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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
>>
>