Hate direct boxes?

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Recording a guitar with DI

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bubbagump said:
Err, the more distorted a signal is, generally, the more compressed it will be naturally as that is what distortion IS. ( I assume we are talking harmonic distortion as related to guitar amps.) I don't mean to be a dick, but you might want to do some reading up on the physics of this stuff. Do a Google on harmonic distortion, voltage rails, square waves, read an article or two on gain staging, learn about impedance, and maybe even vacuum tubes. Once you know the hows and whys behind a lot of these things, it makes it much easier to work with it. You're just asking servely newbie questions, a few minutes fo Google and reading will probably tell you more than we could in months as right now you don't even know the questions to ask.
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Yeah, thanks for the advice, I'll search the Internet and maybe get a book on the subject.
 
Death metal

punkin said:
What sort of music you planning for?
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I play traditional death metal with some grind elements. A reference guitar tone would be Cannibal Corpse's "The wretched spawn" album. Thanks.
 
I think we are comparing apple to oranges here. You are going after a very solid state amp tone which you probably can get close to with a stomp box and a DI like the Berry with a cab simulator in it. You don't want to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughn or David Gilmour which is a tube sound. Again, not to be a dick, but you are not looking for a "refined" tone you might get with a tube amp. You just need a lot of nuts and you might just find that with what you have. This argument has sort of turned into why do you guys hate Coke and everyone comes back and says they prefer wine. Just understand when and why you would use a DI and let your ears do the rest.
 
Good points...I for one 90% of the time use a DI and amp at the same time. I almost always take a clean track and an amp track. That way I can re-amp or otherwise process as needed. Great for doubling up and thickening (if that's a word) the sound.
 
"Fine young cannibals" used a speaker from a cheap radio immersed in a bucket of water to get that amazing guitar sound in "She drives me crazy"... So since when were there any rules about how ANYTHING should be recorded?
 
I have a few different DI boxes and the Behringer Ultra G is great for recording a tube amp with a dummy speaker load (if loud amps are a problem) It takes the speaker signal and adds a convincing cabinet emulation. I do prefer to mic an amp though.
 
Seriously...if you're going to keep whining , consider a nice Australian Port. It will go so much nicer with the Camembert.
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Nah pick a nice deep Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon (not the shite from the southern United States )
 
Hahaha a wine discussion!!! Froma direct box threat, unbelievable!
By the way, I stored my DI box until I need it for recording bass or reamping. Now I'm using a Peavey Bravo 112 and a SM57 microphone.
 
If you have the channels, why not use a DI on electric guitar?...

isn't anyone a re-amper?
 
RDMSstudio said:
"Fine young cannibals" used a speaker from a cheap radio immersed in a bucket of water to get that amazing guitar sound in "She drives me crazy"... So since when were there any rules about how ANYTHING should be recorded?
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There are no rules but why try to reinvent the wheel?
 
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