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Re: I/O was: Guitar Rig
Richard,
> Well, isn't bringing in a direct signal to Ableton and
> then spitting it back
> out to a guitar amp essentially reamping?
>
> What are those little boxes doing? Changing impedance,
> I'm sure from lo-z
> to hi, but are they doing anything else?
You are exactly correct. For re-amping, I use an X-Amp from Radial
Systems. I'm not sure what exactly it's doing, but it is an active box,
and sounds perfect. It's a little pricey, though. Not sure what' in there
besides a transformer. You might find a schematic somewhere online.
I got the Radial Systems unit on the advice of a producer pal of mine.
He's never steered me wrong on gear.
-George
--- On Mon, 8/11/08, Richard Atkinson <thetoyroom@charter.net> wrote:
> From: Richard Atkinson <thetoyroom@charter.net>
> Subject: Re: I/O was: Guitar Rig
> To: "Looper's Delight" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 10:29 PM
> Hi guys,
> Thanks for the responses. I'm getting plenty of signal
> to Ableton, and the
> Alesis io26 has a 'guitar' input. Getting the
> signal in and
> processing/looping it is cool.
>
> It's when I want to go back out from the Alesisi to the
> front end of a
> regular guitar amp is where the sound is really crappy.
>
> I've seen those 're-amping' boxes, that
> advertise that you can record
> straight off the guitar to your desk, then reamp that
> signal later, using
> your choice of guitar amps, rather than micing and being
> stuck with one amp
> choice in the beginning, right?
>
> Well, isn't bringing in a direct signal to Ableton and
> then spitting it back
> out to a guitar amp essentially reamping?
>
> What are those little boxes doing? Changing impedance,
> I'm sure from lo-z
> to hi, but are they doing anything else?
>
> Are all you guys using full spectrum pa type amplification?
> No one using a
> computer interface with a regular guitar amp?
>
> Thanks for all the info!
> Rich
>
>
> On 8/11/08 6:54 PM, "George Ludwig"
> <sfmissionman@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Even running in to a mic pre with the guitar signal,
> he's going to run in to
> > impedance issues unless the pre has a DI.
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 8/11/08, Mark Smart
> <marksmartus@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Mark Smart <marksmartus@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: I/O was: Guitar Rig
> >> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> >> Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 6:26 PM
> >> Hi Rich.
> >> Sounds like what you're describing might be
> caused by
> >> not having the guitar
> >> signal loud enough when it goes into the computer.
> I see
> >> that the Alesis
> >> IO26 can amplify mic-level signals. Are you
> plugging into a
> >> line input? Is
> >> there a trim adjustment on the line input to make
> it work
> >> for the
> >> lower-level guitar signal? If not, you might want
> to try
> >> running into a mic
> >> input instead.
> >>
> >> Alternatively, if your guitar amp has an effects
> loop, you
> >> might try running
> >> the effects send out into the computer instead of
> the
> >> guitar, and the
> >> computer's output into the effects return.
> >>
> >> I am using the AudioFire 4, which has two channels
> with
> >> preamps, so I'm
> >> plugging my guitar into those. It works well
> because I can
> >> run my Copeland
> >> hex pickup signals into those 2 inputs, and then
> process
> >> them separately in
> >> Guitar Rig using the Split modules. Very cool.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark Smart
> >> http://cdbaby.com/cd/marksmart
> >> http://www.marksmart.net
> >
> >
> >
> >