hey guys,
for some reason, i just can't get my reamped 5150 tracks to sit well in a mix, or to actually sound decent without the need for post processing shaping the midrange.
it's either too scooped, or honky as fuck, there doesn't really seem to be a middle ground.
i tend to have the mids around 2-3, which is more in the scooped realm, or around 4-5 to give it some midrange bite. the thing is, the mids seem to be centered in the 800hz-ish region, which sounds honky as fuck if you turn the mids up. it's always lacking in the 2k area, therefore lacking bite.
the tubescreamer with the high-midrange buildup somewhat helps, but the mids still seem to be voiced strangely no matter where i position the mic or how i dial it in.
for example, the engl fireball 100 i just bought records much much better, with very little if any post processing needed.
i'm running a framus 212cs with v30 speakers, maybe that's the issue right there (although the cab sounds fine with the engl, my old framus cobra,...).
i'll do a few clips tomorrow (no reamping on sundays, hehe) and post them here, but in the meantime, maybe the 5150 users on here could give me some rough hints on how you're usually setting up the 5150.
last clip i did (which was the best so far) i used these settings:#
bass 7
mids 3,5
treble 4,5
resonance/presence both 8
midrange wise that one was quite balanced, but still lacked the 2k and didn't cut through well.
i did a second set of reamps with the settings like this
bass/mid/treble all between 6-7
resonance 9, presence 6.
which sounded great in the room btw, but still needed an 800hz honk cut and a 2k bite boost.
any ideas where i'm going wrong.
i'm starting to think that the amp just isn't the right one for me, at least in a studio situation....i've had it for 5 years and it always was my live workhorse, but since i've switched over to engl for band stuff it's kinda obsolete unless i get it to sound slamming in the studio.
any pointers will be greatly appreciated!
and as i said, clips will be up in 1-2 days
for some reason, i just can't get my reamped 5150 tracks to sit well in a mix, or to actually sound decent without the need for post processing shaping the midrange.
it's either too scooped, or honky as fuck, there doesn't really seem to be a middle ground.
i tend to have the mids around 2-3, which is more in the scooped realm, or around 4-5 to give it some midrange bite. the thing is, the mids seem to be centered in the 800hz-ish region, which sounds honky as fuck if you turn the mids up. it's always lacking in the 2k area, therefore lacking bite.
the tubescreamer with the high-midrange buildup somewhat helps, but the mids still seem to be voiced strangely no matter where i position the mic or how i dial it in.
for example, the engl fireball 100 i just bought records much much better, with very little if any post processing needed.
i'm running a framus 212cs with v30 speakers, maybe that's the issue right there (although the cab sounds fine with the engl, my old framus cobra,...).
i'll do a few clips tomorrow (no reamping on sundays, hehe) and post them here, but in the meantime, maybe the 5150 users on here could give me some rough hints on how you're usually setting up the 5150.
last clip i did (which was the best so far) i used these settings:#
bass 7
mids 3,5
treble 4,5
resonance/presence both 8
midrange wise that one was quite balanced, but still lacked the 2k and didn't cut through well.
i did a second set of reamps with the settings like this
bass/mid/treble all between 6-7
resonance 9, presence 6.
which sounded great in the room btw, but still needed an 800hz honk cut and a 2k bite boost.
any ideas where i'm going wrong.
i'm starting to think that the amp just isn't the right one for me, at least in a studio situation....i've had it for 5 years and it always was my live workhorse, but since i've switched over to engl for band stuff it's kinda obsolete unless i get it to sound slamming in the studio.
any pointers will be greatly appreciated!
and as i said, clips will be up in 1-2 days
