Hey everyone,
I'm about to embark on recording a new album here at my home studio, and before I make any mistakes I'll regret later, I want to get a better idea of what I'm dealing with when it comes to signal routing for *reamping*. I'm not actually reamping into an amp, but recording my tracks dry and then running them into effects and such later. I have a few questions about the ideal ways to go about doing this.
1. Should I use my Radial Reamp box to convert my line out into instrument level before putting everything into my effects? I'm going to primarily be using guitar effects like a Fender spring reverb tank, Hardwire RV-7 reverb, various fuzzes, delays, etc. - do these all only play nice with instrument level or can they handle line level with no detriment?
2. If I do reamp, I assume the proper procedure is to then take my effected instrument level signal and once again put it back into my mic pre to bring it back up to line level before sending it to my interface, yes?
3. Does S/PDIF come into play when using digital effects, even if they use 1/4" jacks? For example, should I send the S/PDIF out into my Hardwire RV-7, or does that digital signal get lost when coming out of an audio jack? I'm assuming this digital signal only works if the chain is maintained through digital connections into and out of digital devices.
I'm recording into a Warm Audio TB12 mic pre > Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 > Pro Tools 12. Thanks for your help!
I'm about to embark on recording a new album here at my home studio, and before I make any mistakes I'll regret later, I want to get a better idea of what I'm dealing with when it comes to signal routing for *reamping*. I'm not actually reamping into an amp, but recording my tracks dry and then running them into effects and such later. I have a few questions about the ideal ways to go about doing this.
1. Should I use my Radial Reamp box to convert my line out into instrument level before putting everything into my effects? I'm going to primarily be using guitar effects like a Fender spring reverb tank, Hardwire RV-7 reverb, various fuzzes, delays, etc. - do these all only play nice with instrument level or can they handle line level with no detriment?
2. If I do reamp, I assume the proper procedure is to then take my effected instrument level signal and once again put it back into my mic pre to bring it back up to line level before sending it to my interface, yes?
3. Does S/PDIF come into play when using digital effects, even if they use 1/4" jacks? For example, should I send the S/PDIF out into my Hardwire RV-7, or does that digital signal get lost when coming out of an audio jack? I'm assuming this digital signal only works if the chain is maintained through digital connections into and out of digital devices.
I'm recording into a Warm Audio TB12 mic pre > Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 > Pro Tools 12. Thanks for your help!