Congrats on your new gear! As Mertay said the tone is a pinch bright. One thing to remember on mixing is
"Whatever your monitors/speakers are good at, your mixes will be bat at."
So in other words, if your playback system/speakers are really bright, your mixes will sound dull on other folks playback systems. If your speakers are really dull, your mixes will sound bright when played elsewhere.
The monitors your have there are a great place to start and will get you going in the world of recording but they may be not telling you the truth in terms of what you are hearing. I'd suggest splurging on a good set of headphones as was mentioned in another post where i think I linked the huge thread where we talk about which headphones are good for mixing at home. That way you can have something to compare the speakers to. This will help you tweak your mix so that it will "travel" better
Until then you may have to resort to something non ideal like ear buds or beats or something. Whatever is laying around. Essentially, playing back a mix on different things lets you get an idea of how it will sound on different systems. This is why you sometimes see three or four sets of monitors/speakers on a mixing station.
Keep moving the mic around on the stand til you find a spot you like
Dead center on the cone is the first place to try then move it, angle it, tweak it.
Mertay had a great idea on recording your dry signal as well. That way, even if your amp/mic tone is not great, you can use a plugin (Guitar Rig 5 FREE is of course FREE) and blend that with the amp signal to get a thicker overall sound.
Onward!
Todd
QUOTE (Hajduk @ Jun 19 2015, 05:14 PM)
So I ended up getting some new gear, a Shure SM57 mic, M-Audio AV40 monitors, I am micing my Blackstar HT-5 and going through my focus-rite 2i2 then through reaper. I have tried one rec take and am hearing buzzing but was not really properly set up. Any advice on how to get best sound would be awesome
Also bought mic stand so I can put mic right by cabinet. I have a short recording here and didn't have mic stand at time. And I apologize in advance if file didn't load properly
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