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Re: Looking for Plug-In



Yes, if it is EQ and tonal shaping you are after, you can do it in 
software. 
But if you are taking a raw acoustic pickup signal and conditioning it to 
go 
into the laptop, a software program will not be able to do this for you. 
It's like plugging a nice mic into a 1/8 inch laptop input. No software 
program is going to fix that problem/nightmare. You need to deliver a high 
quality raw acoustic signal into the laptop (not EQ, but level), and then 
once you have it in the computer you can mangle it to your heart's desire.

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Sewell" <lunamusic@mac.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for Plug-In


> Yeah, thats what I thought. The marketing on these pedals claims that 
> they wrap the audio with an image to make them sound like you are  using 
>a 
> good microphone. I suspect its really just glorified eq.  Thats 
>certainly 
> what it is in the less expensive stuff like the zoom.  It seems logical 
> however whatever these pedals do could be replicated  via software. I'll 
> keep hoping.
> Thanks
> On Jun 23, 2008, at 6:29 PM, Krispen Hartung wrote:
>
>> Hmmm...are you sure software will resolve your problem? I grappled  
>with 
>> this a while back. I was using a 6 string mandolin (just one  of those 
>> feather pickips) and the LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI, which  sounds 
>> excellent, as the interface into my laptop. I have found  that you 
>really 
>> need to do this sort of acoustic conditioning and  re-leveling before 
>you 
>> go to the laptop.  If you plug directly into  the laptop via your audio 
>> interface, you are going to bring in all  the audio problems that an 
>> external acoustic pre-amp/conditioner is  designed to remove (like the 
>> hum, EQ issues, impedence issues,  etc), and then you are faced withi 
>> fixing them in your computer  before you even get a chance to improve 
>> your sound.  I have max/ msp, and I have created all sorts of patches 
>to 
>> try to "doctor up"  the tone of a pure acoustic instrument plugged into 
>> my Fireface 400  audio interface, and nothing is satisfactory. Nothing! 
>> It is crap  in, crap out. You need to give your audio interface the 
>best 
>> possible signal, not a load of shit, and try to repair it.  You are 
>> better off using what you have now or installing a pre-amp in your 
>> acoustic instrument.  I have spent hours on this problem, btw,  because 
>I 
>> am all about simplication and letting the computer do as  much as 
>> possible. This is not a problem that I have solve with the  computer 
>> only. To this day, any acoustic instrument I plug into my  laptop audio 
>> interface, either has its own preamp, or I plug into  my LR Baggs.
>>
>> Kris
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Sewell" <lunamusic@mac.com>
>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 3:19 PM
>> Subject: Looking for Plug-In
>>
>>
>>> Anyone know of a plug-in that works like the Fishman Aura or the  D  
>Tar 
>>> Mama Bear? I have a RMC equipped Godin Spectrum that I  would like  to 
>>> improve its acoustic tone. But I don't want a  pedal. Any thoughts  or 
>>> advice would be appreciated.
>>> Regards,
>>> Chris
>>
>