Hello from Threads. With a plugin, you could always change the plugin setting to get a different sound. Harder to do when you live-mic, but since the plugin is just manipulating the clean tone recorded, right? Very easy to play around, especially with the plugins that you simulate different mics, cabs, etc. This was a great tutorial and points on double tracking guitars. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. I actually live track 4 signals at a time (2 mics on one amp, 1 mic on another, and one DI that I use Amplitube 5 on). I then use two signals as the main signals and use the other too to supplement the sound. I then double track. Since it's the same performance, it's LIKE double tracking but you don't get the separation you get with two unique performances. I started doing this on my Volume 3 release, all of the singles with more distorted guitars, and on a few tracks from my recent remaster album, Seconds. I feel like that method has helped me capture guitar tones that I've been pretty happy with.
That's a cool concept! If I'm getting this right, your getting multiple tones on one channel from a single take? Since the source is the same take, you won't run into the problem of notes interfering with each other and muddying up because of slight differences. And then do the same with a second take on the other channel? Sounds like it could end up sounding huge 👍
@@osiris-guitar I actually send each mic and the DI signal to separate tracks just so I can play around with levels to adjust the tone I want, and use the DI signal with Amplitube to find something that compliments the mics. So each guitar track has 4 signals I'm combining into one. As I use the same guitars and amps for every track I do, this allows me to switch things up and get more usable tones. For example, I have a Royer R10 and a Sennheiser e906 on my Maz 18, and SM57 on my Friedman PT-20, and then the DI signal. The Maz gets my pedal signal and the PT-20 is a dry signal. Because I only record, my mics and amps stay pretty much in the same place and allows me to get a consistent point of capture. The tone changes based on the guitar I play, drive pedal I activate, and any tweaking of the amp's controls I do. Sometimes, I do use the Amplitube signal as the main sound and adjust the live mics to fill in any sonic gaps I hear. Is it overly complicated? Sure. Would it be easier if I just did DI of some kind or just mic'd one amp at a time? Absolutely. That being said, I feel like this gives me a bit of a headstart given the fact that I a) record in the spare room in our house, b) record somewhere between 80-90db and use Cloudlifters to get up to a "traditional" volume (this saves my ears and irritates my family less), and c) have only just dipped my toes into the world of mixing. If you listen to "The Best Revenge" or "To Those Who've Said Goodbye" it gives a good idea of where I'm currently at. I recently released a remaster of songs from my first two releases and either redid some songs ("All Alone Together" or "Influence and Inspiration") or adding an additional rhythm track ("Octivation" and "Upside") that made a huge difference in how those songs sound...well, in addition to the remastering. Sorry for the novel. I love talking about my learning experience so that others who might feel like they're in the same boat as me (amateur, bedroom recording, etc) can feel like they've found a kindred spirit in their journey.
Wow thank you.. i have a question. when im recording guitar i hear lots of low end bass rumble from E string. sounds like mud. is there a way to adjust and fix this.. thank you.
Try adding an EQ and cut out the lowest frequencies. Guitar is mainly a mids instrument, and you can completely high-pass up to 100hz without worry. The bass is supposed to occupy the lower mids.
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What an interesting trick this is! I had no idea. Just learned something new. Thank you so much for this useful information. It will help me out alot.
Hello from Threads.
With a plugin, you could always change the plugin setting to get a different sound. Harder to do when you live-mic, but since the plugin is just manipulating the clean tone recorded, right? Very easy to play around, especially with the plugins that you simulate different mics, cabs, etc. This was a great tutorial and points on double tracking guitars. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.
I actually live track 4 signals at a time (2 mics on one amp, 1 mic on another, and one DI that I use Amplitube 5 on). I then use two signals as the main signals and use the other too to supplement the sound. I then double track. Since it's the same performance, it's LIKE double tracking but you don't get the separation you get with two unique performances.
I started doing this on my Volume 3 release, all of the singles with more distorted guitars, and on a few tracks from my recent remaster album, Seconds. I feel like that method has helped me capture guitar tones that I've been pretty happy with.
That's a cool concept! If I'm getting this right, your getting multiple tones on one channel from a single take? Since the source is the same take, you won't run into the problem of notes interfering with each other and muddying up because of slight differences. And then do the same with a second take on the other channel? Sounds like it could end up sounding huge 👍
@@osiris-guitar I actually send each mic and the DI signal to separate tracks just so I can play around with levels to adjust the tone I want, and use the DI signal with Amplitube to find something that compliments the mics. So each guitar track has 4 signals I'm combining into one. As I use the same guitars and amps for every track I do, this allows me to switch things up and get more usable tones.
For example, I have a Royer R10 and a Sennheiser e906 on my Maz 18, and SM57 on my Friedman PT-20, and then the DI signal. The Maz gets my pedal signal and the PT-20 is a dry signal. Because I only record, my mics and amps stay pretty much in the same place and allows me to get a consistent point of capture.
The tone changes based on the guitar I play, drive pedal I activate, and any tweaking of the amp's controls I do. Sometimes, I do use the Amplitube signal as the main sound and adjust the live mics to fill in any sonic gaps I hear.
Is it overly complicated? Sure. Would it be easier if I just did DI of some kind or just mic'd one amp at a time? Absolutely. That being said, I feel like this gives me a bit of a headstart given the fact that I a) record in the spare room in our house, b) record somewhere between 80-90db and use Cloudlifters to get up to a "traditional" volume (this saves my ears and irritates my family less), and c) have only just dipped my toes into the world of mixing.
If you listen to "The Best Revenge" or "To Those Who've Said Goodbye" it gives a good idea of where I'm currently at. I recently released a remaster of songs from my first two releases and either redid some songs ("All Alone Together" or "Influence and Inspiration") or adding an additional rhythm track ("Octivation" and "Upside") that made a huge difference in how those songs sound...well, in addition to the remastering.
Sorry for the novel. I love talking about my learning experience so that others who might feel like they're in the same boat as me (amateur, bedroom recording, etc) can feel like they've found a kindred spirit in their journey.
Wow thank you.. i have a question. when im recording guitar i hear lots of low end bass rumble from E string. sounds like mud. is there a way to adjust and fix this.. thank you.
Try adding an EQ and cut out the lowest frequencies. Guitar is mainly a mids instrument, and you can completely high-pass up to 100hz without worry. The bass is supposed to occupy the lower mids.
@@osiris-guitar Thank you. I twisted knobs n nothing works.. maybe it because im using Bias fx2 amp sim. def a learning curve. lol
@ Add eq as a separate plugin before Bias FX2. EQ inside an amp sim plugin can only do so much to shape the signal that's already there.
Why is there 2 drum tracks? Shouldn't there be only one to follow with the guitar?
There is only one. It's just split into one track with the plugin and a subtrack with the MIDI notes