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Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: battery-driven Mic PreAmp? - Roland MicroCube



You predicted my last email addition! That was the key, as you saw from my 
response. The speaker wasn't really necessary in this case, just the 
pre-amp 
(and sim) section.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 


>> BUT, I have recently tried an experiment. As some of you know, I have 
>> been struggling to find a decent VST or software amp simulator or 
>preamp 
>> that really makes the guitar sound like it should before going into the 
>> laptop. I have the acoustic guitar and mandolin figured out (LR Baggs 
>> para acoustic DI pre-amp)...it's a beautiful sound. It is the solid 
>body 
>> electric guitar with it's seemingly lifeless and dry direct sound that 
>is 
>> the issue. The electric guitar and amp with mic seem to be a match made 
>> in audio heaven, evolving together.
>>
>
> Just a suggestion, but maybe it's worth looking at the DI/PreAmp part of 
> the setup.
> I'm using an old ADA MP1 ( or a TLA EQ1, but that's rather overkill)
> and getting some nice sounds just going straight to the pa.
>
> There's not the hi-frequency cut-off that comes from a guitar amp
> unless I actually want it, which is nice for looping where every
> bit of available frequency range helps.
>
> andy
>