![]() ![]() Especially with single-coil pickups, you’re going to want to take a bit more control over the sound from the start.Ĭlean compression doesn’t have to be aggressive, or even noticeable for that matter. A signal recorded too hot won’t just be hard to work with – it could completely destroy your overall guitar sound.Ĭlean guitars almost always benefit from some compression during tracking to clamp down on some of their dynamics. If you’re tracking with effects, make sure to leave yourself enough headroom to continue processing in the box. While a lot of modern songs are ditching completely clean guitars for overdriven & downright distorted tones, the spatial effects of a clean guitar are nearly unparalleled in the right situation.Ĭlean guitars need to start at the source, and that means getting a clean DI take. My hope is that by sharing these with you, you can get a small look into my process and hopefully take something away that can be used in your own workflow.Ĭlean guitars always seem to be a good place to start, regardless of the genre. So I got to work pulling together this list of some of the most common guitar tones that I’ve compressed both individually and as a group in the past. The discussions that followed made me realize just how many varying guitar tones there are, and more importantly, how much my compression technique changes with each and every one. ![]() We walked through the guttural, bass-heavy sound of a low-tuned or extended range guitars, and made a few suggestions on the best way to get them to sit in your mix. A few weeks back, we took a look at some of the best ways to approach heavy guitar chugs in the mix.
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