I just picked up a recto recording preamp primarily for direct recording into my DAW. I plugged in, connected to the recording outputs to my audio interface, did some tweaking, and went to town. The sounds that I was able to get were terrible. I am primarily a metal player (some would say REALLY heavy metal, but...). Anyway, even with the gain cranked all the way up, I simply couldn't get a really brutal metal sound out of this thing. I tried plugging the live outs into my Palmer PGA-05, and it sounded the same. It was like AC/DC – Angus Young type tone at best. Is it possible that my pre is defective? I used to own a rect-o-verb, and it was one of the most crunchy, brutal sounding amps I've ever used. Is it possible that all of the brutal gain came from the power amp and the recto-pre simply isn't going to give me the same level of distortion in my tone?
Thanks in advance for the help. I'm scheduled to return the pre to the shop tomorrow, but I figured I'd make a final plea to see if anyone might be able to tell me if I'm doing something wrong, before I rashly send it back.
Bobby
Thanks in advance for the help. I'm scheduled to return the pre to the shop tomorrow, but I figured I'd make a final plea to see if anyone might be able to tell me if I'm doing something wrong, before I rashly send it back.
Bobby