[LAU] Applying effects when recording electric guitars: before or after recording?

[Renato]

On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:14:17 -0400
Brett McCoy <idragosani at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:12 AM, Renato <rennabh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >> A somewhat-related anecdote: In one of his short
> >> films-about-film-making Robert Rodriguez demonstrates how he
> >> records some of the music used in his soundtracks. He obviously
> >> gets a kick out of being able to apply any variety of effects -
> >> including some impressive distortion - to his cleanly recorded
> >> guitar. It's all done with PT, of course, but it's a good demo of
> >> the utility of recording clean.
> >>
> >
> > hello, what's PT?
> 
> ProTools. Some random audio app used on one of them other operating
> systems. :-)
> 

ah yes, think I've read of it somewhere... it must be one of those
mainstream things :)

renato