...I'm using the POD XT to record the guitar, using quadtracking, but what would most people do to the signal after this? compressors, reverb etc? any tips welcome
Cheers
Sean
To answer your question...as little as possible. The typical high pass/low pass (high pass @ 70 - 80Hz, low pass at 12Khz). A little multiband compression ONLY in the low mids area to tame any boominess you've got going on, and if needed, a light helping of EQ.
For some useful EQ tips, see Colin Richardson's EQ'ing tips:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/andy-sneap/258421-eq-rhythm-guitars-mixdown.html
This will just give you a rough idea. Of course your guitar sound and situation may be different, and need different cuts/boosts...if any at all.
For a starting point (you'll probably need to adjust this to your sound) for multiband EQ, compress the 60Hz - 300Hz range, or see Andy's C4 settings:
http://andysneap.com/media/pictures/c4.gif
Single band compression...no. Not normally, for typical metal rhythm guitars. If you're doing clean or acoustic parts, then yes, it may be necessary.
Reverb...that really depends on the overall production "feel" of the song. For typical metal, no. If so...only so slightly. And typically this will be a reverb on an FX bus, not an individual insert.
Hope this helps! Cheers!
