Compression on distorded guitars ??
I often record guitars with an SM57 in front of the speaker, and an AKG C414 ULS a little further. I use a Mindprint Dual Tube Channel, and I like to EQ when recording (cut around 500 Hz, boost around 4 khz...depends on what I want to get). The bands want a powerful, big and large distorted guitar sound.
I tried to get the DTC's optical compression working on the SM57, I had good results but the sound was a little too agressive.
Do you guys, use compression when recording that kind of guitar sound ? If yes, on which mics do you apply it (condenser, dynamic, ribbons...) ?
I really get a great round, crunchy and warm guitar sound by using the DTC on that kind of guitars, but I was just wondering if any of you use compression. I'll soon post an exemple of the guitar sound I can achieve.