relic245 said:
I have a couple of questions about your patch if I may. You have a FX Loop block in there, are you using any outboard
gear for the recording that you posted or is that all axe-fx? Also you have a peq block at the end which is bypassed,
do you switch that in for the recording or is it recorded without the peq?
Hi Tony,
the FX loop is for live use only - I use almost all of my paches on stage, the FX loop delivers
the signal for my MESA 2:100 power amp and a 4 x 12 stereo splitted Marshal cab.
(FOH signal is the complete chain with cab sims and early reflection reverb block direct out to
the mixing console).
The bypassed EQ is just for recording. When recording I bypass the delay and the (first) reverb
blocks in my patches since I always add delay and/or reverb afterwards when I do the mix in Logic.
(I like the Logic Platinum Reverb and the Logic tape delay a lot
) The reverb block after the cab
sim is an early reflection setting to give the virtual cab some "3D" .
The reverb and delay settings in my patches are all set up for live use, I don't want to tweak them for
recording every time, it's easier for me to add it in Logic.
When bypassing delay and reverb blocks in my patches the signal level goes a good bit up, and
sometimes this can cause some bass frequencies getting a bit boomy, so I cut off a bit of the
low frequencies with the EQ block at the end of the chain. Maybe a bass cut in the early reflection
reverb block would do the same job, but with the EQ block it's more "visual" for me...
For recording I use a minimal setup: AxeFx > Y- cable > MAC G5 on board audio input > Logic.
@ Jiffzilla, hope the patch works for you!
Andreas
