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I'd like to know if i can go straight from a guitar, to a mixer, to a audio interface. All i see on this website is mic to amp and output of the amp. THANKS!!!
FunkDaddy
New member
That's all you see where on this site? There's plenty of threads talking about DI guitar and amp simulators.
You don't need the mixer, there's nary a few interfaces out there now that can't take a cable direct from the guitar. Be warned though, if you DON'T have any amp simulation software, it will sound like crap.
You don't need the mixer, there's nary a few interfaces out there now that can't take a cable direct from the guitar. Be warned though, if you DON'T have any amp simulation software, it will sound like crap.
.Tyson Studios.
I LOST THE GAME
Thanks. Do have an example of a popular amp simulater?
Armistice
Son of Yoda
You can do whatever you like, there are no rules, only guidelines... however people recommend miking an amp because that's generally regarded as the way to get the best electric guitar sounds.
It's not the only way, however - software and hardware modellers have come great strides in recent years... depends upon context - what sound you are trying to achieve.
I'm sure you'll find a bunch of people here who can tell you how to do this to get good results.
You don't NEED to do anything - feel free to break the paradigm.
Let us know how it goes.
It's not the only way, however - software and hardware modellers have come great strides in recent years... depends upon context - what sound you are trying to achieve.
I'm sure you'll find a bunch of people here who can tell you how to do this to get good results.
You don't NEED to do anything - feel free to break the paradigm.
Let us know how it goes.
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Greg_L
Banned
♫♪Tyson♫♪;3536037 said:
Nope. The high end amp sims are gonna sound better than anything you'd record at home with modest home recorder gear in bad rooms.
.Tyson Studios.
I LOST THE GAME
Should i spend the money for an amp or for a simuilator? Thanks for your help guys!
.Tyson Studios.
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Oops. spend the money for a mic* or simulator 
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Greg_L
Banned
Do whatever you want. If you want a huge variety of amp sounds, get the sim. If you mostly use one basic sound, mic your amp.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
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Greg_L
Banned
Don't let mic snobs sway you. Sims usually sound way better.
.Tyson Studios.
I LOST THE GAME
LOL thanks.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
True what ever works best for you is what you should go with. MIC
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Greg_L
Banned
You can't beat a great player playing a great guitar into a great amp in a great room into a great mic into a great pre-amp. Nothing beats the real thing. But unless you have all that, a sim is probably gonna sound better for home recording.
grimtraveller
If only for a moment.....
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♫♪Tyson♫♪;3536037 said:
What would you have done if everyone had said "Yeah" ?
carlosguardia
New member
Get an SM57
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Chibi Nappa
New member
This isn't even a choice.
Mic.
Sims sound "off", aren't as flexible, and you can't use a sim to record the crazy sound the washing machine is making that would be perfect in "song x".
Don't get me wrong. Sims are fantastic for filler tones. Sims are even more useful if you run their output to a real amp and mic that. But guitar sounds are best mic'd. And I'll do anything with a guitar including plugging straight from the guitar into an analog console and clipping it as hard as I can. But 99.9% of the time, I'm micing an amp. Even for unconventional sounds.
Mic.
Sims sound "off", aren't as flexible, and you can't use a sim to record the crazy sound the washing machine is making that would be perfect in "song x".
Don't get me wrong. Sims are fantastic for filler tones. Sims are even more useful if you run their output to a real amp and mic that. But guitar sounds are best mic'd. And I'll do anything with a guitar including plugging straight from the guitar into an analog console and clipping it as hard as I can. But 99.9% of the time, I'm micing an amp. Even for unconventional sounds.
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moresound
Loud Sun Studios
Supercreep
Lizard People
No.
You also don't need to cook pasta before you eat it. Some people prefer the texture of cooked pasta, so YMMV.
You also don't need to cook pasta before you eat it. Some people prefer the texture of cooked pasta, so YMMV.
miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
These days you don't need to mic an amp. You don't even need amps...or a drum kit, or a bass guitar, or horn players, or string players or even backup singers...heck, you don't even need to sing in tune anymore....
...though that's how it all use to be done.
Choose your own path.
...though that's how it all use to be done.
Choose your own path.
diggy_dude
Now 169% diggier!
I have to agree with Greg on this. Amp simulators (and modeling hardware/software in general) are getting better all the time - and they couldn't sound any worse than miking a cheap Crate.
You're obviously not going to want to plug the guitar directly into a mixer or A/D interface. You need something there to impart the characteristics of an amp and speaker cab setup to the signal from your pickups.
You're obviously not going to want to plug the guitar directly into a mixer or A/D interface. You need something there to impart the characteristics of an amp and speaker cab setup to the signal from your pickups.