Recording Electric Guitar Direct

We recently wrote about the separate guitar tracks.

Recording electric guitar direct. For the sake of understanding some of the more fundamental variables involved in recording the electric guitar we ll first plug directly into the mixer. You already have an amp you like and some pedals to boot. There are actually at least two ways to do this. With the advent of higher quality amp simulations it s easy to get a great sound without an amp on hand.

The software method offers great flexibility you can record your part and modify the tone later at the mixing stage. Even if i strongly encourage you to record your electric guitars with any of the traditional ways i ve mentioned in the previous articles i must admit that direct recording the performance of a musician is by no means a bad idea. Modeling amps and cabs in the box will tax your system especially as you begin to layer guitars. Today we will discuss direct recording an electric guitar.

However this will require expensive equipment like a quality amp microphone and potentially sound dampening equipment or material. But the hidden cost is recording latency. Decide between mic recording or using a direct box di. Recording the sound of your electric guitar by miking your amp is a great way to simulate studio quality sound.

Published in pre mastering tips on. Electric guitar might be the first instrument to come to mind when recording direct. Recording electric guitar direct and through an amp.