Crash Monarch
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I am an experienced guitar player with only a few years experience recording with ProTools. I also believe I'm still a long way from unlocking the Axe's full potential.
I had been recording my guitar parts (guitar into Axe FxIII into ProTools) two tracks at a time: One stereo track using effected sound from the Axe, and one mono DI track that could be later re-amped if necessary. I would record the two tracks simultaneously, so they were the same take. I had been very satisfied with the guitar sounds in my recordings while using this method. To this point, the re-amping potential was there but I actually hadn't felt the need to do that much since the Axe sound I recorded was so great.
Recently, I gave a rough mix to a friend of mine who is an experienced mixing / mastering guy. One of his criticisms was of my guitar. He says even though I'm using a stereo track (the one wet with Axe sound), I'm not getting a truly stereo guitar sound. He says maybe the effects coming off the Axe are in stereo, but the guitar is sounding 'up the middle'. He is recommending I change my whole approach to recording guitar. He recommends two mono takes of the same guitar part, panned hard L and R. He also recommends no time based effects on the recording, saying I should add these to the guitar using my Aux Reverb and Aux Delay channels.
Though I appreciate his honest criticism and his experience, this has me confused, dismayed, and a little depressed. Why did I buy the Axe if I'm only using it to model amps? The primary reason I bought the Axe was to make recording guitar easier and to make it sound better.
So, all you experienced Axe users.....what do you think about all this? What approach do you think is most effective? How can I get the full recording potential out of my Axe while recording in ProTools?
Thanks for your time everybody!
I had been recording my guitar parts (guitar into Axe FxIII into ProTools) two tracks at a time: One stereo track using effected sound from the Axe, and one mono DI track that could be later re-amped if necessary. I would record the two tracks simultaneously, so they were the same take. I had been very satisfied with the guitar sounds in my recordings while using this method. To this point, the re-amping potential was there but I actually hadn't felt the need to do that much since the Axe sound I recorded was so great.
Recently, I gave a rough mix to a friend of mine who is an experienced mixing / mastering guy. One of his criticisms was of my guitar. He says even though I'm using a stereo track (the one wet with Axe sound), I'm not getting a truly stereo guitar sound. He says maybe the effects coming off the Axe are in stereo, but the guitar is sounding 'up the middle'. He is recommending I change my whole approach to recording guitar. He recommends two mono takes of the same guitar part, panned hard L and R. He also recommends no time based effects on the recording, saying I should add these to the guitar using my Aux Reverb and Aux Delay channels.
Though I appreciate his honest criticism and his experience, this has me confused, dismayed, and a little depressed. Why did I buy the Axe if I'm only using it to model amps? The primary reason I bought the Axe was to make recording guitar easier and to make it sound better.
So, all you experienced Axe users.....what do you think about all this? What approach do you think is most effective? How can I get the full recording potential out of my Axe while recording in ProTools?
Thanks for your time everybody!