Reaper Recording Sounds Dull, HELP! |
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May 19 2009, 08:36 PM
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Aha, I see... So what software do you use for modeling your guitar sound?
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May 20 2009, 08:03 AM
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QUOTE (jafomatic @ May 15 2009, 06:14 AM)  Also: aren't you always going to lose quality going digital, even at insanely high bit rate? Yes and no. You will always lose some quality when going lossy compression like MP3. But digital recording in general at 24bits/96kHz or higher will sound superb. It's always been the 16 bits that was the quality limitation. The resolution of the recording doubles with each additional bit, i.e., going from 16 to 18 bits gives you 4 times finer resolution. With that in mind, I think it's generally agreed that MP3 or AAC at 256 sounds pretty darn good. -------------------- "I dreamed a lot when I was younger.. I'm older now but still I hunger For some understanding. There's no understanding, now. Was there ever? ...Joe Puerta (Ambrosia)... Finally got a YouTube page going. |
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May 20 2009, 10:32 AM
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QUOTE (Berglmir @ May 20 2009, 08:21 AM) I only use Guitar Rig 3 - apart from Reaper for recording. And theres the Saffire LE Mixer of course - but I think it mainly controls output/input levels. As I said before - the sound you hear in the clean take is just my guitar put in "directly" into Reaper.  Hmm, GR3 can be a little problematic, because it is noisy and doesn't have too much headroom. Try to make more headroom by making your preset louder with the output knob, and just make a normal loudness with the amp, don't go above 1 o'clock too much. Also try to record it as loud as you can with the Saffire, but never above clipping limit. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 22 2009, 08:59 AM
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This is definitely something that needs to be addressed to mate. If the meter in Reaper jumps, and stays in one position for some time, this means that the signal is compressed.
PLease check the meter in Saffire LE software. Does the meter acts the same way over there? You should be able to have a separate channel strip in Saffire software for monitoring your guitar signal. Monitoring of the guitar signal starts there. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 22 2009, 05:17 PM
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You've probably already done but just in case...
Make sure that you have set the Sapphire up for instrument and not line on whichever jack you're plugged in to. If you haven't the impedance will be wrong and can result in what you're experiencing. -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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May 23 2009, 02:51 PM
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Just to make sure mate... Is your Saffire your main audio device for Windows (in control panel>sound and audio devices)?
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May 23 2009, 10:09 PM
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Aah so the problem was in the hardware after all mate!
 tony gave a great advice, and lowering down the input gain on Saffire increased the dynamic range that you can use. Great thinking mate, now lets hear some samples
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May 29 2009, 04:26 PM
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QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ May 23 2009, 11:09 PM) Aah so the problem was in the hardware after all mate! tony gave a great advice, and lowering down the input gain on Saffire increased the dynamic range that you can use. Great thinking mate, now lets hear some samples Here you are mate: https://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...showtopic=27508 Thank you Ivan and everyone else as well for helping me out with this - I feel much more confident with my recording gear now! CHEERS!!  |
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