AX8 Sample of U2 tones

mrtheedge2u

Inspired
Hey all,

My wife bought me the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for Christmas so thought I would give it a whirl. I've never recorded myself on guitar before so a couple of disclaimers. I don't know much about setting levels when recording etc cause its new to me. I didn't use any click tracks like i normally have live, which helps with keeping time for delays etc. I suppose the purpose of this clip is for guys who are considering going FAS who do U2 type stuff, and what you can get out of this thing which is amazing. This is not full songs, and there are plenty of mistakes, and I don't claim to be The Edge. There are no loops, tracks, no live amps (all modeled in AX8), or anything else in the chain (as in effects loop pedals, etc). Just simply the AX8. I've searched on the forum for other U2 sounds, and have seen a few, but not that many. So figured it was worth a shot for others. Track listing is below for samples if you want to skip through.



0:00 - 1:26 The Fly
1:27 - 3:27 All I Want Is You
3:28 - 4:14 Where the Streets Have No Name
4:15 - 4:46 Pride (In The Name of Love)
4:47 - 6:12 Bad
6:13 - 7:04 Sunday Bloody Sunday
7:10 - 7:46 Bullet The Blue Sky
7:47 - 9:16 With or Without You
9:17 - 10:29 The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
10:30 - 11:51 Out of Control
11:52 - 12:52 Beautiful Day
12:53 - 13:33 I Will Follow
13:34 - 14:20 Elevation
14:21 - 15:32 Song For Someone
15:33 - 17:30 Until The End of The World
17:32 - 18:39 Walk On
18:40 - 19:28 Zoo Station
19:29 - 20:13 Electric Co.
20:14 - 20:40 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me
20:41 - 21:28 Even Better Than The Real thing
21:29 - 22:19 Mysterious Ways (It's no Korg A3 lol)
22:22 - 23:20 City of Blinding Lights
22:31 - 24:43 Magnificent
24:44 - 25:39 One Tree Hill
25:40 - 27:10 Discotheque
 
Hey all,

My wife bought me the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 for Christmas so thought I would give it a whirl. I've never recorded myself on guitar before so a couple of disclaimers. I don't know much about setting levels when recording etc cause its new to me. I didn't use any click tracks like i normally have live, which helps with keeping time for delays etc. I suppose the purpose of this clip is for guys who are considering going FAS who do U2 type stuff, and what you can get out of this thing which is amazing. This is not full songs, and there are plenty of mistakes, and I don't claim to be The Edge. There are no loops, tracks, no live amps (all modeled in AX8), or anything else in the chain (as in effects loop pedals, etc). Just simply the AX8. I've searched on the forum for other U2 sounds, and have seen a few, but not that many. So figured it was worth a shot for others. Track listing is below for samples if you want to skip through.



0:00 - 1:26 The Fly
1:27 - 3:27 All I Want Is You
3:28 - 4:14 Where the Streets Have No Name
4:15 - 4:46 Pride (In The Name of Love)
4:47 - 6:12 Bad
6:13 - 7:04 Sunday Bloody Sunday
7:10 - 7:46 Bullet The Blue Sky
7:47 - 9:16 With or Without You
9:17 - 10:29 The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)
10:30 - 11:51 Out of Control
11:52 - 12:52 Beautiful Day
12:53 - 13:33 I Will Follow
13:34 - 14:20 Elevation
14:21 - 15:32 Song For Someone
15:33 - 17:30 Until The End of The World
17:32 - 18:39 Walk On
18:40 - 19:28 Zoo Station
19:29 - 20:13 Electric Co.
20:14 - 20:40 Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me
20:41 - 21:28 Even Better Than The Real thing
21:29 - 22:19 Mysterious Ways (It's no Korg A3 lol)
22:22 - 23:20 City of Blinding Lights
22:31 - 24:43 Magnificent
24:44 - 25:39 One Tree Hill
25:40 - 27:10 Discotheque


Awesome!!! Which guitar did you use to record?
 
Awesome job man! Would love presets for Until the End of the World, Bad, All I Want is You, Pride, Streets, Elevation & Mysterious Ways
 
Yep. quite a lot of clipping going on. Good tones, but turn down the output level just a smidgen.
Level meter on my Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 gen1 is bumping its head against the ceiling.

It's not that hard, just make sure the red light on the recording software doesn't come on.
 
Yep. quite a lot of clipping going on. Good tones, but turn down the output level just a smidgen.
Level meter on my Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 gen1 is bumping its head against the ceiling.

It's not that hard, just make sure the red light on the recording software doesn't come on.
Yea I noticed that clipping. I'll adjust those levels next time. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm an idiot when it comes to recording. that was my first attempt. Good tips from you fellas, thanks!
 
I'd love to hear it without all the cracking. Looks like you did a lot of work on it. But if it's in the recording, I'm afraid there's not much to be done.
There are some programs that remove crackle, but IME they do a lacklustre job. Maybe they've improved since.

I tried to get The Edge's tone from Joshua Tree a year or so back. I found my tone with the AxeFx was too good. Had to put a blanket (reduce clarity) on the tone to deteriorate it enough to match the recording. Somewhat. :)

You should put out a preset pack. I'm sure some would pay for it.
 
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