Don’t settle for
mediocre tones
It’s easy to record a mediocre,
standard issue rock guitar tone. This
is not, however, what most of us are
imagining when we’re thinking about
what we want our next record to
sound like. Most players yearn for an
idealized version of what they hear
when standing in front of their amp,
but getting a tone with that kind of
power, depth, and realism to tape (or
DAW) can be maddeningly difficult,
and many first-time recording guitarists
come away from the experience
disappointed. This disappointment can
be avoided however, simply by listening
critically to the sound that’s coming out
of your amp, and by taking the time to
make wise choices with microphones
and the placement of them. If you can
get these elements dialed in and under
control, everything else will fall into
place, and the sweet tones that you
hear in your head can also be the sweet
tones you hear on your next recording.
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