Here are a few tips for helping you reduce noise in the studio and to make recording a little easier.

Every time you go through a pedal or added circuitry you will add noise, especially with single coil pickups. This can be caused by impedance miss-match and basic circuitry noise.

If you can do without the pedal boards or use whatever is necessary, you should here a reduction in your noise level. I usually go straight into my Marshall for recording, except when I do lead and even then I will only have in line the wah, and maybe a booster on some songs. All delays, reverb and effects are added during mix-down with better quality outboard effects. (post)

Also, I always record with the speakers in the recording room, and the head and guitar in the mixing console with the engineer using the studio monitors to hear, I find it much more relaxing and you can really hear every note you play plus a nice mix with the other instruments at a comfortable volume.

Also move your amp head around to find a spot with minimal RF noise, ditto with your guitar.

Only use the amount of gain you need to use, and don't over saturate things as all this will do is add the noise and make your sound "fuzzy". After you record your track, edit right up to where your first note is played (or use a noise gate, but be careful how you set it, as it icould end up chopping off the decay of your notes.) Other than that, you may have to use noise reduction, but I hate those things, they strangle your sound.

Rob Tognoni
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