Do you EVER EQ your cleans for reamp?

[andygo]

Hi guys!
My question is - do you EVER EQ your cleans for reamp?
Ill try to illustrate it by an example - i have quite decent hardware EQ -
( Joemeek )
and tracking my bass DI for further reamping i clearly know that i will cut out
some 350-500 Hz and add some 120 Hz and 1,5-2KHz (for example). So, is it make any sense to do it on tracking stage? The same for guitars.
Thanx in advance!

 

[Firaxis]

There is nothing to say you can't do it but it wont sound the same, it would have a similar effect to using different pickups or body wood, the amplifier will react different to a pre EQ'd signal (main reason of using a TS on this board)

Try it!!

 

[andygo]

There is nothing to say you can't do it but it wont sound the same, it would have a similar effect to using different pickups or body wood, the amplifier will react different to a pre EQ'd signal (main reason of using a TS on this board)

Try it!!

Yeah! Im sure that amplifier will react different, but is it ok or not?)
And sorry for stupidness, what is TS ? ) Tube Screamer?)
Thank you!

 

[jipchen]

If it sounds good it's "ok". There are no set rules in audio-enigneering I never thought about it mainly because I have no hardware EQ but I guess it can work.
Yeah, on here "TS" = (Ibanez) Tubescreamer or any clones or similar pedals like Maxon OD-9, OD-808 etc.

 

[Firaxis]

Yeah tubscreamer, a lot of guys use it here to hit the amp with a little more midrange and removing some low end giving a much better tone!

 

[andygo]

Yeah tubscreamer, a lot of guys use it here to hit the amp with a little more midrange and removing some low end giving a much better tone!

Yeah, i have 909 too and use it ( frankly speaking im not too happy with its low end removing) on reamping stage. But what im interested in is somebody's EQ experience on DI tracking stage.

 

[amarshism]

It would be similar to using an eq pedal before your amp.

 

[andygo]

You are right! And it make sense for me.

 

[006]

No problems doing that. Just make sure to listen closely and don't go crazy with it, should be fine.

 

[andygo]

Thanx man! I knew im on the right track)

 

[dan weapon]

I did it recently. Added a bunch of high frequencies and a limiter to the DIs because the guitar tracks were a bit weedy and not quite attacky enough. Seemed to work ok.

 

[andygo]

I did it recently. Added a bunch of high frequencies and a limiter to the DIs because the guitar tracks were a bit weedy and not quite attacky enough. Seemed to work ok.

Wow! Im not sure about limiter) Dont you warry about transients?

 

[onemorelie]

HP your dry signal. Cut sum low mids. Boost sum treble. And it will sound better then before,imo.

 

[andygo]

And i think so!

 

[006]

I have used limiter on the DI before as well, I have also used a transient shaping plug-in (Cubase's Envelope Shaper). Whatever you need to do in order to get what you need/want from the DI signal.

 

[andygo]

That is very interesting about transient shaping! I thought about it but was not sure. Did you do that to pop up the attack?