On many of the recordings where I note distortion, the distortion becomes less objectionable as the listening level increases. When the volume is low, the distortion seems worse or more displeasing.

Has anyone else experienced this exact phenomenon?

First, a clarification: It is only the last few months that I have accumulated much better listening equipment. Since then, I have been listening very closely to music of all kinds, and I cannot believe the amount of distortion I hear.

So I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. To answer your preliminary questions; the headphones are fine and no it doesn't happen in playback. At first I thought it might have been a bad jack, but how could it be the jack if it doesn't distort during playback? Also, it doesn't matter how low my levels are when recording, it still distorts.

Mics: Matched Pair : Oktava Mk-012

Sound Clip: http://media.putfile.com/Oktava-Mk-012-stereo-pair

Recorded spaced pair - Left Mic around bridge about 9 inches out
Right Mic at 12th fret 9 inches out

I'm recording distortion guitar tacks and am trying to get it to sound smoother, I've tried eq'ing and compression but it's still sounding rough and edgy when I'm wanting it smoother, I'm looking for a Trivium style distortion, but it's coming out too rough. I'm double tracking each guitar, am I using too much gain or should it be more compressed? HELP PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

My 1180 has many different distortions. I just can't seem to get the sound that I want. I want a "bass-y, punchy" sound. This type of distortion is available but only at lower volumes.
When ever I edit a patch and increase the volume, I get a lot of static. Especially the palm-muted stuff. I've even tried writing my own patches but get the same results.

Hi. I was mixing some files in Adobe Audition 3 as 1 long wav file. I finished the mix and it sounds awful. It sounded good when I first mixed it, but now it sounds as if it is distorted. I think I saved it as the wrong file. Microsoft ADPCM Wav file. What can I do to fix the mix to make it sound good? I am screwed. Do I have to start the mix all over again?

Hi. I was mixing some files in Adobe Audition 3 as 1 long wav file. I finished the mix and it sounds awful. It sounded good when I first mixed it, but now it sounds as if it is distorted. I think I saved it as the wrong file. Microsoft ADPCM Wav file. What can I do to fix the mix to make it sound good? I am screwed. Do I have to start the mix all over again?

Can somebody give me some tips for recording distortion? I'm using a Boss DS-1 directly into a PreSonus firebox and it sounds too harsh. I have tried tweaking the settings on the pedal, but haven't had any luck. Is there a particularly good (relatively inexpensive) pedal I can get? or a different approach to recording the distortion?

thanks

Anyone ever tried using distortion, overdrive, any generally extreme guitar-amp-esque setups and applying them to violin, flute, etc.?

Just did this a while ago, and it gives violin so much more tone.

PS: I used the Distroyr plugin and turned most of the knobs up a fair bit.