Hi there,
I'm trying to record for my band using a Mesa Boogie Mark III, Ibanez S2170FW guitar with stock pups, Shure SM57 mic, an Alesis iO|2 recording interface and Cubase SX. I have the mic set up directly in front of the cone right in front of it, sometimes with a a inch clearance, but either way, I'm just getting a crap sound. What I usually do is turn the mic way down and have the amp cranking, so I can get that awesome tone, but when it's recorded it sounds like crap. Any ideas? Maybe the mic is turned down to low? If I turn it up it peaks at 0 dB, I'm not sure about recording distortion because I never tried recording it when it peaks...
Either way, thanks in advanced!
I'm trying to record for my band using a Mesa Boogie Mark III, Ibanez S2170FW guitar with stock pups, Shure SM57 mic, an Alesis iO|2 recording interface and Cubase SX. I have the mic set up directly in front of the cone right in front of it, sometimes with a a inch clearance, but either way, I'm just getting a crap sound. What I usually do is turn the mic way down and have the amp cranking, so I can get that awesome tone, but when it's recorded it sounds like crap. Any ideas? Maybe the mic is turned down to low? If I turn it up it peaks at 0 dB, I'm not sure about recording distortion because I never tried recording it when it peaks...
Either way, thanks in advanced!