u/Forsaken-Caramel-395

Currently I’m tracking my guitar with a quarter inch to usb directly into my computer, recording on GarageBand. I’ve messed around with a lot of different amps within the DAW but the best I’ve found so far is STL Tones’ Ignite Emissary.

My issue is that the guitar just sounds so distant and tinny, no matter what I do. EQ hasn’t helped, messing with Emissary hasn’t helped, I can’t figure it out at all. I’m still a beginner so all I can really say is that it just sounds so off compared to any recordings I ever see on here or in actual songs.

The best response I’ve seen online is to get a focusrite Scarlett but I had one and returned it because I felt like it didn’t do anything different from my DLI approach.

I’m absolutely losing my mind. I would appreciate literally ANY suggestions for what I could be doing wrong and how I could possibly fix it!

It’s almost been a month since I had to say goodbye to my sweet Smaug. I’m still not sure how to deal with it, but I believe the world is just a little brighter because she was in it. I got her ashes back recently and wanted to make a little box to put them in, as well as a few other little pictures and souvenirs that she liked when she was still here.

I brought her outside every morning to run around in the sun, and her absolute favorite spot was in the Mexican petunia bush. She would run over and nibble on the leaves (we always kept them ultra safe for her) and climb around or just chill on top of it. I felt like it would be fitting for her resting place to be inside one as well.

This community was always a great comfort for me. I’m not sure if I’ll ever be able to have another beardie after my beloved Smaug, but I wanted to share the box I worked on for her. Thank you all so much <3

How do you ACTUALLY record guitar?