Miking and hiss

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I'm doing some home recording with Pro Tools LE and I'm miking my amp using a Shure SM57. The amp has some hiss like any tube amp. It's actually not bad but the mike amplifies it.

So I recorded a part and I got some background hiss. I used a de-esser plug-in and it removed a lot of it but the volume level is low now.

What do you do to solve your hiss problems?
 
Turn your amp up as high as possible where you find the best s/n ratio before recording and then use, as said above, a noise gate.
 
Noise gate...

No, I haven't tried a noise gate. Do you put that in front of the amp or in the loop?

Thanks
 
If you have a hardware gate, it would go between the mic and computer....you should be able to do it in Pro Tools after the track is recorded.....
 
You could also try moving the mic back a bit and changing it's angle to the cabinet. Then a noise gate maybe as well but even with a gate, when it's triggered your gonna get the hiss in the background... So try the micing technique as well.

Putting the noise gate in after recording however will give you some other things to worry about, but it's a good choice. Getting it right before the sound card is the best way to start.

Good luck
 
You can automate the channel mutes on the computer or edit the tracks and silence the hiss when you arent playing, I assume that when the guitar is playing the hiss is inaudible.
 
Yeah, Vox, its a good idea to edit all of your tracks like that, muting the parts that have silence....pretty much a no-brainer, but I never thought of it until Ed (sonusman) mentioned it in a post.....
 
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