To Dry Sounding

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Hello My name I Justin I have been into recording for a amost a year now I have a Marshall valvestate and am not satisfied with the sound it sounds to dry and I want this nice big sound any ideas
 
What do you mean by "too dry?"

Perhaps some reverb is in order.
 
I mean I want it to sound smoother and bigger I am in a metal death metal band and my guitarist is using the distortion built into the head and I am trying to a more mushy sound
 
Jammer429 said:
I mean I want it to sound smoother and bigger I am in a metal death metal band and my guitarist is using the distortion built into the head and I am trying to a more mushy sound
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Lose your password, walters? Had to create a new account or somethin'?
 
Sirnothingness said:
He didn't say Too dry he said To dry.
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to dry or not to dry, that is the question.
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That didn't even really make sense, but I thought it initially sounded clever.

Anyways, sometimes when Marshall says "valvestate" they mean "in no way is this amp a valvestate amplifier at all." I have one that says "valvestate" on it, and turns out it has no tubes in it at all, it's not even a hybrid with a tube preamp section! So maybe you could get a tube screamer or something. Then again, I used one once through an original twin reverb and I did not find it satisfactory at all. If you're doing metal especially....
 
antispatula said:
Anyways, sometimes when Marshall says "valvestate" they mean "in no way is this amp a valvestate amplifier at all." I have one that says "valvestate" on it, and turns out it has no tubes in it at all, it's not even a hybrid with a tube preamp section!
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No valvestate is all tube, and I don't know of any that are entirely solid state. Even the AVT's.

Jammer 429, which Valvestate are you using?
 
Does the amp have the sound you want when you just play through it? You have to get the right sound to start with in order to record it. The mic has a lot to do with how an amp sounds when recorded. You could try moving the mic away from to capture more room ambience. Double track the guitar part to give it a fuller sound. You may have to borrow or rent another amp to get the sound you want. If it doesn't sound right to your ears, chances are it wont sound right recorded. The combination of guitar>amp has a lot to do with how an amp sounds. Tune in the sound you want before you hit the record button and the rest of the process will be much easier.
 
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