titchyblackcat

I'm playing a clean rythm for recording but i notice because i'm heavy handed there are spikes in volume. I'm after suggestions to try and stop the peaks (Like a brickwall Plug in). I've headed over to the compressors but can't find a good setting without boosting the quieter sounds.

Thanks i'm treading carefully at the moment just using the tube comp I'll try the red comp in the future

Thanks i'vejust been using things in random way. I'll bear that in mind about the condensers

Ah ! I've always put the comp before the amp i'll move it to the back end now. Thanks for your help, i'm off to tweak.

Thanks i always seem to use the same 1 or 2 mics so i'll have to spend a bit more time listening for a selection.

This another hit and miss for me. Does anyone have a method of selecting a mic to speed up the work flow ? Also if you select No Cab selected does this disable the mic ?

Can someone help as to how i set a compressor on the HD Bean for keeping a rythm track level volume. I'm doing so at the minute using Tube Comp but i'm just twiddling till it sounds OK but with out knowledge of what i'm doing. Any help with the settings and how to use them would be appreciated. Also are the different compressors radically different in what they're doing. ?

Is it the neck pick up or bridge ? if it's the neck turn the pick up 180 degrees and lower it. I did this this on my Les Paul tradiitional and it got rid of the useless boom tone If it's the bridge try adjusting it. Like hurghnico says if you set up your Epi OK it'll sound good through the Pod.

Sounds too boomy. Some of the guys have posted about tone, read them first, like turn down the bass and the res. On my recording usually the bass and res are zero. Which guitar and pick up are you using ?

Thanks I'll try those

Hi On my Pod v2 i have a tone called Cali Crunch 1 that sounds great with my Strat' for rythm Does anyone know what would be the equivalent on the HD bean ? The manual says a Mesa Boogie II but i can't see that on the HD. Any thoughts on a near ish amp would be appreciated as i would have starting point. I'm getting fed up of swapping modellers.

Just tried Ritchie Blackmore and got 2 for the HD500. Which is your model ? Try a different model and convert the download to yours.

There's too many variations to ponder this. If you have a splitter cable can you record from the headphone socket ? This will check your system accuracy. I think it was my old Tonelab that the sounds from the headphone socket were better for recording.

Thanks guys. They're great ideas I'll try them over the next week. (A bit limited on getting time to play).

I'm trying to get a natural sound of my Strat' by not having an amp selected but wondered if i were to use an amp to get more parameters involved which one would it be ? I'm trying a Blackface at the minute with out a cab to get more volume. Just wondered if anyone else had any ideas for a clean sound.

I'd think the clean amps would do it. Fender Vox or the Jazz clean should be OK

Thanks Guys Another observation is the fact you lot can play the guitar where as i'm still in the learning stage. Thanks for the advise, i'll keep strumming.

I've always been bamboozled by Customtones that don't sound anything like the examples. I think a lot of people use amp/cabs to demonstrate where as i go direct to a pc. I'm afraid you have to sort it out yourself.

Thanks guys I'll carry on tweaking then. I've got a couple of cleans but i'm struggling with the louder stuff.

Does anyone record with a Pod HD ? I ask because most of the Customtone seems to be presets with ridiculous amounts of fx. Most posters seem to be using amplifiers after the Pod HD So has anyone had good results recoding with the Pod or are they using another method ?

Yeh ! straight from the off i thought Roger Meyer Octaver pedal. So i agree with octave fuzz.

I've always had 1=guitar 2=mic but i may try the 2=same 0r 2=guitar.

Thanks for the advice guys. Ill give both ideas some thought and watch the Youtube,

I have a Pod HD directly into the pc and have some OK tones with my Tele' and Strat' My Les Paul Traditional has never sounded very good so i wondered if any one had any different tips ( like Bass at 0 and resonance at 0 etc) for a Les Paul. Whether it be clean or crunchy I'd appreciate any ideas like which amps to try and nuances that would apply to a Les Paul.

Thanks Joel. There's only a couple i'd like to transfer, I don't think i've spent enough time with the HD yet.