mmm.. what's a bout using active pkups (emg-81) with the LOW-Z instrument input of the PreSonus FP10?
Preparing your tracks for reamping: A Guide
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Djabthrash
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A little question for you guys :
I did my first reamp try a couple of days ago, plugging my Schecter Hellraiser C1-FR (EMG81 in the bridge) in the LittleLabs RedEye phantom 3D (DI mode, passive input), then going to my RME Fireface UC mic preamp channel input.
When looking at this channel input level meters in TotalMix (the RME virtual mixing console kind of), i had to use +22dB of preamp gain on that channel so that i could reach a max peak at approx. -3dB...
+22dB preamp gain seems like a lot to me and it seems i did everything right and by the books (and my DI recorded track looks and sounds fine)... is that "normal" ?
I did my first reamp try a couple of days ago, plugging my Schecter Hellraiser C1-FR (EMG81 in the bridge) in the LittleLabs RedEye phantom 3D (DI mode, passive input), then going to my RME Fireface UC mic preamp channel input.
When looking at this channel input level meters in TotalMix (the RME virtual mixing console kind of), i had to use +22dB of preamp gain on that channel so that i could reach a max peak at approx. -3dB...
+22dB preamp gain seems like a lot to me and it seems i did everything right and by the books (and my DI recorded track looks and sounds fine)... is that "normal" ?
It seems OK, many DI boxes have gain reduction of 20 db or so and maximum input level at zero gain is +10 dbu (according to FF UC specifications).
So it`s not strange.
Djabthrash
Member
Thanks !
After reading your answer i went back reading the RedEye user manual and found this (which confirms what you told me) :
"redeye 3D phantom :
instrument / re-amp out and level trim :
This is the high impedance instrument output on the front of
the Redeye 3D. This is in DI mode the "thru" to the amp. In re-amp
mode this is your re-amp output to the amp. The adjacent instrument/
re-amp level trim works as an attenuator just like the volume control on
your guitar and works in the thru and the re-amp out mode.
When using the unbuffered instrument input this output in DI
mode will be -3dB from what is plugged in, so in other words you lose
a small amount of level. If you attempt to use this on a passive pick up,
it will seem like more because of the combination of loading the pick
up and this small level loss. The 3dB loss is due to travelling thru the
internal electronics passively.
mic level male xlr out :
This is the output of the DI section of the Redeye 3D Phantom, what
comes out here is a lo impedance (500 ohm) balanced signal approximately
18dB below what is plugged into the instrument inputs. It should be plugged
into a microphone preamplifi er and if you are using the active buffered
input the microphone preamplifi er should have phantom power engaged.
Understanding gain structure in recording is important. Keep
in mind a passive pick up guitar puts out anything from -10dB to -25dB.
Going thru a mic level direct box like the Redeye 3D drops this level
by another 18dB so you need a microphone preamplifi ers gain set anywhere
from +32dB to +47dB to get a +4dB (0VU) line level signal."
So 3dB + 18 dB = 21dB of gain reduction already, so adding +22dB of preamp gain on the mic preamp makes perfect sense then.
i'm just workin with DI before reamping.. i have a couple of questions for you..
1 - i'm using elastic audio for quantizing.. i found really difficult this part.. because if i quantize right on the attack of the note everything sounds too much early.. tips? how do you recognize the right point for placing the marker and quantize?
2 - how do you use melodyne? do you melodyne all the track or only some point of it? ho do you set melodyne?
3 - how do you work with timing and pitch with bass DI? the same of guitar?
at the moment i have all quantized.. but "something" still sounds wrong.. like too pushed or too early.. quite randomly.. i'm trying to find the right way to fix this.. plz help me.. really really tks a lot.
1 - i'm using elastic audio for quantizing.. i found really difficult this part.. because if i quantize right on the attack of the note everything sounds too much early.. tips? how do you recognize the right point for placing the marker and quantize?
2 - how do you use melodyne? do you melodyne all the track or only some point of it? ho do you set melodyne?
