Discover the amazing flexibility of cabinet and mic IR’s when tracking or mixing guitars. In this video, Chris shows the impact they make on your tone, and why knowing how to actually mic a cabinet, will make your choices easier to make. Also, how using the fantastic MixIR3 plugin from Redwirez, can make this process a lot more streamlined. If you’re curious, the guitar track in this video, was recorded with an Ernie Ball Luke with EMG pickups, DI’d into an Apogee Duet.
Tuesday Tip: Adding Life to D.I. Guitar Tracks
In this video, Chris shares some tips on how to use reverb to add some life into dry guitar tracks. Including what type of reverb, decay time as well as EQ-ing the reverb return.
Tuesday Tip: Using Multi-FX on Guitar Parts
Guitar players are often quite conservative when it comes to guitar tone. In this video, Chris shows how using ‘non guitar’ effects can transform a simple part into something more interesting. In this example, Step FX, included in Logic Pro X.
Which is better, Passive or Active Pickups?
Guitar players are an opinionated bunch. Jody and Chris discuss the differences between passive and active pickups. What are the differences? What should you be using? Is one better than the other? Listen and find out. Don’t forget there are Friday Finds inside. It’s also not unlikely that there will be some nonsense discussed.
Whatever you do, don’t leave your guitar plugged in while not playing.