Reamping with the FirePod only

[HeadCrusher]

Possible?

I guess not, cause all outs are line level and I need instrument level at the amp. Am I getting this right or did I miss something?

What would I need to do it and can you also reamp a mic-ed (through an amp) track?

thx

 

[~BURNY~]

I guess not, cause all outs are line level and I need instrument level at the amp. Am I getting this right or did I miss something?

Correct

What would I need to do it

A reamp box or a passive DI If your are broke.

and can you also reamp a mic-ed (through an amp) track?

Technically yes... If you want a crappy sound...

 

[HeadCrusher]

Hey, thanks for the reply!

Damn, I wish I wouldn't have been right...
Well, doesn't matter fortunetally I don't really need to reamp anything in particular right now. Was just curious...

Which devices do you all use to reamp and how do you get the clean signal for later use on tape? I guess your clients don't enjoy recording without "real guitarsounds"...

 

[JeffTD]

You can do it just fine with the FirePod - I do this regularly. You just need a reamp box like the Radial X-Amp, the original Reamp box from www.reamp.com, or, my choice, the Littlelabs Redeye, which doubles as a DI and reamp box.

 

[HeadCrusher]

^Yeah, but I meant without additional gear (apart from the firepod itself - and an amp and some mic and cables obviously... &#37 ).

 

[Seizure.]

Is there a real difference in sound between the X-amp and the Littlelabs btw?

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

I tried to reamp with just the firepod one time, it was bad. It was really bad.

All well we are all retarded at some point.

 

[Where She Wept]

I've done it w/no problem. line level is hotter than instrument level, so you just have to be careful with the signal at the firepod output. i record w/my POD like that often. And i've done it thru my Triaxis/290 as well.

 

[NickL]

Check out the radial proDI. It's a passive direct box that even includes instructions on how to reamp. only about 90 bucks too! It rules!

If you're broke you can check out the ART passive DIs but they're kinda cheap so i'd go for the Radial if you can

 

[deathtotaliban]

^Yeah, but I meant without additional gear (apart from the firepod itself - and an amp and some mic and cables obviously... %) ).

It is obvious that you need additional gear if you know what re-amping is. Search this forum this topic has covered this a ton

 

[s34nsm411]

why do you need a reamp box anyway? ive never tried it but i dont see why you cant just turn the signal down in your daw/interface till it matches a line level volume

 

[deathtotaliban]

you could do that but its not going to sound as good as doing it the right way. you can do whatever you want but there are good ways of doing it and really bad. its your choice

 

[NickL]

you could do that but its not going to sound as good as doing it the right way. you can do whatever you want but there are good ways of doing it and really bad. its your choice

yeah and good luck finding the ground lift switch on your DAW if you get a noise loop.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Yeah that was my problem I had this horrid ground loop hum when I did it. But hey if it works for you then by all means...

 

[HeadCrusher]

hm, my amp didn't give any sound when i connected the line outs...

 

[HeadCrusher]

I just gave that another try and surprisingly it worked!
There was a lot of noise when I went into the instrument in on the amp, fx return was nicer.
How do you all record your clean tracks? Using something like the Boss LS-2 to send one signal to the amp and a clean one to the interface or some different method?

 

[pifos_2]

it will never work out really well 'cause the outputs of the firepod are balanced Low Impedance/Line Level outputs.

The signal going into the guitar amplifier should have the closest carateristics of a guitar signal, which means High Impedance/Instrument Level.

That's the reason why a re-amp box or a good passive DI in reverse is necessary. to make this conversion.

It's just physics, there is nothing you really can do about it. Altough you surely can try without it. But it will not sound the way it should.

to record DI "clean tracks" use an active DI box. or connect the guitar to one of the 2 first intputs of the firepod. with a DI box you can send the signal to you amplifier also and so hear what you do.

 

[Jaymz]

What is re-amping??