carrmar Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 I hate to use this forum for this purpose, but people can be quite knowledgeable here and I am can't find any literature on the subject online. Why might I be getting a distorted guitar tone from the line out of my amp? My gain is fine on both the guitar and amp. I am recording at perfect levels. WTF? I've tried both instrument & line cables running out of the amp. Doesn't work. Running it through Guitar Amp Pro makes it sound BETTER, but I want it to sound f*&^ing awesome. Any ideas. Anybody had a similar problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrmar Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 BTW, I am not used to this problem because I have only ever DI'd or recorded with a mic. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewMusic007 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 It really depends on the amp - are we talking Line 6 product here? Also did you look for the PAD switch? Are you using active pickup's? Tell me your complete set-up and I may be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrmar Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I'm using a Gibson Les Paul Special HB with active pickups. I'm running out of a Marshall MG15 practice amp. Its not the amp, because I ran into this problem running a cord out of a Twin Reverb last week. Any ideas. Levels are OK on all fronts. Essentially, no knobs are turned too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Could be an impedance problem when the signal reaches your audio interface. Which one are you using? There's nothing better than micing the amp period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 If you use a line out on your amp, make sure you use a line in on your audio interface, and not an instrument input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrmar Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Much appreciated. I'll let you know tonight. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrewMusic007 Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Line outs on amps are always dicey, unless it's specifically set up for direct recording ( PAD, XLR, 1/4 OUT, Trim). Even then the only good recording outs I've heard are on LINE 6 amps. Personally you'd be better off spending $200 on the UX2, it sounds as close to real as you can get, if you can't swing 2 bills for the UX2 get an older POD 2.0 on craigslist or ebay. No one as ever figured out I don't run real amps and I am a tone snob. If you're dead set on using your set-up I bet it's a PAD (Input) issue with the active pickups, those active pickup and a crappy DI on your amp would thrash inputs. Mic it or buy a LINE 6 product bro, you won't be disapointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 what's a UX2? nevermind, i googled it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carrmar Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Man, why can't I find a way to record two great sounding guitar tracks at the same time? I bought a Whirlwind A/B not too long ago, but returned it because it was introducing noise into the path. I've tried a couple of amps with line outs and obviously that didn't work. Has anybody successfully found a way to record one mic signal (with air and natural roominess) and one dry signal (like a DI) at the same time? If so, what is the secret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Wikman Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 George Lynch Tripler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplets Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 We still don't know what interface you're using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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