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Better quality preamps will definitely make a difference. The problem with lesser quality pre's. they introduce noise when the gain is cranked up. When using dynamic mic's, they naturally require more gain to get nice results, but more gain usually means more hiss, because the noise floor level...

Of course this is always going to be subjective (I hate that word) but, assuming you're talking about recording distorted guitar sounds. You could adjust the eq of your preamp to compensate, but I don't really like doing that, because then now you're dealing with a tone/sound that you're...

I use Tracktion2 recording software and RM IV drum software, which comes bundled with Tracktion. It's inexpensive and works very well IMO.

Killer Bogner man!!!

^^^Nice stuff!!!

Well to start, just be sure that you are happy with your guitar tone BEFORE you record, because it's not going to sound better later, in other words, don't try to fix it in the mix. Good mic pre's are important. If you're using dynamic and ribbon mic's you need alot of gain to drive the signal...

The two fan motors on my amp are relatively quiet, but I can definitely hear/feel the air circulating.

Nice looking guitars. I wonder how the walnut guitars sound, tone wise, I don't think I have ever seen one or heard one.

Personally, of the two, I like the Schecter. But if you're interested in the wood selection. Check this out, this will give you some idea as to what to expect (tone wise) from the different woods. http://www.suhrguitars.com/wood.aspx

That't not a bad setup there. In fact, the guitar player that I jammed with back in the day, had the same setup. Sounded good. My humble beginnigns started on Dec. 2 1989. (A gig I wish I could forget). I used a crate G-600 stack, my Ovation hardbody electric with EMG's, Boss turbo overdrive...

An upgraded video card probably won't be necessary with the tracktion software. The problem that most people run into is CPU. When you start using lots of plugins, your computer may struggle to keep up with the demand for processing power, and you'll start hearing clicks and pops, (which is...

I used to use a MosValve amp that was real decent. Til' it got burned up in a house fire. :evil:

Gibson LP Studio JMP-1 Alesis Quadraverb (I've replaced this with a Lexicon MPX-1) Strategy 500 Recorded with a Sennheiser MD421 (I usually use an SM57) I don't remember what mic pre's were used on this particular recording but I mainly use either a FMR RNP preamp or my PreSonus Firebox...

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If you use an interface, it replaces your sound card, so there is no need to have a good sound card and an interface. The onyx comes with Tracktion 2 recording software, which IMO is a rock solid software. There is a Tracktion 3 available, which has many new features, most of the bugs seem to...

Flip a coin. :wink:

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Here is ALL you'll need to know (and then some) about compression. Great info, BTW. http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/compuncomp/index.htm

You should be able to achieve excellent results with the mic's that you mentioned. I don't know about the Mbox (I've never used one), but for a two channel pre in that price range, I'd lean toward an FMR RNP. It has plenty of gain for your dynamics and phantom power for the condensors. If you...

When I said metal, guess I should have not been so vague, but I was thinking more along the lines of Carcass, Disturbed, Opeth, etc. Don't know if that really helps any.