Why does everything I play sound muddy?

[migueledge]

Have you tried lowering the guitar input in the I / O menu?

Try abaut 40% of imput level

 

[unix-guy]

Have you tried lowering the guitar input in the I / O menu?

Try abaut 40% of imput level

Wrong... That control is only relevant to the A/D converters. It has no effect on volume or tone, except possibly in extreme low values (< 5%).

 

[GotMetalBoy]

I'm getting my Axe-Fx III on Monday, so I'm going to do some recording with it and will post clips if I still have issues with tones being muddy.

 

[GotMetalBoy]

So far the Axe-Fx III sounds a lot better and has a lot more clarity. When I first powered it on I got stuck on the first preset for over an hour. It sounds so good. It has huge dynamics and has the perfect amount of grit but still retains note definition. I used the Axe-Fx III to jam with my drummer and most of the Factory presets sound amazing! I'm hoping to have some time this weekend to compare my Axe-Fx II presets with the Axe-Fx III to figure out why everything I've done previously sounded muddy.

 

[Intheband]

Yeah, I’d look your input level. Are you red all the time? The pickups on my Strat are pretty hot, custom shop standard issue, and I started messing with the input level. I had to dial mine back to around 8 o’clock. The cleans are cleaner now.

 

[unix-guy]

Yeah, I’d look your input level. Are you red all the time? The pickups on my Strat are pretty hot, custom shop standard issue, and I started messing with the input level. I had to dial mine back to around 8 o’clock. The cleans are cleaner now.

The Input level does NOT affect gain or volume. It is for optimization of the A/D converters only.

 

[Intheband]

I never said it did anything to the gain. I just said it made the clean cleaner. Try pushing your input on a clean channel and see what you get.

 

[unix-guy]

I never said it did anything to the gain. I just said it made the clean cleaner. Try pushing your input on a clean channel and see what you get.

Read what I said again... It doesn't affect the audio signal. Only extreme low values (<5%) could affect that.

It can't make it "cleaner"...

Unless you are not talking about the Global Input Level setting?

 

[Intheband]

Well, I guess my ears are fooling me then. I have hot pickups. When the input is at noon, my clean channel has a little “hair” on it. When I pull the input way back, it goes away.

 

[unix-guy]

Well, I guess my ears are fooling me then. I have hot pickups. When the input is at noon, my clean channel has a little “hair” on it. When I pull the input way back, it goes away.

I dunno... You can check the manual. Search for "Input Level"... The first mention in the manual describes this. It's been discussed many times.