alesis nanocomp, good stuff?

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hi folks,

I want to record my guitar straight into the computer and post process it with revalver, but the problem I have is that when plugged directly on line in, the guitar's output's way too low, and when plugged on mic-in, I get too much crackling and background buzz.

what do you guys think of alesis nanocomp?

I might use it between my guitar and my SBLive line input, to raise the signal to a line in compatible level. analog compression before digital sampling would void the use for a post recording digital compression.

do you think nanocomp is the way to go, or is it another piece of gear I could use to match the line in level?
 
A DI box or guitar amp simulator seem the best bet
 
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Just say naNO....

It's about as good as the 3630....

Bruce
 
The NanoComps suck. Really.

You need a DI box and they are even cheaper than a NanoComp besides if you have much effect on yer guitar it is allready a pretty compressed signal. Watch yer meters to get an idea. Alot of DI boxes require phantom power so you either need a mixer or a powered unit. You can also just buy a sm57 a little tube pre and mike the amp. You will probably like the sound better.

Just a thought
 
Actually my Nano Compressor works really well for holding down small amounts of paper in a windy studio. Almost as well as my NanoVerb.

Fangar
 
I sold my nanocompressor and nanoverb when I discovered how well my Art "Tube" MP worked as a paperweight.I think the tube in the Art really helps in keeping my papers organised and if I plug in the Art the glow of the tube really helps to "warm up"the harshness of my cold flourescent lights!!
 
I use the Nanoverb for sending reverb to the singer's headphones while tracking. They seem to like this. Of course I would never print this to disk. I prefer Waves RenVerb! :)
 
You might also want to check out the SansAmp bass driver. I have two of these and use them as DI boxes for guitar as well. They can produce an excellent clean sound and boost the signal to an acceptable level.

If you want to save some money, ROLLS (not my favorite, but cheap) makes a DI box that will work better than the nanocompressor.
 
For what you need it for check out the M-Audio Audio Buddy,it will serve you well as a direct box and its a very good mic preamp for the money.It has two channels and phantom power for condenser mics.American Musical Supply has them for $80.

For raising signal levels a preamp is the tool you need,a compressor is a whole nother beast.
 
there you go folks!
thanks for preventing me from wastin my cash on nanocomp.
the other point is: the pod first samples your guitar, processes it , and analog-outputs it. then if you re-sample it once angain, I can assure you you'll get a pretty crappy sound, full of noise.
The trick is: revalver does on your PC exactly what the pod does behind its sparkling red metal. that's why I wanted to record the darn sound straight in, totally clean.
but since then I figured out a solution that works, well, far better than my expectations. I un-plugged the cabinet of my fender valve amp, and picked up the signal from the preamp out to my sound card. with revalver live running on the computer. I can play at night, record clean sound tracks, and tweak the sound as much as I want. I can do 24 mixes of the same song with totally different amp simulation each time... well that's pretty cool I think.

I can't wait till they issue Line6 amp farm on the PC platform, I think it sounds even better than revalver!
 
FWIW, for those of you like me that are stuck with a nanocompressor it can be used
as an effect for a "lo-fi" style vocals. A bit in the same spirit as when the Rolling Stones
used a cheap tape recorder to record the guitar intro to "Street Fighting Man".
Fortunately, reading Bruce's advice some time ago helped me to purchase a Fmr.
Audio RNC compressor that offers pro sound quality at a budget price.
 
You know schnoops, it's not a great idea to run a tube amp without a "load." Meaning, it shouldn't be run with the speakers disconnected. With a solid state amp this is fine, with a tube amp this is a big no-no.
 
You assume too much about the POD.

They suck for clean sounds but are pretty good for blues and rock distortion. No problems with resampling.
 
charger said:
You know schnoops, it's not a great idea to run a tube amp without a "load." Meaning, it shouldn't be run with the speakers disconnected. With a solid state amp this is fine, with a tube amp this is a big no-no.
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I agree with this. Could be a major problem.

Fangar
 
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