[RWP] How to clean up guitar amp sim noises?

[Hadi Rezaee]

Hi scott.
Thanks for replying!
My gain on the audio interface was all the way to the end. so yeah, my 
gain was fully hot!
I didn't know i have to bring down the gain my my audio interface.
If i do that, my electric guitar won't sound as fat as i want. What 
should i do then?
I need to get that thick sound, so for that i increase the audio 
interface gain. am i doing the wrong thing? (I think i am)
So what should i do then!
On 10/29/2014 12:55 AM, Scott Chesworth wrote:
>  From a quick listen on laptop speakers, it sounds like you're running
> into that amp sim way too hot. Remember, these sims are mimicking the
> response of a real amp as closely as possible, and a real amp
> generally doesn't have a heap of gain before it in the signal chain. I
> don't want to encourage bad habits, but when I'm recording guitar
> through plugins like that, I pretty much ignore the meters and look
> for the most realistic feel from the software instead of worrying
> about getting a level that's deemed to be good practice. Often when
> I'm mixing stuff for people who have recorded themselves, I find that
> I'm trimming 30 DB or more off of DI guitars before my plugins start
> responding anything like real-world amps. So yeah, first step, turn
> down the gain on your interface.
>
> Couldn't get any sense of what style pickups you're playing from this,
> but they're also going to raise the noise floor. Nearby electronics
> could also be adding to that, so unless you're certain your guitar is
> well shielded it'd be worth spending a minute spinning around in your
> chair, walking around the room a bit etc with everything wired up as
> you usually would to see if there's a place where that guitar is in
> its happy place. It's also worth noting that a lot of great heavy
> guitar sounds are just noisy as hell when there's nothing playing, so
> concentrate on the sounds you're getting when you're actually playing
> music first and foremost. That's the stuff that matters. Sometimes,
> it's just gonna be noisy as hell and you're gonna have to run through
> the song to clean up the exposed gaps manually. I've recorded a few
> real amps where the hiss alone was scary to be in a room with, one of
> those situations if someone decides this is the perfect time to
> practice, then you're instantly dead by shred lol. I suppose what I'm
> saying is that concentrating on cleaning up your sounds is all well
> and good, but don't get fooled into not recording until everything is
> perfect, because it's rare that anyone gets there, and a lot of people
> never end up recording anything that they care about because they're
> stuck down that rabbit hole.
>
> Good luck, and keep us posted
>
> Scott
>
> On 10/28/14, Hadi Rezaee <hadirezaei at gmx.com> wrote:
>> Hi guys
>>
>> I know that there are very great members in this MailingList who produce
>> awesome content even with limited resources.
>> I need some advice/instructions about guitar sims, and how can i
>> decrease their hiss, and fuzz sounds.
>> I'm sure that everything  in my physical environment is ok, i got a very
>> great cable with a scarlett 8i6 audio interface, so I think from this
>> aspect, I should not get any noise or anything.
>> Here's my REAPER FX chain, that i normally use:
>>
>> tse tube screamer
>> Lepou lecto
>> ReaVerb with some great mesa boogi cabs, (god cabs)
>>
>> That's all I've got. I have no  noise gates, no EQ, (Because i don't
>> know how to work with them.
>> First of all, when i crank up the input, There's a big hissing sound in
>> the background, even when i'm not playing. It looks like a regular amp
>> hissing sound, but it's just too loud, and I want to cut this off, so i
>> could record without any  hissing noises.
>> Second, I think the sound is having a little bit of fuz, and is not too
>> warm for me.
>> I want to try to  achieve that big,  smooth warm sound of  electric guitar.
>> Here's a simple test that you can hear
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/87868354/Hadi_guitar_tone_test.mp3
>>
>> Also, by the way, as you see, my  vollume is kind of.. low. if i try to
>> raise reaper's master vollume, or the track vollume, i get a very bad
>> buzzing sound on the guitar.
>> Can anyone help me with this?
>> Thanks!
>>
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