HUGE dilemma. Humm! LOW END!

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Ok I am using an sm57 mic and a vtb tube preamp. When I record distortion I have the tube blend all the way up. Its great! When I record clean sounds its horrible!! Its too much bass or low end Too much hum! Where am I going wrong! Too much output?, too much gain? Too much tube? It also happened with an acoustic so I had to have it a foot away! When I set the levels, I look at the input meter and add gain till its at around 8 and it might hit the yellows. On my output I look at the level on cubase, it stays green the whole time. Should it not hit the yellow at all? AHHH!
 
Put it in the microwave for about 30 minutes on high so you can "bake" the low end out of the preamp. Pro's do this all the time.
 
you have to put it in a ziplock bag first to protect the metal though.
 
come on! this isn't the cave. This is the civilised world here!
 
myhatbroke said:
Ok I am using an sm57 mic and a vtb tube preamp. When I record distortion I have the tube blend all the way up. Its great! When I record clean sounds its horrible!! Its too much bass or low end Too much hum! Where am I going wrong! Too much output?, too much gain? Too much tube? It also happened with an acoustic so I had to have it a foot away! When I set the levels, I look at the input meter and add gain till its at around 8 and it might hit the yellows. On my output I look at the level on cubase, it stays green the whole time. Should it not hit the yellow at all? AHHH!
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Alright, I'll give you an answer: skip the mic and record your casio keyboard direct.

But seriously, miking an amp is largely about microphone placement (in conjunction with amp eq settings, preamp gain staging, etc.). Move the mic around, cut the bass on the amp, engage the low-cut on the preamp, etc. to decrease low end and hum (~60Hz). I would not use the tube gain on the VTB1 for clean guitar, as it adds too much grit. Just keep the toob at "0" and use the input and output gains to get an acceptable level.
 
Here's a clue. If maximum tube was always good they wouldn't have included a knob.
 
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