Steinmetzify
Inspired
So here's my stupid story and my stupid question:
I'm forever struggling to get the exact tone I use when practicing onto recordings. Problem being that it'll clip, because it's f*ckin LOUD, yo. I don't want to turn it down, because since I practice at that level, it's what I'm used to and I've adjusted my playing style for it over the last year.
I practice mainly with a Mesa Triaxis sim, and for recording levels I'm forever struggling to hear the backing drums and/or other parts. For all the things I do know about the Axe and Reaper, I don't know how to do this. I don't know that I've ever seen it mentioned, so I figure there's got to be an easy solution. Basically what I do is lower the master volume on the whole thing (so my parts don't clip) and then pump the volume way up on the drum track/backing track/other guitar parts to match the volume I'm playing at. Do you guys just record super quiet or is there something I'm missing?
My question is, is there an easier way to do this? Have the volume levels matched up right from the get go so I don't have to do this raising/lowering thing? Is there a feature in the Axe or in Reaper that'll let me do this? Maybe I should post this in the recording forum too...
tl;dr: is there something I can do using the Axe or Reaper to record at my normal playing volume without clipping?
Anyway, ideas appreciated, thanks!
I'm forever struggling to get the exact tone I use when practicing onto recordings. Problem being that it'll clip, because it's f*ckin LOUD, yo. I don't want to turn it down, because since I practice at that level, it's what I'm used to and I've adjusted my playing style for it over the last year.
I practice mainly with a Mesa Triaxis sim, and for recording levels I'm forever struggling to hear the backing drums and/or other parts. For all the things I do know about the Axe and Reaper, I don't know how to do this. I don't know that I've ever seen it mentioned, so I figure there's got to be an easy solution. Basically what I do is lower the master volume on the whole thing (so my parts don't clip) and then pump the volume way up on the drum track/backing track/other guitar parts to match the volume I'm playing at. Do you guys just record super quiet or is there something I'm missing?
My question is, is there an easier way to do this? Have the volume levels matched up right from the get go so I don't have to do this raising/lowering thing? Is there a feature in the Axe or in Reaper that'll let me do this? Maybe I should post this in the recording forum too...
tl;dr: is there something I can do using the Axe or Reaper to record at my normal playing volume without clipping?
Anyway, ideas appreciated, thanks!