mic-saturation

Nacht · January 24, 2014 at 4:49 PM

Hi

im seeking for that kind of sound. sry for the bad youtube quality:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIbn-mfj5c

While recording i add a tube-saturation Plugin to the final recorded audiofile to get that kind of sound. I ask myself how to do that live. A Tube-Saturation effect would be great.

Greetings

Per · January 25, 2014 at 12:02 AM

That's not mic saturation. Mic saturation would be plosive style clipping.

It's just a fairly dry modern guitar sound with all the bass removed, maybe using a distortion pedal, Vox top boost and Mesa Mk V can get that sort of sound fairly easily with a pedal in front, but if you're a fan of an even harsher sound then you can either disable your cab or add a distortion stomp after the amp block to really make a treble heavy sound, personally though I'd simply add a stomp in front then use a studio eq after to hi pass the sound and clip the bass completely.

paults · January 25, 2014 at 5:15 AM

If that plugin gives you the sound you like, You could make a new amp profile with that plugin in the signal chain.

I agree with Per - A combination of Distortion + EQ can get you there.

Here are some things to try:

Have you tried using a high gain amp profile with the Speaker profile for the 9V amp? Or, looked at Ruppert's "Drive-Thru Speaker" rig?

Putting an EQ or two ( for twice the boost/cut range) in the "post effects" is a great way to warp a fat distortion into a that kind of sound.

Or, a Fuzz or Shaper, + EQ + a second EQ for twice the boosts and cuts in the Stomps section, into a mercilessly clean amp profile: like a JC120 or Fender Twin.

Also, the Amp and Cabinet parameters are also great ways to fine tune any kind of sound.