A dumb question. (Amp and cab in separate rooms)

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I've seen a few videos of studio sessions (I'd give you a video example, but apparently I have to have 5 posts to do so) where the amp is in the control room, separate from the cab. How is this done? I'd like to know because it seems like it would be a lot more convenient to dial in a preferred tone in the control room than going back and forth.

Color me dumb.
 
Um.....get a long wire that runs from the amp to the cab????

Am I misunderstanding your question, or is it that ovbvious???
 
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Well, this is the thing: There's an iso booth in between the control room and the live room of where I'm starting to work (4 sliding doors in total), so running a long speaker cable through those doors (which would have to be opened to run the cable through, which I don't want) would be a bit cumbersome. I'll admit, this is a bit nitpicky, but it's just something I've been curious about for the past couple of days.
 
Well, how are the wires for other instruments and mics getting from the live room to the console that's in the booth??? Is there not at least one pretty big hole where the snake comes through???
 
The complex was designed for recording use, so everything runs through wall boxes. The live room (we're about to seal off the small opening from the live room to the control room) and the iso booth have their own wall boxes that run into the control room, but running a speaker cable to a speaker load through a wall box-like connection is a completely different story, unless I'm missing something.

Since this is my 5th post, here's a video for reference (16-17 second mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K3WqAXZv4I&feature=related
 
and you dont have any jack inputs on the wall plug?
otherwise bust out the wireless!
Aviv
 
Your wall box doesnt have a 1/4 in/out? Wireless always works or else just keep running back and forth. I would think if you ave iso rooms and a control room youd have the technology to run a 1/4 through the wall?
 
It's not a numb question, but the answer is running a speaker cable from the head to the cab... whatever that takes.

do not use existing 1/4 patch lines between the control room and tracking room. these are not designed to carry current.
 
Horkin My Lunch said:
The complex was designed for recording use, so everything runs through wall boxes. The live room (we're about to seal off the small opening from the live room to the control room) and the iso booth have their own wall boxes that run into the control room, but running a speaker cable to a speaker load through a wall box-like connection is a completely different story, unless I'm missing something.

Since this is my 5th post, here's a video for reference (16-17 second mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K3WqAXZv4I&feature=related
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You need to have speaker cable wired up through the in-wall patchbays.
 
Sonixx said:
do not use existing 1/4 patch lines between the control room and tracking room. these are not designed to carry current.
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Sorry for getting to this so late, but this is what I'm talking about. We have 1/4" lines to the room, but I knew before that you couldn't run that kind of signal through those.

At this point, this is more of a curiosity question.
 
hello, you need to run a speaker cable from your control room to your iso booth. Don't use INSTRUMENT cables from AMP to SPEAKER - these will toast your speakers.

In your control room, 1/4" female TS on a wall panel.

(hopefully you have accessible cable conduits from your control room to iso booth)

the speaker cable should terminate IN your iso booth, 1/4" female TS on a wall panel.

TO USE.

In control room, amp head's speaker output plugged to the 1/4" TS on wall panel

in ISO booth, plug speaker cabinet to the 1/4" TS on wall panel.
 
why not just grab a drill and drill a hole just big enough to pass a 1/4 inch speaker cable through.don't make it complicated.i can't imagine a very small hole like this would affect your sound any if at all.
 
islandman said:
hello, you need to run a speaker cable from your control room to your iso booth. Don't use INSTRUMENT cables from AMP to SPEAKER - these will toast your speakers.

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How do you figure? I'm not suggesting using instrument cable but toast your speakers?

I agree with TexRoadkill and would just use speaker cable wired up through the in-wall patchbays.
 
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