Record Electric Guitar With Di Box, The Best Setting? Options

[therp]

hi all.. i need some advices for my problem. 1st i would to say sorry for my english.

my problem is :

i want to know what the best setting if i want to record el guitar directly ? im not really happy with the sound recorded, the sound i got is unreal, thin, n rumble..

my gear is Squier Telecaster Custom II + Alesis IO2 + Macbook Santa Rosa with Cubase LE 4 or GarageBand, the cable use Planet Waves, and the guitar style i play is strumming...

what should i do to get the best sound from the gear i already have ?

thanks..

[therp]

ok i'll try to tweak more guitar tone position and add a virtual amp modeling from garageband. I cant add an EQ rack on my recording chain, for now i will using an plug ins EQ.

btw can all of you send me your sample sound of clean strumming el guitar you've recorded? or can you send me a link for the sample sound?

i just wanna hear and do some comparison with my sample sound.

thanks.

[Rhsilverberg]

ok i'll try to tweak more guitar tone position and add a virtual amp modeling from garageband. I cant add an EQ rack on my recording chain, for now i will using an plug ins EQ.

btw can all of you send me your sample sound of clean strumming el guitar you've recorded? or can you send me a link for the sample sound?

i just wanna hear and do some comparison with my sample sound.

thanks.

Two 14 second sections of a guitar bridge from a tune from my upcoming album. I dummied them down to .mp3 but you'll hear the difference between the raw and the plug versions. The instrument is a Fender American Telecaster, direct into Logic 7. The plug is Guitar Amp Pro, included with Logic.

Roger

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 Faith_Bridge_Tele_raw.mp3 ( 169,53 Ko ) Nombre de téléchargements: 5
 Faith_Bridge_Tele_Plug.mp3 ( 336,98 Ko ) Nombre de téléchargements: 5

 

[manchoa]

No plugin or eq can make the sound fat and live. All depends on the audio source, that comes in. Guitar, just as microphone, need a good quality pre-amp to sound - well - normal.
I don't know about alesis audio interface, but I suggest You to give a try to some other audio interfaces.
I had the same problem with recording vocals. Sound was thin and unnatural, I messed with eq's, plugins, no - still no "por sounding" vocals. Then I bought a new audio interface (Edirol FA-66) an voila ! I just plug my mic to the soundcard, no EQ, no plugins or virtual amps, just add a little reverb and it sounds just as if a real person sings next to you, not a recording !

THe same with the guitar. It should sound good even, if the recording is "dry" Amps and FX's are to add air and personality, not to change the sounds from nothing to something.

Fender Squier Telecaster Custom II has very good and "round" sound. When You plug it to you audio interface, it should sound the same as you hear.

I think the problem is in the preamps of Your "Alesis IO2"