X-Amp, very low signal

[sonnywinston]

I am trying to get the hang of Re-amping at home, with a very basic setup, before employing it to record our new tunes.

I am using Logic Platinum and an Audiogy2 Soundblaster Sound card. trying to do this as simply as possible I am recording a clean guitar signal in. When i then play the track back through the output into the X-amp the resulting signal is very low.

I have put a pre-amp between the sound card output and the X-amp, and this seems to work nicley, but seems to be defeating the object.

Cheers,

Sonny

 

[matt youwin]

What is the output connector on your soundcard? What cable are you using?

As the guitar track will be mono make sure it is panned to one channel, and connect that channel to the X-AMP in (Balanced mono)

Also have a read of this thread: http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/production-tips/290714-preparing-your-tracks-reamping-guide.html

 

[viggen666]

soundcard is your problem, get one that has +4db output.

 

[sonnywinston]

can i substitute the +4db for a pre amp or will that colour the sound too much??

I'm looking at a new soundcard - would the M-audio delta series have the neccessary output i need?

 

[Glenn Fricker]

It probably does have a +4 output: More than likely he has his dry signal routed to a stereo output & the X-Amp is only getting half the signal.



Seems like I have to keep repeating this, but here we go again:
MONO YOUR DRY OUTPUT!!!!

 

[sonnywinston]

CONSIDER IT MONO'D!!!!!!

 

[Noumenon]

lol, can you repeat that Oz, you said stereo, right?