Hi Shawn, Thanks for the response. What parameter do you program in order to have the true guitar sound with a bit (if you know what I mean)? Do you adjust the equalizer with more high frequency boost? Thanks! Ricky "R. Shawn Deveau" wrote: > I see that Ricky Wong has joined us here at Freelists, so I thought > I'd bring a discussion we're having at Yahoo to this group. > > Ricky wrote: > > Hi Shawn, > > I found that connect to the mixer does not sound as good as connect > the GT-5 directly to the guitar amplifier. It sure sounds more clear > but it seems to lack the bite the guitar amp produce. what is your > trick? I am connecting the GT-5 stereo output to a Mackie mixer then > to a Crown K-1 amplifier with EV speakers. > > Thanks! > Ricky > > To which I replied: > > Well, I have a one-man-band setup, so I use a Roland VS-1680 to > record backing tracks, then I play guitar and sing live. The trick is > to program your GT-5 sounds as you play along. On its own, the > guitar, GT-5 and PA sound okay, but when the backing tracks kick in, > if you've done your homework, you can have a killer guitar sound. > > So, for those of you that play in a real band, this means tweaking > your sound at rehearsal. > > Another trick is to program your GT-5 (regardless of how you have it > connected) at the volume you intend to play it. The dynamics of the > sounds change as the volume changes. What sounds killer in your > 'phones sounds like shit on stage and vice versa. > > Does anyone have any tricks or thoughts on how to tweak the blue box > to get a killer sound? > > R. Shawn Deveau > Barking Penguin Productions > 09/04/2003 > > ================================================================= > The Web Page is located at //www.freelists.org/webpage/gt5 > List Archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archives/gt5/ > ================================================================= -- Ricky Wong, P.Eng. Technical Advisor Emerging Technologies ================================================================= The Web Page is located at //www.freelists.org/webpage/gt5 List Archive is located at //www.freelists.org/archives/gt5/ =================================================================