The Aftermath
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So here's some samples.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/rectotest
This is the Recto patch I've got going. I'm pretty okay with this one, except there's a lot of murk down below. I'll take Rex's advice and lift up the HPF to around 100ish. Cut was on. The tone also feels "sticky" to me and I'd like it to break up a little bit more. Whether or not that's from too much gain or not enough, I'm not sure yet, so any suggestions would be great.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/evhtest
This is the patch I've got going for the EVHMkIII. I KINDA like the top end breakup and love the way this thing chugs. However, I've managed to get that top-end breakup by using the 421 Microphone and a shitload of presence. It sounds great when chugging, but listen to the riffs after the chugs. When I move away from the low D string, everything feels thin and unsupported. I feel like I kinda tamed the bottom end decently but have lost too much of something along the way.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/evhrectobasstest
Here's the Recto\EVH put together with some bass.
NOTES:
#1) I still feel like I'm overcompensating a fuckload on the top end to beat out the murky bottom end. I know my Dynaudios roll off the top end fairly aggressively so let me know if I've overcompensated on some top end. It wouldn't surprise me if on other speakers this sounds like a total hissy mess.
#2) Soundcloud has altered the tones a little bit. There's normally a bit more body and less top end, but it's a reasonably accurate picture.
#3) The only processing was a limiter to make things nice and loud so you can hear stuff without having to crank it and squint.
So what I'm looking for really is a little bit more breakup without making things squawk. I am fond of a fizzy\shiny top end, but I don't want things to hiss. I love the way the EVH chuggs, but I like the definition of a Recto. Overall, I'd like both tones to be cleaned up a little bit, oh and a button that makes Scarlett Johansson give me a lap dance would be awesome as well.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/rectotest
This is the Recto patch I've got going. I'm pretty okay with this one, except there's a lot of murk down below. I'll take Rex's advice and lift up the HPF to around 100ish. Cut was on. The tone also feels "sticky" to me and I'd like it to break up a little bit more. Whether or not that's from too much gain or not enough, I'm not sure yet, so any suggestions would be great.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/evhtest
This is the patch I've got going for the EVHMkIII. I KINDA like the top end breakup and love the way this thing chugs. However, I've managed to get that top-end breakup by using the 421 Microphone and a shitload of presence. It sounds great when chugging, but listen to the riffs after the chugs. When I move away from the low D string, everything feels thin and unsupported. I feel like I kinda tamed the bottom end decently but have lost too much of something along the way.
https://soundcloud.com/ianwiggs/evhrectobasstest
Here's the Recto\EVH put together with some bass.
NOTES:
#1) I still feel like I'm overcompensating a fuckload on the top end to beat out the murky bottom end. I know my Dynaudios roll off the top end fairly aggressively so let me know if I've overcompensated on some top end. It wouldn't surprise me if on other speakers this sounds like a total hissy mess.
#2) Soundcloud has altered the tones a little bit. There's normally a bit more body and less top end, but it's a reasonably accurate picture.
#3) The only processing was a limiter to make things nice and loud so you can hear stuff without having to crank it and squint.
So what I'm looking for really is a little bit more breakup without making things squawk. I am fond of a fizzy\shiny top end, but I don't want things to hiss. I love the way the EVH chuggs, but I like the definition of a Recto. Overall, I'd like both tones to be cleaned up a little bit, oh and a button that makes Scarlett Johansson give me a lap dance would be awesome as well.