5150 preamp line out + impulses

[hellraiser85]

This is my first post on this forum. Guitars are recorded with a peavey 5150 directly by the preamp output at very low volumen (post gain at 0,8), and I add GuitarHacks impulses to the recorded guitar tracks. I think it sounds realistic and full, but I have a doubt:

Might I use a T.A.D FANTA to be able to record with much higher post gain and without connect the TAD FANTA to anything (using it essentially like a load whitout danger to the 5150)???

---> preamp output ---> PC line in + Impulses
5150:
---> speaker output ---> TAD FANTA (used like a load)

Here is the link:

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=790227

 

[Unavailable]

Guitars sound great, but the drums are very low in the mix.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Kick ass impulse tone! Fucken great.

 

[hellraiser85]

It's true, the drums are very low.

 

[VH100R]

now that's a great IR tone... holy fuck.

care to share the processing involved?

Although the FANTA connects between the speaker outputs and the speakers, I don't think it acts as a load box. If it doesn't you will probably blow your amp.

 

[Ericlingus]

could you post just the preamp out without the impulse file? Just one guitar track of it with nothing else. A riff, some chuggs and a lead would be cool. I would love to make a curve eq file of it.

 

[musickey]

No shit! Man thats heavy tone

 

[VH100R]

could you post just the preamp out without the impulse file? Just one guitar track of it with nothing else. A riff, some chuggs and a lead would be cool. I would love to make a curve eq file of it.

+1

 

[hellraiser85]

Thanks for the opinions!

This is the setting of the 5150 and all the post-processing that I used:

Guitar: Schecter C/ with EMG's 707

5150 settings: hi gain imput, lead channel

pre gain: 5,5
low: 7
mids: 2
highs: 7
post gain: 0,8
resonance: 6
presence: 9

I recorded 4 guitars, panned two 100% L and R, and two 80%.

100% panned guitars have the impulse "GuitarHack JJ FRED45-1"

The other two guitars have another impulse that was posted in this forum called "Mesa 4x12 - SM57 Pres 8" from DSS3 Impulses (Mesa 4x12).

I attenuate the low-mids with Waves C4 (andy sneap setting)
low pass filter at 80 Hz and high pass filter at 12 KHz
Decrease a little abour 1 KHz (-1.5 dB).

I think that's all...

 

[Frankzappa]

Can someone post those "Mesa 4x12 - SM57 Pres 8" impulses?

 

[JeffTD]

Holy shit, even I haven't gotten my 5150 with impulses to sound that good (haven't tried much, just finally got a loadbox), and I made some of the ones you used!

I'm on vacation in OR right now, but if nobody posts them by the time I get back home, I'll re-upload them.

 

[Djabthrash]

Sounds very good !

And like most of us here i think the drums are a bit low.

 

[Wild Hades]

Killer tone!
As noticed, drums are too low compared to guitars... fix it and will be perfect...

DSS3 Impulses (thanks man!):
http://www.filefreak.com/ppublic/14746/DSS3 Impulses (Mesa 4x12).rar
(let me know if the link doesn't work)

 

[jauernis]

hellraiser85 do you have a cabinet connected to your 5150 or no? would i be able to not have to connect to a cabinet if i use low volume/gain on the 5150?

 

[JeffTD]

hellraiser85 do you have a cabinet connected to your 5150 or no? would i be able to not have to connect to a cabinet if i use low volume/gain on the 5150?

No way in hell. He had his volume low because he had the cabinet attached.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

No way in hell. He had his volume low because he had the cabinet attached.

Or off.

 

[JeffTD]

Or off.

Off wouldn't have produced any sound from the preamp out, really. He said he had his volume at .8.

 

[Pot]

THx Wild Hades

 

[::XeS::]

You can take the volume at 0 because the power section is bypassed

 

[JoeJackson]

You can take the volume at 0 because the power section is bypassed

Source? I personally wouldn't do that.

Some amps deliver a pre-amp signal with standby OFF - unfortunately 5150's have to be in full-ON mode