Cab Sim/Specific Recording Question
Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:13 am
Hey guys! I'm writing here for help with a question and recommendations.
My home recording setup is currently in an apartment. I use a Kemper right into my Scarlett 18i20. This gives me a ton of different amp options and seems to handle pedals well. Most of my actual tone is done with pedals, I run most of my pedals direct into the Kemper and then have a handful of stereo effects in the stereo effects loop of the Kemper. I've been recording this way for a few years and really enjoy the tones I'm getting. Even while not recording, I typically plug my headphones into the headphone input on the Kemper for practicing/messing around.
I currently caught the bug to have an actual amp around. I've only ever owned one amp, a Fender Twin, which I still have. It's really too loud for apartment use, so I just keep it around for whenever I meet up with people to jam. It typically just sits in my studio unused. I do like the option of having a nice, clean, loud amp to act as a pedal platform when jamming in person.
I ended up putting a down payment on an amp head called a Micro T. It's typically made by a company called Hex, although the builder is making me one direct. It's essentially a tubed 5W model T clone. I plan on getting a little cab for this to play in my apartment but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to utilize this for recording. I don't have the space to mic a cab. However, there are line outs on the amp, should I go directly out of the amp head into my interface and run a cab sim? Are there any outboard gears you recommend? I did see the UA Ox Box which looks interesting to me, but I have no hands on experience with that. Or another cab sim style pedal you recommend? Any ideas would be helpful since I haven't really been involved in the amp/cab sim world in years (since buying the Kemper).
My home recording setup is currently in an apartment. I use a Kemper right into my Scarlett 18i20. This gives me a ton of different amp options and seems to handle pedals well. Most of my actual tone is done with pedals, I run most of my pedals direct into the Kemper and then have a handful of stereo effects in the stereo effects loop of the Kemper. I've been recording this way for a few years and really enjoy the tones I'm getting. Even while not recording, I typically plug my headphones into the headphone input on the Kemper for practicing/messing around.
I currently caught the bug to have an actual amp around. I've only ever owned one amp, a Fender Twin, which I still have. It's really too loud for apartment use, so I just keep it around for whenever I meet up with people to jam. It typically just sits in my studio unused. I do like the option of having a nice, clean, loud amp to act as a pedal platform when jamming in person.
I ended up putting a down payment on an amp head called a Micro T. It's typically made by a company called Hex, although the builder is making me one direct. It's essentially a tubed 5W model T clone. I plan on getting a little cab for this to play in my apartment but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to utilize this for recording. I don't have the space to mic a cab. However, there are line outs on the amp, should I go directly out of the amp head into my interface and run a cab sim? Are there any outboard gears you recommend? I did see the UA Ox Box which looks interesting to me, but I have no hands on experience with that. Or another cab sim style pedal you recommend? Any ideas would be helpful since I haven't really been involved in the amp/cab sim world in years (since buying the Kemper).