Wayne, I much prefer to hear a little reverb when I record. I think it makes me play better!

If you are not recording live vocals with a mic at the same time, and are just doing guitar parts, you could Y your guitar signal to an amp as well as to the computer. A small mixer would be the best way to do this. Also, even simpler, some amps have a pass-through, so you could listen to yourself with reverb while recording dry.

On one of my CDs, the electric guitarist chose to record from his Line 6 unit, with reverb on. It sounded great in the mix until the band played a stop, at which time the tails of the guitar notes spilled over into the rest. We had to edit every one of these to cut the guitar short. After that experience, for most situations, I much prefer to record dry and add effects to taste in the software.



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