Hi, sorry if this is the wrong forum (maybe it should've been in the gear section?), but I really need your help on this one.
I've been picking my brain for a few days and just can't get my head around it!
I got into recording my 6505+ 112 directly, with a koch LB120ii a few weeks ago, but no matter how I tweak the amp, or what impulse I use, I get this 'odd' clipping around 4-6khz, presumably at the preamp stage.
I don't know whether this is the amp design, or something I'm doing wrong (hopefully this!), but could someone please take a listen to my sloppy recording:
The first being without impulse, the second with a 5150-Sheffield1200s-SM57-CapEdge-2in.wav impulse from Red Wire
And compare it to this guy's tube-rolling clip(s):
Peavey 6505+ preamp tubes shootout - Ultimate Metal Forum - I think the impulse I used, resembled this sound the best / least worst
The clipping, or whatever I should call it, is what you hear most clearly at the long chords, especially the last fade out, where this noise stays rather loud nearly throughout the end. Of course the recording is not double-tracked or tweaked in any kind of way, so it is quite thin, but I think I'd just be blurring things up if I did.
Also, this extra clipping/fizz makes the whole gain-structure extremely uneven, and thus the general track quite unclear / muddy / cheap / bad I think. As the odd clipping is even more present without an impulse, I believe there is something going on before the DAW, but really not sure.
The tube-rolling clips, got a very pronounced pick attack and nicely rounded sound, without too much or too little fizz, a very "in your face"-sound with, a very beautiful and even gain structure (imo). The sound isn't boxy (like mine tend to be) nor is it unclear or muddy (okay, admittedly, my tone is utter **** .. but why?
) . Of course this guy uses a mic and the bigger 6505+, which could be the whole reason, but for the little I know about impulses and direct recording; it shouldn't make such a vast difference in both sound and gain-structure!?
Oh and for what it's worth, my setup is as following:
Guitar (Emg 81) > TS808 > Decimator G string > 6505+ 112 (post 6, high 7, mid 7, low 8, pre 3, pres 4, res 6) > Koch LB120ii line out > Scarlett 2i2 line in > Reaper > LeCab
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards, Christian
I've been picking my brain for a few days and just can't get my head around it!

I got into recording my 6505+ 112 directly, with a koch LB120ii a few weeks ago, but no matter how I tweak the amp, or what impulse I use, I get this 'odd' clipping around 4-6khz, presumably at the preamp stage.
I don't know whether this is the amp design, or something I'm doing wrong (hopefully this!), but could someone please take a listen to my sloppy recording:
The first being without impulse, the second with a 5150-Sheffield1200s-SM57-CapEdge-2in.wav impulse from Red Wire
And compare it to this guy's tube-rolling clip(s):
Peavey 6505+ preamp tubes shootout - Ultimate Metal Forum - I think the impulse I used, resembled this sound the best / least worst
The clipping, or whatever I should call it, is what you hear most clearly at the long chords, especially the last fade out, where this noise stays rather loud nearly throughout the end. Of course the recording is not double-tracked or tweaked in any kind of way, so it is quite thin, but I think I'd just be blurring things up if I did.
Also, this extra clipping/fizz makes the whole gain-structure extremely uneven, and thus the general track quite unclear / muddy / cheap / bad I think. As the odd clipping is even more present without an impulse, I believe there is something going on before the DAW, but really not sure.
The tube-rolling clips, got a very pronounced pick attack and nicely rounded sound, without too much or too little fizz, a very "in your face"-sound with, a very beautiful and even gain structure (imo). The sound isn't boxy (like mine tend to be) nor is it unclear or muddy (okay, admittedly, my tone is utter **** .. but why?

Oh and for what it's worth, my setup is as following:
Guitar (Emg 81) > TS808 > Decimator G string > 6505+ 112 (post 6, high 7, mid 7, low 8, pre 3, pres 4, res 6) > Koch LB120ii line out > Scarlett 2i2 line in > Reaper > LeCab
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards, Christian
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