64 bit. I copied each into the program files/steinberg/vstplugins folder. I went into my plugin manager in Cubase LE to get the plugin manager to load them...
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    So why does the mic hear my amp differently than my ear?

    Ok, so I when I play my OD pedals through a certain amp, I get a sound I really like. Then I record that amp with an SM57 into my recording setup and they sound really different. Not necessarily bad but it's not the sound I hear with my ear in the same room. Why is that? And what can I do to get...
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    Help me pick an interface

    Here's what I'm looking for: USB interface Max budget: $600. Running Cubase LE on a Windows 7 PC Need 4 mic/line inputs Preferably at least one, if not two, will be high impedance instrument inputs for direct recording guitars (would like to try that in stereo, hence the preference for 2). Two...
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    Good source of ambient room sound for recording guitars direct?

    What's a good source of ambient room sound for recording guitars direct for less than $100? I'm recording on a Windows 7 PC with Cubase LE. I'm considering either a plug in or even a pedal like a TC electronics Hall of Fame to cut down on CPU usage. Again, this is just for ambient 'room sound'...
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    The computer's role in sound quality in a home recording situation

    So in terms of just looking at the computer side of things, forget the interface, the mics, the preamps, the sound quality of the room you're recording in and the sound treatment of that room. Just in terms of the computer (PC in my case), what role does it play in the actual sound quality of...
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    How's this for a plan to upgrade my recording gear?

    Tell me if this makes sense from the point of view of upgrading my system. Right now I record with Cubase LE on a Windows 7 machine (dedicated pretty much exclusively to recording, so there's not much else on it). I have a Zoom R8 that I use as an interface and a pair of decent JBL studio...
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    Having songs sung by both male and female singers on demo?

    Actually I was referring to a demo with three different songs, two sung by a female and one by a male. Keep in mind, I don't even know if people make demo cd's any more, so it may be a moot point.
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    Having songs sung by both male and female singers on demo?

    So if I'm putting together a songwriting demo to market to the country industry, does it help or hurt to have some songs sung by a female and some by a male on the same demo?
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    Recording electric guitars with modelers WITHOUT going direct

    Cool tone man! Kind of a Steve Cropper/Stax Volt meets the blues kind of thing. What kind of tele were you using? I'm assuming it was a tele.
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    Recording electric guitars with modelers WITHOUT going direct

    Yes, quite! Sorry wasn't clear in my first post. Meant modeling floor units (helix, hd500, etc). Something without a speaker. So if it's a floor unit and it's being run through something with a speaker and a tweeter or horn, are there guys who mic that by mic'ing both the speaker and...
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    Recording electric guitars with modelers WITHOUT going direct

    Anybody out there recording guitars with your modelers WITHOUT going direct? How you doing it?
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    Any audio clips anyone can share of rootsy sounding electric guitars recorded direct?

    Now THOSE sound pretty darn good. Good meaning more life like then what I was getting with my free Amplitube samples. But what I want to know is what else was contributing to that sound? Were they running great IR's with them? Did the guitarist go direct by plugging into a really good preamp...
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    Any audio clips anyone can share of rootsy sounding electric guitars recorded direct?

    Yeah, I do that already. But I can't do that at midnight when my 11 year old is asleep. And let's just say my weekends and evenings are already a tad bit full.
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    Any audio clips anyone can share of rootsy sounding electric guitars recorded direct?

    Trying to look at options for recording electric guitars direct, and I'm wondering if anyone can point me to links or post some audio clips. I'm open to anything, impulses and amp sims, Line 6/Tech 21 stuff, whatever. Must sound rootsy, non processed (even if it really is) and, most importantly...
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    Your Opinion On Amp Sims

    Just curious, got any audio clips you could point me to of stuff you've recorded direct using what you mentioned above? I'm really looking for a way to record direct that I can live with. I'm into real rootsy, non-processed type guitar sounds. Think Petty, Stones, Springsteen, etc.
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    Recording big amps in small rooms?

    Fender bassman LTD. The problem is I like the recorded sound of the bassman better when I get at least some room sound in there. Hence the question about recording in a small room. But yeah, filling the room with noise is the problem I was trying to avoid.
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    Recording big amps in small rooms?

    Has anyone had much success recording big amps in small rooms? I've read statements from folks that make it sound like a small amp can be made to sound big in a small room, but recording a big amp in a small room won't yield the same success. Any thoughts?
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    Interface that rocks for $500?

    Looking for a new interface with a Win 7 PC. My DAW is cubase le5. I record mostly rock with some occasional acoustic/folk stuff. I do demos with direct guitars and drum machine, then replace the tracks with new ones recorded with mic'd amps and drum tracks from my drummer buddy who records his...
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