mixing mic´d amp and ampsim

[AaronDylan]

hey i just had a nice guitar recording session. i usally have bad luck with recording an amp because i don´t do it often enough and the bands mostly had shitty amps etc.

At the last session we used a peavy 6505 plus and miced it with an sm 57 fredman style (and a beta 58-just to try it)
the cab was a harley benton with vintage 30 speakers.

i also split the signal to record the di´s.

know the result of the amp signal turned out better then i thought but their is some high end missing.
I also put an ampsim over the di and compared both for a long time.
i can´t decide witch one to use for the mix because i like both.
know i had the idea to blend them somehow.

did anybody of you ever do this? i didn´t try jet will i have fucked up phase problems because of plugin delay etc?
what do you think?
i will post samples tomorrow

 

[Adenosine]

I do this all the time for that exact reason, i use the balls and the grit of the amp track, then blend a little ampsim to add extra bite to it. Never had any phase issues

 

[botus99]

print your ampsim guitars and align them manually. In every case I've blended real amps and ampsims, the DI was some milliseconds after the mic'd tones.

 

[Damage, Inc.]

I do this all the time for that exact reason, i use the balls and the grit of the amp track, then blend a little ampsim to add extra bite to it. Never had any phase issues

+1. When I'm recording direct into Reaper, I select the "record output (latency compensated)" setting. On my band's material, I usually record my amp at the studio and do any direct parts at home.