Workaround for Electric Guitar Recording

I'm not trying to be awkward, but.......

Protools has amp modelling.

Compressors aren't substitutes for amplifiers of any kind

Linel level is not the same as a preamp or an instrument input(DI).

Everything has a purpose. Put nails in with screwdrivers all you want, but there's no point telling everyone else to do it.
 
Steenamaroo said:
I'm not trying to be awkward, but.......

Protools has amp modelling.

Compressors aren't substitutes for amplifiers of any kind

Linel level is not the same as a preamp or an instrument input(DI).

Everything has a purpose. Put nails in with screwdrivers all you want, but there's no point telling everyone else to do it.
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A compressor is an amplifier.

I'll concede everything else, although I haven't had any issues doing it.
 
Alright, I'll meet you half way.

Sure, a compressor can amplify, but not in any way that is relevant to this discussion.

It's no substitute for a guitar amp simulator, at all.


You shouldn't need gain ITB gain on your dry audio anyway, unless your plugging an instrument into a line in or something. ;)
 
If you're using an active instrument designed for line level or something, that's different,
but for normal instruments, how does this impact your signal to noise ratio?
Should we just plug mics into line inputs and use gain plugins there too?

See my point? It's the same problem but to a greater degree.
 
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Thurgood said:
Compressor = An amplifier whose output decreases as input increases.

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That's the definition I was looking for through all my old notes.

As the high end of the dynamic range gets compressed, the low end gets amplified, effectively shrinking the dynamic range.
 
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