REQ: Reamping step by step

[fistula]

hi guys)

i'm asking stupid thing make some fotos of reamping process

i've never did it before

and what the chain must be for reamping?

instead DI box im using Numark DM1050 i think it must be the same thing that DI. am i wrong?
(i mean im using mic pre in this mixer)

 

[Soundlurker]

I'm no expert but the impedance of a mic preamp is low, whereas this of a DI is high. Connecting your guitar directly, without the use of a DI leads to loss of high frequencies.

 

[sparkyness]

No. It's not the same thing as a DI. That's a DJ mixer.

here's a diagram of a typical reamp signal chain on this page: http://www.radialeng.com/di-xamp.htm

it's basically guitar > DI > recording interface, then:
recording interface > reamp box > amp > mic > mic pre > recording interface

To hear the amp tone while tracking the DI signal, you run a lead from the parallel output of the DI to the amp.

 

[LydonB]

pictures could be good or a little tut. it could go in the FAQ section i guess.

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

No. It's not the same thing as a DI. That's a DJ mixer.

here's a diagram of a typical reamp signal chain on this page: http://www.radialeng.com/di-xamp.htm

it's basically guitar > DI > recording interface, then:
recording interface > reamp box > amp > mic > mic pre > recording interface

To hear the amp tone while tracking the DI signal, you run a lead from the parallel output of the DI to the amp.

Would you need a DI if you were going into the instroment line in?

 

[sparkyness]

depends on the impedence of the input.

 

[fistula]

do you record guitars with reamping - is it the same thing that direct recording?

sparkyness

is there any other reamp boxes a little bit chippier?))

 

[sparkyness]

Yep, I reamp virtually everything - guitars, bass, even drums and vocals if I'm looking for a certain effect. I just record a DI track and later output it to a Radial ProRMP to an amp or POD XT. Works well for me because I live in an apartment and can't commit to a single amp (and don't have the room for a collection). In the past I've just taken my laptop setup down to a local rehearsal studio that has a decent room, hired or borrowed an amp and reamped the tracks. These days I'm just using it with the POD XT and using impulse responses for demos, but since I got my Fireface, I may go back to reamping an actual amp.

I have the Radial ProRMP which is cheaper than the Radial x-amp as it only has one output instead of two. The really cheap option is to use a passive DI box in reverse, this is how folks used to do it before dedicated reamp boxes came out fairly recently. I've never tried that method personally as I only own active DI boxes, so am not sure what the results sound like.

 

[IronApe]

This is how I do it:

Recording

and reamping

The POD XT Pro has a Reamp Input, so in case you have one you wouldn't need a reamp box.

 

[Suicide_As_Alibi]

Haha, the reversed 5150 makes it

Steve

 

[deathtotaliban]

do you record guitars with reamping - is it the same thing that direct recording?

sparkyness

is there any other reamp boxes a little bit chippier?))

Nice spelling by the way, hooked on phonics? just kidding, yea there are cheaper ways of doing this. The radial X-amp thing is really nice because its made just for this purpose now if you don't have the money just get a passive direct box and use it in reverse (1/4 in. output from interface then out to a mic) This is how I have done it and I've had great results. Someday I hope to pick up a radial but for now this works really well.

 

[fistula]

thanks guys
just bought ProCo DB-1

sounds good
thank for help!!!

 

[deathtotaliban]

good luck man. i'm sure you'll find reamping to be pretty cool when you have the time to go back and basically re-record guitars with the ability to change mic positions and not have to have another perfect take. I reamped all guitars on my bands last album and i think it turned out pretty decent.

I rarely re-amp anymore however because bands come in and out so fast and don't have any money to spend on the extra time. But for serious projects its really nice.