Smooth Driven Guitar Sound?

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i think you'll be better off just micing your amp anyways.

and the sblive wouldn't be the problem. i'm doing my band's new album with my sblive value... and other than the fact that i had to record all the drums into one track making them hard to play around with, it sounds fantastic.
 
think maybe he is looking for analog warmth in a digi recording? If that is the case, try some software sims.

Just a thought!
 
wait... maybe this is a dumb question... but are you plugging into the microphone input, or the line in on the sblive. i could see the microphone input maybe adding some nasty sounds to it... but should be fine with the line in. again, micing your cab with an sm57 will give you the best result. just rent one for a day if you dont have one. thats what i do.
 
Yep, gonna use an SM-57.

Yeah, my recordings sound great aside from this problem, which I do remedy with the EQ.
Clean guitar sounds fantastic!

Thanks all!
I'm optimistic about micing and will try it soon.

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Oh yeah, I line into my Live! Drive IR Mic/Line input.
 
Jammer said:
Oh yeah, I line into my Live! Drive IR Mic/Line input.
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Is it a Line-In or a Mic. In? The Mic Input on the SB Live is bad!
 
The Mic Input on the SB Live is bad!
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Multiply with Live! drive... it's... it's...horrible.

Try to get external mixer or dedicated mic preamp, route it straight to your Line input of the card (even when that means you have to reach the back of your PC). Do not use the Live! drive breakout box. As the audio cable goin' thru the back of your PC, watch out for any electrical cables which possibly generates noises. Stay your audio cables away from those as far as possible. You'll notice the differences. Just try it out...

;)
Jaymz
 
James Argo said:
Multiply with Live! drive... it's... it's...horrible.
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If that's the case (I've never tried a Live-Drive), then just use the Line In on the back of the card itself, and see if it makes a difference. :)
 
Well, I used to use the rear line in before I got the Live! Drive.

It was the same.

The jack in the Live! Drive is a Mic/Line input. It has a knob just like on a 4 track recorder.
Also, for some reason I have never been able to get a signal through the "line in" on the actual card...in fact, the same can be said for my last soundcard. Always had to use the mic in, even though I had the record and playback volume controls set properly.

Where is it written that a Live! Drive is so bad? I read reviews when I bought it...never saw anything like that...

Anyway, I'm going to pick up my SM-57 tomorrow. Hopefully it will capture the sound I want.
 
You'll have to talk to James about bad LiveDrivers, but I can tell you how bad the mic.inputs are on these cards! It's amazing how bad it's possible to make a connection. The mic.in is not made to do any recording, is meant do deal with cheap RadioShack microfones so that John Doe can talk to his sister via NetMeeting.

If you'r line in doesen't work then you either haven't selected it as a recording device (in the Creative Mixer), or you need a new card... (again). ;)
 
Okay, I just recorded some tracks while micing my cab with an SM-57 lined into the line in on my Live! Drive...

Wow, what a difference!
I actually am ashamed of myself for using my amp's line out, even if it is supposedly cabinet voiced.

Thanks for steering me down the straight and narrow.

I now see the light. :D

Seriously, I haven't even messed around with mic placement...just set it front and center, as close to the cab as possible without hitting the mesh, and got great sound. I'll tweak it tomorrow when I can turn up more.

Time to do everything over...not that that's a bad thing....
 
Good to see you're making progress.

My favorite spot to mic a 412 cab with a 57 is on one of the upper speakers (to get away from the floor) right on the edge of the cone itself (not the surround), and as close as you can get to the speaker without touching anything. I have a couple of 212 cabs that have removable grills, and take 'em off to record so I get the mic right up to the speaker.

You can play with the angle of the mic to adjust the tone. Angling it in toward the center will give you more highs.

Above all: experiment, and have fun! :cool:
 
Jammer said:
Wow, what a difference!
I actually am ashamed of myself for using my amp's line out, even if it is supposedly cabinet voiced.
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*Cough* *Cough* :D


Glad you got it working! :)
 
I love this forum!

Threads like this are why I come to this forum every day at work, almost every chance I get. Someone posts an issue, or problem, and the community helps out. You can see it right from step 1, where there's huge frustration, all the way up to the end where it was all fixed!

Granted, it might not happen just like this all the time... But, it's still awesome.

Big thanks going out to everyone that helped here, and everywhere else on this forum. You guys know your stuff, and you make it easy for people who don't, (like me,) to ask questions.
 
Re: I love this forum!

Speedy VonTrapp said:
You guys know your stuff, and you make it easy for people who don't, (like me,) to ask questions.
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We don't flame people that are asking those socalled "stupid" questions. :)


There are no stupid questions, just stupid people! :D

And by that I mean don't (for example) ask us to support a cracked program. ;)
 
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