by gonzo-x » Wed Apr 21, 2010 2:49 pm
hehe
well, i cut this reply from one i was posting at the sonar site (i use sonar to track and mix with)
but, if you HAD suggested it, i would have done it!!
LOL
seriously, i've been doing double tracked vox for forever, i've gotten pretty good at it.
and i know exactly what you mean about doing the second take too perfect....
i actually have purposefully moved away from doing them spot on, because i was hearing 'phasing', almost like phase cancellation, when using exactly the same mic, in the same location, with the same preamp settings, and then blending the vox together.
i go for a looser 'reading' of the second one.
i look to Jagger for inspriration for that kind of thing.
heheheh
i love the way the edge from the DDSS makes the solo stand out.
i run my Budda wah, directly into the DDSS, and this is a marraige made in heaven, to my ears.
i've got the tone press AFTER the DDSS, but i've been thinking about swapping them.
i rarely use them together, so i don't know if it really matters with the true bypass...
but i'm thinking about using the boogie clean channel, and trying all my drive sounds using only the DDSS and TP
so, DDSS into TP, or TP into DDSS?
seems with the DDSS into the TP, and the DDSS setup for greater than unity, the TP chokes the signal too much.
but, putting it the other way, i can drive the TP anywhere i want, run that into the DDSS, and use the output of the DDSS to drive the amp either smooth, or harder.
funny thing about the old mesa, when i drive the lead channel, with either the DDSS or a clean boost, i don't get any more volume.
it's like it has a governor on the lead channel, all i get is more saturation, never more level.
not the same, on the clean channel.
i think that it's strictly a BOOGIE idiosyncrasy.
Barber Katrina Relief DDSS, Barber Tone press, Carvin DC200K, Williams Special, USACG strat, '81 Mesa Boogie Mark IIb head, Avatar vintage cab w/Heritage g12h, Yamaha DG Stomp, asstd. other pedals