3 - how do you work with timing and pitch with bass DI? the same of guitar?
at the moment i have all quantized.. but "something" still sounds wrong.. like too pushed or too early.. quite randomly.. i'm trying to find the right way to fix this.. plz help me.. really really tks a lot.
Brett - K A L I S I A
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SickBoy
Croatian Panzer division
This will not help and I'm sorry but I find your questions amusing when I read your signature
My thoughts exactly
what's about my signature?My thoughts exactly
ps: i got this work already recorded. no way to record things better.
SickBoy
Croatian Panzer division
I guess Brett and myself found the line "playing music BETTER" amusing, given your questions
The guys/girls who've done the tracks aren't really home on their instruments apparently... I've recorded some lousy players but never had to timestretch or melodynize the stringed instrument tracks. Good luck!
lol.. never used melodyne on bass/guitar? me too..I guess Brett and myself found the line "playing music BETTER" amusing, given your questions
The guys/girls who've done the tracks aren't really home on their instruments apparently... I've recorded some lousy players but never had to timestretch or melodynize the stringed instrument tracks. Good luck!
are there some studios that do professional re-amping? I certainly do not own all the amps I would like t use in particular song and this would be very useful to get another tone w/o buying tons of new gear.
Brett - K A L I S I A
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westicle
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Hi
Westy here, long term lurker, first time poster. I'm about to do my first bit of re amping.
I have a plan for guitar,
Record: Gibson SG --> Countryman DI --> DAW
Re amp: DAW --> Radial Pro Re amp box --> Guitar Rig --> Mic --> DAW
But....
I'm not sure about bass because our guy uses a load of pedals.
Ideally I want to be able to record a DI signal from the bass itself and also a signal after it's been through his fuzz and wah.
I do have a Hughes & Kettner Red Box Classic which I bought before doing any research on this stuff so I do have 2 DI boxes at my disposal. Preservation of the signal quality is paramount though so I'm more than happy to ditch that and replace it with something better if needed.
Do I need 2 DI boxes and split the signal straight out of the bass or am I missing some really obvious solution that's right in front of me?
Westy here, long term lurker, first time poster. I'm about to do my first bit of re amping.
I have a plan for guitar,
Record: Gibson SG --> Countryman DI --> DAW
Re amp: DAW --> Radial Pro Re amp box --> Guitar Rig --> Mic --> DAW
But....
I'm not sure about bass because our guy uses a load of pedals.
Ideally I want to be able to record a DI signal from the bass itself and also a signal after it's been through his fuzz and wah.
I do have a Hughes & Kettner Red Box Classic which I bought before doing any research on this stuff so I do have 2 DI boxes at my disposal. Preservation of the signal quality is paramount though so I'm more than happy to ditch that and replace it with something better if needed.
Do I need 2 DI boxes and split the signal straight out of the bass or am I missing some really obvious solution that's right in front of me?
Hi,
Some time ago, I bought Radial reamping kit (J48 and Xamp). Now that I have finished MIDI drum tracks, I'm gonna take care of the guitars and bass. I wonder how to put it all together with Eleven Rack and Fireface 800 to Logic. I mean, I have a plan in my head, but I thought that without revealing that to you I would ask you for your view on this. Without knowing my plan/setup your opinion will be totally unbiased and perhaps I will learn sth new. Pls let me know what your views are.
Some time ago, I bought Radial reamping kit (J48 and Xamp). Now that I have finished MIDI drum tracks, I'm gonna take care of the guitars and bass. I wonder how to put it all together with Eleven Rack and Fireface 800 to Logic. I mean, I have a plan in my head, but I thought that without revealing that to you I would ask you for your view on this. Without knowing my plan/setup your opinion will be totally unbiased and perhaps I will learn sth new. Pls let me know what your views are.
JakeAC5253
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Well, there are two ways that you could do this:
1. You can take DI's from the bass straight into the DI box, then once the performance is recorded you can use the reamp box to send the DI through the floor pedals and directly back to the DI box and into a separate track for recording. I do this a lot with guitar and bass tracks. The only caveat is the wah might not sound exactly the same when reamped as it does with the bass hooked directly into it, but it may sound similar enough that it won't make much of a difference. Hopefully your bass player is an easygoing guy.
