Help setting up my rack gear!

[interpolplacebo]

I've recently began doing some home recording (or attempting to record). I recently bought myself the line 6 ux2, presonus bluetube, rack with an alesis compressor and a BBE 482i sonic maximizer along with a SM-58, SM-57A Beta and a Audio-Technica 2020 condensor mic.

I just have a few questions about all of this gear.


1.) I'm having trouble hooking all of this stuff up as far the the rack gear connections to the ux2 and tubepre, I honestly don't know how to hook everything up to eachother and was wondering if someone on here could take a few minutes and hook me up with a diagram or just simple directions (i know i'm an idiot!)

2.) Secondly, is there anything else that could be recommended with what I have already? I mean, I know there's always something else to buy..But I mean, anything else that would be essential to my rack/gear?


I really want to get some good sounds out of my stuff, and I feel like I could if I just knew how to connect everything! haha

 

[dreamcatcher]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/equipment/363745-setting-up-my-rack-gear.html


Diagram:

SM-58, SM-57A Beta, or Audio-Technica 2020
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V
presonus bluetube
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V
alesis compressor
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V
ux2

and then BBE 482i ----> trash

 

[Lowberg]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/equipment/363745-setting-up-my-rack-gear.html

and then BBE 482i ----> trash

HAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[greyskull]

http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/equipment/363745-setting-up-my-rack-gear.html


Diagram:

SM-58, SM-57A Beta, or Audio-Technica 2020
|
|
V
presonus bluetube
|
|
V
alesis compressor
|
|
V
ux2

and then BBE 482i ----> trash

agreed

 

[interpolplacebo]

sweet dudes, thanks. i actually bought the bbe after i was told it would beef up my gearbox tones..does it not do that? if not i will def. return it....


what would you guys recommend as far as exciters go? I really just want something to beef up those weak midi tones..Does running the tubepre through the ux2 work well?

 

[Metaltastic]

Technically, they're digital tones, not MIDI (MIDI is just performance data in 1's and 0's) - but as for beefing up, just tweak; a good starting point if you don't have the metal shop pack is the Tube Screamer stomp model (Drive 10%, Gain around 35% or so, and Tone 50%), Treadplate Dual Model with the Treadplate 4x12 cab model (not the V30 4x12 cab bllleccchhh) and the 57 on axis. That, or you could use impulses, but that's a bit more of a hassle cuz it's hard to monitor with them on, so I don't bother (I just use my podxt for writing, not for final tones, and my TS model --> Diezel Herbert --> Treadplate 4x12 57 on axis works great for me). Here's a tone sample from a song I'm working on right now:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=782553&songID=6203024