Dazzer40 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I am recording with Ableton live 9 - Windows 10 - 2 monitor speaks - hd500x straight to laptop usb . I have noticed the sound is different when I listen back on recording . when I play back the guitar part which I use heavy distortion it sounds like fizzy or over the top distortion sound in the recording. So if I hit record and start play my guitar it sounds right but when I play it back on the recording the guitar sounds different . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I suspect the problem lies in what you're monitoring when you record. I imagine you have source selected when recording so you avoid any latency and hear what's coming out of the 500x, so you're not hearing what's really going "on tape" when you're recording. You should be able to configure Ableton to playback the signal that's being recorded rather than from the source when you are recording on that track. But that could also produce some latency. In all likelihood you have the input gain on the Ableton channel too high which is causing it to clip. If that's the case you can leave it monitoring the source and just lower the recording input gain so the signal is at the correct level. Try setting your gain on that channel so it peaks at about 6db below 0 or unity (-6db). That should ensure a good signal. You can always adjust it up for playback, but once it's recorded overmodulated you can't fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brazzy Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I set up using headphones from the pod this way I hear what I'm recording. Good tips from the 2 before me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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