Recording amp-modeller connected to real amp?

[Niels]

I record the most of my stuff with an amp-modeller directly to PC. Andy somewhere said something like "you need some speaker movement". So I wondered if it helps to run the modeller(speaker simulation "off" of course) with a tube power amp and take the miced signal(MD421 or SM57) from the box(4x12). Can't imagine it helps, but...

Has anyone tried this?

Niels

 

[nwright]

Of course you could do it. But, then, you could be using a regular amp to do that. But, if you like the tone, go for it.

 

[chadsxe]

Well it might help a litte but in the end it still is going to be crap in crap out......Any experince I hear of micing up a LINE 6 amp has been bad......My fathers band is actually in a studio this weekend and there guitar player is going to be recording via a LINE 6.....I will tell you my impression after I hear it.....by the way if you did not know a LINE 6 is doing the same thing your thinking of doing.....

 

[chadsxe]

Of course you could do it. But, then, you could be using a regular amp to do that. But, if you like the tone, go for it.

Ditto....just try it out...it can't hurt anything....

 

[kev]

This is what i do all the way at the moment.

heres a clip of my gt6 through the marshall and its not too bad but will be better once i gain some more refined skills and a 5150 lol

www.omission.fireway.co.uk/KevStuff/IdesOfFebruaryPanteraSnare.mp3

 

[Niels]

Hey Kev!

Thanks for the Clip!

Sounds good to me, but i'm not sure if this really is better than using the direct out. I think Ihave to try it myself...

Niels

P.S.: I think you have already some really good skills - saw a video of you playing Steve Vai! Nice!