Ibanez tube screamer direct to sound card

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I apologize if this is in the wrong place. I am using cubasesx3, or
trying to :)

can I come right out of my tube screamer into the RCA input(s) of
an audiophile2496?

thanks for any feedback. cheers!

Bill
 
Sure,
Just be careful of the levels when you first hook it up
 
I can't imagine it sounding very good...

I mean unless you're using modelling software. I suppose that would work.
 
The way to find out is to hook it up and see. Many times I've been surprised by how good something sounds that shouldn't.

I have an old Tube MP Studio. I have a favourite preset. I turn every knob to full and push in every button. It sounds and records awesome. I call it the "turn every knob to full and push in every button" preset!
 
You just need a TS to RCA cable or adapter. Start with the level all the way down and bring it up slowly until you get the right level.

Watch your ears, it will be very brittle and screechy sounding.
 
Farview said:
You just need a TS to RCA cable or adapter. Start with the level all the way down and bring it up slowly until you get the right level.Watch your ears, it will be very brittle and screechy sounding.
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interesting. some mixed reviews so to speak. actually, mine is
one of the really old ones and it sounds great. I have tried several
ideas so far, and I do appreciate the feedback from you guys.

where to begin...... I just started to familiarize myself with cubase sx3.
pretty easy so far, but then I'm not trying to do much yet. just putting
guitar tracks on some work for a friend of mine.

I dug out my old ancient Digitech GSP21 Pro, and used it and
the tube screamer to get an slightly overdriven, mildly reverberated
sound, and went direct to sound card. it sounds really good.

not screechy or ghastly at all :)

it does hum though. if I do not sit in the exact right position, I
get a terrible hum with or without the tube screamer. it seems to
get worse (unbearable) if I am close to the monitor which is a big
CRT. not sure if that is significant.

is there a cool way to record rock-ish sounding guitar direct
to computer? there are a ton of virtual effects, all of which I
hate. but maybe an external pod or something might be the way.

thanks!
 
Washburn100 said:
The way to find out is to hook it up and see. Many times I've been surprised by how good something sounds that shouldn't.

I have an old Tube MP Studio. I have a favourite preset. I turn every knob to full and push in every button. It sounds and records awesome. I call it the "turn every knob to full and push in every button" preset!
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washburn, what style of music are you playing,may I ask?
do you get a hum when going direct?
 
I play mostly along the lines of classic rock.

As for hum, sometimes I do, but I have slowly been inproving my equipment so for recording, I have a near silent signal. I have an Alesis Mastercontrol for my interface and mostly use a VG-99 with my Godin xt-SA. The signal out of the VG-99 is pristine when I use the cosm guitars through the built in piezo hex pick-up. If I use the regular pickups I do get noise, but the VG-99 has a great noise gate so I can temper it.

If I use the MP Studio direct into my interface, I definately get noise, but again gating helps. Also, I took the time to sheild all my pick-up cavities which made a big improvement, even for humbucker style pickups. I am amazed that even some high end guitars have very poorly shielded PU cavities. Google around and you will find a lot of information about it. It is also inexpesnsive to fix.
 
billy3000 said:
it seems to
get worse (unbearable) if I am close to the monitor which is a big
CRT. not sure if that is significant.

thanks!
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If it is a CRT, that is the problem. It will completely go away if you get an LCD monitor. CRT's put off a bunch of electro magnetic stuff that gets picked up by your pickups.


I'm really suprised that you are getting a useable sound from the tube screamer. It was designed to boost and add a little grit to a signal that was going into a tube amp. It was never designed to be the sound. But, if it works for you, great!

A hardware Pod would be a great thing to get. If you dive into it enough, you can get some really good sounds out of it. There is also enough variety that you won't have to dump your rig every time your taste in guitar sound changes.
 
Farview said:
If it is a CRT, that is the problem. It will completely go away if you get an LCD monitor. CRT's put off a bunch of electro magnetic stuff that gets picked up by your pickups.


I'm really suprised that you are getting a useable sound from the tube screamer. It was designed to boost and add a little grit to a signal that was going into a tube amp. It was never designed to be the sound. But, if it works for you, great!

A hardware Pod would be a great thing to get. If you dive into it enough, you can get some really good sounds out of it. There is also enough variety that you won't have to dump your rig every time your taste in guitar sound changes.
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thanks jay. I have been using a tele american standard, into the tube
screamer, then thru the GSP21Pro.....for 'slight' reverb and EQ, then straight
to sound card. before I added the old digitech processor to the soup, it
all sounded pretty cheezy, yes :)

not bad at all now. so I needs a better monitor eh? thanks, I will get on
that right away. and a shielding kit as another poster suggested.
 
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