EZmix 2 Guitar Tone Troubles

[Metallica1992]

Hey Guys, I purchased a copy of the EZmix 2 Metal Bundle. I have been testing out some of the fully sculpted and ready preset tones. But theres a problem... The problem is when I play using these tones through EZmix 2 I am hearing a dry guitar signal with the distorted guitar signal. I recorded some guitars and it sounds like a distorted tone with a dry signal mixed in. What is going on here?

Solid advice/information appreciated.

 

[Pharaoh's Curse]

Hey Guys, I purchased a copy of the EZmix 2 Metal Bundle. I have been testing out some of the fully sculpted and ready preset tones. But theres a problem... The problem is when I play using these tones through EZmix 2 I am hearing a dry guitar signal with the distorted guitar signal. I recorded some guitars and it sounds like a distorted tone with a dry signal mixed in. What is going on here?

Solid advice/information appreciated.

Holy large font!

Sounds to me like your DI is playing along side of the processed track. What DAW are you using?

 

[mikah912]

Also, keep in mind that many interfaces have a dial that controls how much dry signal you hear in the headphones output versus the effected signal from the DAW. If that dial is stuck in the middle, you'd hear a blend of both.

I'm using a Steinberg CI2 right now that has that very feature, and it baffled me too when I first got it.

 

[Metallica1992]

Hello,

Both of you were correct. Solid! However now there is a new set of problems. My interface's (Roland Quad Capture) gain knob that controls my dry signal output kills the tone if I turn it down to the point where I don't hear the dry signal while playing. If I turn it up high and don't play chords it seems to be fine but the second I strike a chord oh man can you hear that dry signal. What's going on here?

 

[Metallica1992]

I figured the second part out. There was a mix knob that was set to high. This must control the level of presence of the dry signal.