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hey..im new to the boards and I have a question..might not be the right place to ask but i know some of you are using the presonus firepod as an a/d/a converter...i have the line 6 podxt live and i was wondering if that would be a better option than micing my amp. all i have for mics are an sm57 and that 50 dollar mxl 990 condensor mic. when i have recorded guitars before they sound very roomy and i cant seem to get them to sound right in the mix. I was wondering if the podxt might be a better approach..i would love to hear some sample of the podxt with heavier sounding guitars so i could get an idea of what that sounds like..and if anyone has had luck with just micing there amps with the presonus firepod pres..thanks if you can understand what i just said
 
nope. mics and amps always. the pod is great for hurling at people you hate though, i hear they really sting.

unless it's 3am and your girlfriend is asleep in the next room, then it's perfectly acceptable to use the pod straight into the mixer.

Love,
Rob
 
thanks for the advice. i will make sure to post some songs when i get them recorded..wont be till after christmas tho. any suggestions on what kind of room and how close to place the mics to my amp..im looking for a tight sound for an emo rock band
 
lastgreatsummer said:
thanks for the advice. i will make sure to post some songs when i get them recorded..wont be till after christmas tho. any suggestions on what kind of room and how close to place the mics to my amp..im looking for a tight sound for an emo rock band
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you're going to want to read everything you can find on this board if you want an answer on that

use the search function, it's verrrrry helpful man
 
here's where i'd start:

-take the sm57 and stick it up to the speaker grill, close to the edge of the speaker cone.. move it around until you get it somewhere that sounds 'good'.. not to be confused with 'huge'

- take the mxl990 and put it back a foot or so, again, move it around until it not only sounds good on it's own (it will seem 'roomy') but sounds good (in phase) with the sm57.

blend to taste. bake in an oven at 400 degrees C for 20 minutes.
 
I don't know what kind of tone you are looking for, but here is something I did using the POD as my effects pedal, and running one guitar direct, and mic'ing my amp with an inexpensive Nady, right up to the grill.
Grey

This is a tune I just started working on, and it's in the songwriting clinic. It's just the 2 guitars, blended as one, with a simple drum pattern. The tone was pretty easy to get, if you want something fairly heavy.
Ed
 
Hey Dogman,

That sounded great..... super crunchy and dynamic.



As for the initial post: My suggestion is to just work with what you've got, and trust your ears. This is a "home recording" forum, so most people don't have the luxury of cranking and amp and playing around with mic placement. The whole purpose of your POD is to minimize the setup, while maximizing your time to create.

It's just ridiculous that people constantly focus on how true to life the recordings are expected to sound, sometimes using subpar equipment, and rarely support the ideas and messages in the music. **err, that would have been a great riff if it sounded more tubelike**

I'd rather hear a nice idea behind a crappy recording, than hear a well polished sound going nowhere. It's all about having the courage to create and then the humility to learn from it and move forward.....
 
thanks for all the advice..and yeah i have been coming here recently and it looks like it will be great help. thanks again
reo
 
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