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ditgitalz · Post by **ditgitalz** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:06 am

There are many plug-ins that make a guitar sound like it’s plugged into an overdriven amp. However, I am looking for a plug-in that will do the reverse and remove the overdriven sound. I recorded a studio guitar player by micing his amp. The guitar parts are great, but unfortunately too overdriven. Is there a plug-in or a way to remove or reduce distortion?

Midiworks · Post by **Midiworks** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:09 am

Try to use a filter, it should taim and smooth it a bit.

championrabbit · Post by **championrabbit** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:16 am

Nope, not possible.

You could filter it hard, but then you'll lose harmonic content and the sound will be crappy anyway.

Chalk it up to experience.

Midiworks · Post by **Midiworks** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 11:21 am

Just try, it depends on the filter.

Who listens to championrabbit anyway anymore at KVR ?
Nobody !

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:13 pm

I certainly don't. This time around, though, I'm with him. You simply cannot filter an overdriven guitar and get anything that sounds like a clean guitar. Can't be done.

Greg

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:23 pm

Lunch Money wrote:I certainly don't. This time around, though, I'm with him. You simply cannot filter an overdriven guitar and get anything that sounds like a clean guitar. Can't be done.

Greg

Drive a vocoder with it, and then replace the sound with something like slayer

Midiworks · Post by **Midiworks** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:24 pm

Lunch Money wrote:You simply cannot filter an overdriven guitar and get anything that sounds like a clean guitar. Can't be done.

Greg

Right Greg, that cant be done.

But read again:

I recorded a studio guitar player by micing his amp. The guitar parts are great, but unfortunately too overdriven. Is there a plug-in or a way to remove or reduce distortion?

...or reduce distortion, he wrote, so filtering can help.
Do I have to prove it ?

Cheers

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:41 pm

its called a guitar cord plugged direct in

RonC

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:53 pm

Hmm, I might have been a bit careless with reading his intention.

I still maintain that you won't get satisfactory results, but I'm not willing to use the word "impossible" anymore.

Greg

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:57 pm

Lo-passing it around 7k should make it less harsh...

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:52 pm

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Shane Sanders · Post by **Shane Sanders** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:55 pm

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ditgitalz · Post by **ditgitalz** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:24 pm

Midiworks. Thank you for your suggestion. I have never used a filter effect. Which one do you recommend?

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 10:29 pm

Shane Sanders wrote:
C00kie wrote:I have some real beefy hamburgers here! Anyone knows how to make a cow from it again? Or maybe just turn it into a steak again? Anyone, plz ???
you eat people from Hamburg! How rude!!

Wait 'till I've been to Frankfurt....

greendoor · Post by **greendoor** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 1:30 am

If it's single-string lead solo stuff, try converting the audio to midi and then triggering a synth or sampler. Or try one of the audio-triggered synths that were released as freeware recently.

Reverse guitar amp plug-in?