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The method you're using should be fine. It could be lots of things causing the noise. Perhaps the signal is too weak, or those particular outputs don't work properly. A headphone output on the desk would be ideal. It could be you're mistaking distortion for noise, and you're recording it too hot which would create horrible distortion. There should be no need to get another interface, your on board sound card should record line-level stereo at fine quality. I know mine does.

Cool! Thanks, i'll give it a go.

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='609318' date='Sep 26 2009, 03:46 PM']No. You laughed at my opinion and tried to tell me what I already know. I dont consider that respectful. Then the backtrack with the word respectfully.....again.[/quote] I did laugh at your post, yes, i'm not sure why. I think it's because a volume pedal is made up of so few components, that there is basically nothing to do wrong, and so "bespeco dulls tone" sounded a little ludicrous to me. Clearly someone else shares your opinion. Can someone explain to me what "quality of components" means? AFAIK there are no volume pedals using gold connectors. Like I said, a pot is a pot, so what's the difference? I understand the "taper" or "range" of a pot/pedal will vary from brand to brand, but what else? Could certain components really lead to loss of high frequencies? EDIT: When I said "lol" it wasn't an attempt to offend, insult, or make fun of you or your opinion, I guess the use of the word "respectfully" was to make that clear.

My kick drum sounds seem to be my biggest issue. Could I make a sub kick out of a hi-fi speaker and a drum?

When the thread title says "THE PREMATURE EJACULATORS" I get loads of maybes and I wishes. "Creep Joint"? F*%k off. Well f you basschat, I don't need you at my gig :snob: :(

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='607938' date='Sep 24 2009, 05:47 PM']Im sorry. I crawled up your fanny when exactly? Im well aware of what it is, but having sat in front of my amp youre well placed to question my judgement. Obviously you know best.[/quote] Jesus, are you not sleeping well? I RESPECTFULLY disagreed. My opinion is based upon the fact that I fail to see how one pot would sound any different to another pot of the same value. If someone can explain that to me, please do.

I should have been in incubus

BUMP I play the drums in this band so don't go freaking out the bassist demanding beer.

[quote name='vegas_hooker' post='606904' date='Sep 23 2009, 06:08 PM']I found the bespeco dulls your tone a little.[/quote] Lol, it's just a pot! I respectfully disagree.

well, a week or two ago I was saying how i'd bought a budget bespeco one for £15ish and gigged it 1-200 times. It broke last week!! So it's probably worth investing in one of the more durable ones.

We're playing 2nd on the bill, somewhere between 8 and 8.30, it's about £3 to get in, quite a cool venue, and i'll buy you a pint if you tell me you're a BCer!! You can hear the music at [url="http://www.myspace.com/creepjointmusic"]myspace.com/creepjointmusic[/url]

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='605787' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:42 PM']lol...[/quote] Heh, I just had a think. I used to gig using around 15 different distortion sounds regularly. That was using EQ pedals to shape/drive the dirt pedals as well though.

[quote name='tayste_2000' post='605723' date='Sep 22 2009, 03:58 PM']I need a custom flightcase building for my m13 and expr pedals nothing seems to be the right size stock.[/quote] Have you tried keyboard cases?

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='605736' date='Sep 22 2009, 04:07 PM']Explain dirt...? I would consider 'dirt' to be overdrives etc... I have an overdrive, a really really heavy distortion and a synth with squarewave/bit cruncher style distortions on it as well, so id say I have more than enough!... or do you mean something else?[/quote] You got it, but that only gives you 12ish combinations of dirt. Clearly everyone needs 50+ possible dirty tones on their pedalboard.

for a whole week, all food and drinks included, in a nice place in a decent hotel, £500 would be a steal!

Nice board! Needs moar dirt though.

It could also be your amp positioning etc, but obviously that will affect your overall tone, not just in distorted bits. I used to use distortion 80% of the time, and I never had trouble, but I had a guitar combo right next to my ear feeding me all the nasty high mids and highs.

That's ace! LOOOOOAAAADS of room.

The new zoom pedals are great IMO.

EQ is the only answer. Perhaps you need an EQ pedal after the dirt pedal (put them both in a bypass loop or close together for simultaneous switching) bringing up the highs and hi mids should help. EDIT: What EQ do you have on your amp? I'm just thinking if you get a sound you want when playing on your own, then it's just the guitars and drums drowning out certain frequencies, and you need to boost these.

[quote name='davidmpires' post='601144' date='Sep 17 2009, 11:08 AM']Every single one???? ......Nowadays every single radio plays Muse. Does that make them a worse band or a sucessful one?[/quote] Sorry, yeh, I was being sarcastic. There are lots of people who like to feel like a band belongs to them, or to a particular scene (usually determined by them all dressing the same) etc. and then turning on the band like they're the devil as soon as they get some major radio play. Having said that it may be common for bands to be more prolific and energetic and unusual in their early writing, for obvious reasons.

[quote name='OldGit' post='601037' date='Sep 17 2009, 08:38 AM']Why do popular tunes always get slagged off?[/quote] Probably because they get played so f*cking often on the radio, TV, tv adverts, idiots in the pub etc etc. It gets annoying hearing the same thing over and over, especially if it's a "catchy" tune. Personally, I heard it the first time and thought "that's another catchy tune form them, nice one". Now I can't stand it. [quote name='Killstarz' post='601053' date='Sep 17 2009, 09:12 AM']Kings of Leon stopped being good when they cut their hair. Fact.[/quote] Every band in the world were amazing for their first 1 or 2 albums and then "sold out" or "turned commercial" or just basically got too trendy for people who consider themselves "alternative".

I'm impressed! Nice one.