recording distortion

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ok im in a punk band that plays some really fast guitar riffs and i want a deep sounding distortion, i was using a boss dist but it sux, also should i plug my amp to my computer to record or should i hook my dist peadal right up to the computer with out amp, another thing im consured about is..is there a speacail type off peadal used when recording? and wht is a preamp
 
The boss pedals are usually good sounding pedals so your problem with it may simply be your taste in sound. Shop around and find the effects that suit you. I personally use a Roland VG-88 that kicks ass but you may not want to spend that many dollars.

You should mic your amp for the best recorded guitar sound. If you do it correctly you won't be able to beat it. Try recording the guitar dry and adding effects later on when mixing. You could mic one track dry and record a track directly out of your amp with effects added and then mix the 2 later on. There are lots of ways to arrive at a good sound. It's going to take a long while to get good at recording so be patient.

A preamp when spoken about around here is an amplifier for your microphone. You can't plug a mic directly into your soundcard and expect a good sound because they have crap preamps. You need to bring your mic up to line level and use the line-in on your soundcard, not the mic insert( that's for the crappy $5 mics that come with your puter). You can get preamps for single mics or if you use alot of mics simultaneously you'll want to get a mixing board which usually has a preamp in each channel. Unless you get a really good mixer your single preamps will usually have a better quality. If you use a condenser mic you will also need phantom power with your preamp.

It's going to take a while to absorb everything you see around here but read alot, experiment and have fun.

Welcome to the board and don't forget the fun part!
 
oh dude..

dude I had your same problem when i FIRST started recording... you'd record guitaqr and listen to it back and be like DAMNIT it doesn't sound good... well when you add some tight room reverb and compression etc. it'll tighten up the sound and make it sound alot better... If I were you I'd invest in a book called "Recording and Selling Your Own Music" it touches alot into miking distorted guitars etc. and carious methods... another one which i actually just got (never too late to learn) is A Guide To Homerecording For Musicians

Good luck
 
Oh my god, another punker...
Yeah I have that problem a lot.
Adding some reverb really does help a lot.
I use my Digitech pedal directly to my mixing board a lot.
I use an amp modeller and a mic modeller with a bit of reverb
And it come out pretty good for punk stuff.
 
Hey Guys ever hear of a Line 6 POD or POD/XT, if you want great sounding distortion direct to your recording rig you can't beat it. You can probably find a POD 2.0 since the XT came out for $100-200 which will give you a ton of different tones to play with.
 
it's in the gain

I found that when I record distorted guitars, I turn the gain down a lot more than when I play live. I know this is unorthodox, especially for punk, but a clear note is more important than ballsy distortion, at least to me. Also try lowering the midrange; I like a lot of bass and a lot of treble for a thick palm muted sound.
 
Chris has the right idea. Turn down the distortion and mic the amp. If you listen, most rock, even punk isn't very distorted.

What type of punk are you recording (all the non-punkers are asking "there are different kinds?)
What do you have for equipment (for guitar and recording)?
How good do you want the final sound to be?

The answers will really help in giving you advice.
 
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