mentoneman
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it just has a smoother less digital direct sounding top end now. treble frequency controls are more intuitive. and the mids don't seem as congested nor as brash, although i like mids, so i add some chocolate chewy stuff in many of my tones and eliminate big bass end stuff. i haven't done the red wirez trip yet but maybe that would add the finishing touch on the low end and response.
here are my current crop of patches.
fender strat w/ fletcher landau standard sc's gtr->"real" bb preamp pedal (only used for the violin patch at the end)->axe-fx input->balanced XLR stereo outs to a tech 21 power engine and a mackie MR5 studio monitor, and i threw two mics in front of those.
i can extend the camera mic out with an xlr cable so i put that one in front of the tech 21, and i put a radio shack condenser on the floor in front of the mackie. super ghetto style!
both mic's plug directly into my sony pd150 dv camcorder, so the cam is doing a low budget a/d conversion, but at least the cam has l/r metering and mic input pads so i can control clipping. i take the video into final cut pro hd, pan the audio channels +/- 75% to hear the stereo effects more clearly, and apply a 2:1 compression to try to normalize the volume more. no tricks. it's as close to what i'm hearing in the room as i can get with my stuff.
the first clean fendery one is the one i'm happiest with, meaning it's the one that sounds closest to what i'm wanting in my head. the new univibe controls are great. the new compressors are great. the delays have always been great. i'm addicted to the violin patch. for me the power of the axe is going from nice traditional guitar tones to synthesized tones, marrying the two
here are my current crop of patches.
fender strat w/ fletcher landau standard sc's gtr->"real" bb preamp pedal (only used for the violin patch at the end)->axe-fx input->balanced XLR stereo outs to a tech 21 power engine and a mackie MR5 studio monitor, and i threw two mics in front of those.
i can extend the camera mic out with an xlr cable so i put that one in front of the tech 21, and i put a radio shack condenser on the floor in front of the mackie. super ghetto style!
both mic's plug directly into my sony pd150 dv camcorder, so the cam is doing a low budget a/d conversion, but at least the cam has l/r metering and mic input pads so i can control clipping. i take the video into final cut pro hd, pan the audio channels +/- 75% to hear the stereo effects more clearly, and apply a 2:1 compression to try to normalize the volume more. no tricks. it's as close to what i'm hearing in the room as i can get with my stuff.
the first clean fendery one is the one i'm happiest with, meaning it's the one that sounds closest to what i'm wanting in my head. the new univibe controls are great. the new compressors are great. the delays have always been great. i'm addicted to the violin patch. for me the power of the axe is going from nice traditional guitar tones to synthesized tones, marrying the two
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