2. You can split the output of the bass using an active split which is transformer isolated. Something like the Lehle Dual. After the split the signal routing is quite obvious. One side goes to the first DI box then DAW and the other side goes through the pedals and then the DI and DAW.
First way is cheaper
I'd love to help you, but I'm afraid I've got no idea what you are asking.
In short, how to connect xamp, j48 and Eleven for guitar tracking for reamping and then how to connect the gear for reamping proper. And what setup for guitars and what setup for bass. I hope it is clearer now.
westicle
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Well, there are two ways that you could do this:
1. You can take DI's from the bass straight into the DI box, then once the performance is recorded you can use the reamp box to send the DI through the floor pedals and directly back to the DI box and into a separate track for recording. I do this a lot with guitar and bass tracks. The only caveat is the wah might not sound exactly the same when reamped as it does with the bass hooked directly into it, but it may sound similar enough that it won't make much of a difference. Hopefully your bass player is an easygoing guy.
2. You can split the output of the bass using an active split which is transformer isolated. Something like the Lehle Dual. After the split the signal routing is quite obvious. One side goes to the first DI box then DAW and the other side goes through the pedals and then the DI and DAW.
First way is cheaper
Thanks Jake, I can see how they would both work. I'd probably go for the second option though as I'd like to capture the playing and the pedal/wah changes all in the same go.
As it turns out I bought the reamp box for doing guitars but couldn't get it to work. We've decided to go down the recording everything as normal route without re amping. I've sold the red box and the x-amp and bought some monitors.
We'll be recording bass next week. I've just got to work out how I want to mic that up now....
about tuning everything before reamping: what's about placing an ANTARES AUTOTUNE EFX, with soft EFX on each bass/gtr DI?
tks a lot!
tks a lot!
Hi there, i'm new in this forum and in the reamp world, so please don't insult me if i say something wrong. or do it, if it please you.
So, i've already recorded all the guitars with this configuration:
guitar --> DI --> Mixer --> DAW (M-audio 410)
now it's time to do the reamp and i just found out that my DAW doesn't have balanced output. i mean, since it was designed by a troll it has 8 outputs and all are unbalanced.
so, what are your advice/suggestions about going to my Reamp box (still unsure if it's gonna be a Radial PRORMP or X-amp, it depends if i want to eat or not next month) from an unbalanced output?
i thought about some options:
1) DAW --> DI (used as a normal DI, not a reversed one) --> REAMP , but phase problems? output signal loss? noise added?
2) DAW ---> mixer (mackie 1202) ---> REAMP but, output signal loss? noise added?
3) DAW headphones output (since it's balanced). i'm not really sure why but i know this option sounds really stupid and won't work (it's a stereo output OK I KNOW, but maybe... ??¿¿¿)
4) buying beers and get drunk
5) buying a new DAW (it's about time) with balanced output and a smile on the interface.
Any suggestion will be really appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Michele
So, i've already recorded all the guitars with this configuration:
guitar --> DI --> Mixer --> DAW (M-audio 410)
now it's time to do the reamp and i just found out that my DAW doesn't have balanced output. i mean, since it was designed by a troll it has 8 outputs and all are unbalanced.
so, what are your advice/suggestions about going to my Reamp box (still unsure if it's gonna be a Radial PRORMP or X-amp, it depends if i want to eat or not next month) from an unbalanced output?
i thought about some options:
1) DAW --> DI (used as a normal DI, not a reversed one) --> REAMP , but phase problems? output signal loss? noise added?
2) DAW ---> mixer (mackie 1202) ---> REAMP but, output signal loss? noise added?
3) DAW headphones output (since it's balanced). i'm not really sure why but i know this option sounds really stupid and won't work (it's a stereo output OK I KNOW, but maybe... ??¿¿¿)
4) buying beers and get drunk
5) buying a new DAW (it's about time) with balanced output and a smile on the interface.
Any suggestion will be really appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Michele
