ian_dissonance
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I like pie.'tis the bitter stench of death.
(courtesy of Weebl and Bob, in case anyone remembers them...)
I like pie.'tis the bitter stench of death.
(courtesy of Weebl and Bob, in case anyone remembers them...)
Uhhh you know that the vast majority of session players (including the best of the best playing on the biggest albums) record most of their parts with cab's mic'd up in a different room and track through headphones right?Imagine someone idiot testing an OD 100 with headphones
A close friend of mine who is pretty damn critical of profiling keeps the Kemper largely for the convenience of having the built in power amp, gapless switching (ok now fractal has something similar), the solid build, performance mode, other features that lend nicely to live use... I think they are great units for that purpose.
Uhhh you know that the vast majority of session players (including the best of the best playing on the biggest albums) record most of their parts with cab's mic'd up in a different room and track through headphones right?
Probably to mentally lock in. Can’t speak for anyone else but I’ll always track the tightest and cleanest when I’m using headphones. I basically only use headphones for tracking these days. General playing and everything else over monitors.I don’t know why, when studio control rooms have the best studio monitors money can buy to listen through. (Which is really what the pros do)
a lot of times track through headphones and then monitor the full mix back through the monitors.I don’t know why, when studio control rooms have the best studio monitors money can buy to listen through. (Which is really what the pros do)
Pretty common to see guys like Bukovac, Tim Pierce, Justin Ostrander, Rob McNelly, etc tracking through headphones.YMMV but I can’t imagine sitting in a control room tracking guitar with headphones when there’s incredible monitors there right in front of you. How do you interact with the producer, band mates etc?
Why isolate yourself and have a shitty sound when it can sound amazing?
Never seen anyone else track with headphones in the control room either.
I dunno what answer you’re expecting here haha, “imagine it” cause it happensYMMV but I can’t imagine sitting in a control room tracking guitar with headphones when there’s incredible monitors there right in front of you. How do you interact with the producer, band mates etc?
They aren't. It's usually a bunch of guys on forums trying to put people down if they dont use the same setup as them.Why are guitarists so obsessed with the labels “pro” and “amateur” and trying to put everyone into those boxes?
YMMV but I can’t imagine sitting in a control room tracking guitar with headphones when there’s incredible monitors there right in front of you. How do you interact with the producer, band mates etc?
Why isolate yourself and have a shitty sound when it can sound amazing?
Never seen anyone else track with headphones in the control room either.
For sure. Trivially so.Either way the argument still stands that you're 'not an idiot' if you don't listen to an amp only through a cab.
Through monitors not headphones and yes .Uhhh you know that the vast majority of session players (including the best of the best playing on the biggest albums) record most of their parts with cab's mic'd up in a different room and track through headphones right?
They aren't. It's usually a bunch of guys on forums trying to put people down if they dont use the same setup as them.
I was pointing out that the common notion that it's 'amateur' unless you're listing to the cab directly isn't really the case in most situations.
YMMV but I can’t imagine sitting in a control room tracking guitar with headphones when there’s incredible monitors there right in front of you. How do you interact with the producer, band mates etc?
Why isolate yourself and have a shitty sound when it can sound amazing?
Never seen anyone else track with headphones in the control room either.
Guitarists seem to have an obsession with the classification of “pro”
I only use it to describe players that are on tour at least once or twice a year and don’t do anything else. Usually with endorsements or back up household name acts .I see it all the time in guitar forums. It’s been that way forever. Guitarists seem to have an obsession with the classification of “pro”
I only use it to describe players that are on tour at least once or twice a year and don’t do anything else. Usually with endorsements or back up household name acts .