Less And Less Distortion.. |
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Aug 24 2012, 11:56 AM
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Hey Ben
I just downloaded the Ola Englund presets to my Axe Fx Ultra (I posted them and the youtube clips in the Digital Vs Analogue thread) I was surprise how little gain (preamp and power amp) he has set, but they work, especially when you double track with them, Less gain means guitars won't sound as thin when recording, and less noise to deal with, I'm finding in my legato practice minimise string noise with my right hand is harder than alt picking! -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Aug 24 2012, 12:44 PM
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I am absolutely with you Ben! Too much gian is good for nothing, the sound will get muddy at some point, your attack is gone and you tend to blow up every form of unwanted sidenoise to the maximum. Specially when recording we don't need that much gain, when guitars are doubled everything sums up, also the gain, so I always tend to turn down my gain a bit when recording. Many kids think that when you want a heavy sound you need gain, gain and a bit of gain, but thats not true, less can definitely be more!
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Aug 24 2012, 01:15 PM
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Zoom 505, loved that thing that I remember cutting grass saving up for the 505II, was great to carry around to friends houses since it ran on AA batteries.
 As for gain, I remember always cranking that bad boy to 11! It was full blown or go home! I think it was easier for me to hide mistakes all these years and not strive to be a better musician. Where in the last few years I've taken a turn, hey man slow it down a bit work on minimal movement and to play less tense. Yes it has slowed my playing down a lot but, I have taken my gain from full on to around 11-12 o'clock. But it also helps to have people who record and make music around, because you never realize how much is truly change due to a mix. Yeah your amp can hit a Metallica or Megadeth tone, but record it. Doesn't even come close, go back dial in something a bit more less thrill in the highs bump up the mids/bass a tad, and cut that gain way down. Next thing you know you toss a HP/LP filter on it and you have the tone. I have also started using a Boss ML-2 (Metal Core) to help with the tone to tighten it up and add a bit of a color to the amp. It has done me justice and I even can cut the gain a bit more from it due to it adding tightness to my tone. -------------------- Guitars:
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Aug 24 2012, 02:34 PM
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I totally agree with all these statements. Have found myself using less gain. .. especially when recording rhythms.
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Aug 27 2012, 12:30 PM
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I guess we all cranked it up to 11 at some point, didn't we?
-------------------- Guitars: various Gibson Les Pauls / Gibson J 45
Amps: Mesa Boogie Tripple Rectifier / Triaxis / 2:90 Poweramp / Rectocabs Effects: Rocktron Intellifex / Rocktron Xpression Homepage: www.marcussiepen.com www.blind-guardian.com Check out my video lessons! |
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Aug 29 2012, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE (Marcus Siepen @ Aug 27 2012, 08:30 AM)  I guess we all cranked it up to 11 at some point, didn't we? hahahah yeah like Spinal Tap! cranked it up to 11 and with a tube screamer in 10...  Great thread Ben, this is very true... I remember that the first time that I get into a professional studio, the technician made me set a tone with much less distortion than I used and I felt weird, it was also more difficult to play the palm muting riffs with the new sound. But the final result was great. So another suggestion is "Practice with less distortion before you enter to the studio if you are not used to do it". -------------------- My lessons
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Aug 29 2012, 03:02 PM
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My friend and I were in a guitar store yesterday. He cranked up the distortion all the way. I was like, dude! Where's the clarity? Turn it down some and it will sound great!
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