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Re-amping

Instructor: Lucas Fowler
Topic: Recording
Style: Any Style
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  • Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Hi all, This month I'm going over how I use reamping to dial in a guitar tone I like in a very measured and controllable way. Tips: 1. Remember to use the guitar you are going to use for the application, or something very similiar. 2. Use a microphone to monitor the amp sound. What you'll hear back in stage monitors and what the audience will hear is the...

    Media Length: 4:17

  • Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: In part 2, you can watch as I play ideas that allow me to focus on specific tonal benchmarks that concern me. Notice how I continue to play some kind of rhythmic chug throughout the track so that I can monitor the bass response as I tweak. After you finish tracking, remember to turn off any plugins before you reamp! Also listen back to your clean DI track to...

    Media Length: 3:09

  • Instructor: Lucas Fowler Level: Intermediate Topic: Recording Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: And now that we are prepared, lets reamp and start twisting knobs! Some general rules to follow: Set the amp at the volume you intend to play at. Being whisper quiet or AC/DC loud isn't realistic. I shoot for where I see the speakers start to move(speaker excursion). Set the gain where you think it sounds good and saturated and then back it off a tad. I...

    Media Length: 5:06