On 12/24/2012 7:55 PM, Luxey wrote:
I don't use presets too much, but, for example, I wanted
to EQ my guitar, going directly and dry to mixer, to DAW.
Tone controll on guitar is not up to the job, and I won't
buy a new one (guitar), soo...., EQ, ...
I understand personal presets like that. You use this EQ
curve to get what you've identified as a particular favorite
sound on your own guitar, Voice artists sometimes have a
standard EQ curve for their voice with their favorite mic.
It's their sound and people hire them for it.
But if you have a Korean copy of a baby Taylor guitar and
you're playing a bluegrass song, you won't get Del
McCoury's sound by selecting the "Acoustic guitar" preset
for your EQ plug-in. You have to do something else first,
like change the guitar or change the player, or both.
On the other hand, when you're using reasonably good
instruments and attempting to get generic sounds for common
genres fairly quickly, some presets can be a good starting
point, maybe saving you a minute before you get the sound
"dialed in."
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