hi, thought it might be an idea to post it here to see if anyone has the experience to deal with my problem....

my set up:

guitar>blues breaker>line dl4>digitech reverb>shred master> laney vc30(amp)>>> m-audio luna mic to a focusrite saffire s/c pre amp


im trying to capture that lovely grainy overdriven gybe type guitar part...and ive got near enough the desired sound by putting the reverb before the drive on moderate settings...

now, if i play certain notes(which i do wanna record) high up the neck on the 1st/2nd strings i get a sound that i can only describe as wind...like the type of sound you get when a gust of wind gets captured or you rub a mic...do you know what i mean?


im pretty sure this is due to the amount of reverb decay getting saturated but tweaking the reverb 1. doesnt altogether get rid of it 2. doesnt sound as good

of course im only doing home recordings but it does bug me if i cant get a required sound

any help would be appreciated

Your reverb decay will be getting compressed by the distortion which follows it which may be causing these nasty noises.

What happens if you adjust the reverb settings?

Rodabod wrote:Your reverb decay will be getting compressed by the distortion which follows it which may be causing these nasty noises.

i could try a different distortion i guess

What happens if you adjust the reverb settings?

naff all...i really need to max out the time and decay to get the desired effect though

So if you turn the reverb settings down then you can still hear this "wind" noise?

In that case it is not what I suggested.

Delays usually do best at the end of the chain.
Delay next to last.
Reverb last.

Try that. Then you may be able to saturate it at the desk.

-A

Rodabod wrote:So if you turn the reverb settings down then you can still hear this "wind" noise?
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yeah...and if a turn it down i dont get the sound im after

Delays usually do best at the end of the chain.
Delay next to last.
Reverb last.

yeah but you dont get the effect with that set up..you're basically clipping the reverbs trail

Try that. Then you may be able to saturate it at the desk.

i dont have a desk unfortunately...plus the effect needs to be performed live


hmmmm... maybe i need to post an example of this

I would next listen directly to the output of the reverb without any input. Then plug your normal guitar chain into it. That will reveal how much noise the reverb generates on its own, and how much your guitar is adding upstream.

Any unusual noise level you hear will end up being even more noticible once it hits (as previously noted) the distortion box. It might even sound like wind.

good luck!