Can i make a guitar recorded through MicIn, sound like it was recorded with a DI box?

[underp]

If it's not possible.

Is there any tip to process that signal with a parametric filter or an FFT filter, i don't know, and make it sound a little bit more like it was recorded with a DI box

 

[ecktronic]

Probably. A DI box doesnt ususally change the sound of the source being recorded. All a DI box does is convert the unbalanced signal (TRS) to a balances signal (XLR) and by doing this it gives a cleaner signal in a sense that it reduces interfeirence.
But if you are lucky or carefull you mightbe able to get the same low noise ratio with just a TRS (guitar jack cable).
But the question is why why why use a line in for a brilliant sound like the guitar?
Use an good tube amp please.

 

[mshilarious]

Probably. A DI box doesnt ususally change the sound of the source being recorded. All a DI box does is convert the unbalanced signal (TRS) to a balances signal (XLR) and by doing this it gives a cleaner signal in a sense that it reduces interfeirence.

It also has another important function, impedance matching. Simply put, plugging a guitar directly into a mixer that doesn't have high impedance inputs is a bad idea, and you can't fix it after the fact.

 

[apl]

Or you could use an amp modeller. I use a Digitech RP50 run direct to my US122. Only $60, and clean sounds are easy for it.

 

[reshp1]

A DI box lets your pickups work against a high impedence input. If you plug in direct to the mic in, then it is working into a low impedence input, the net result is you lose high end response and get generally "dead" tone. Like EQ, it's not reversable. You can get a cheap passive DI for like 40 bucks or less.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=rec/search?c=4644

 

[underp]

yeah, that's exactly the problem, "impedance matching".

i mean... i know the tone is different when you plugged the guitar into a di box.

i'm actually plugging my guitar into an "unbalanced to balanced" converter, but is not the same thing, i can't get the tone that an electric guitar should have.

so that's why i was asking if there's any thing that i could do to enhance a little bit my recorded signal.

like "reshp1" said, (it's not a reversable process), but i thought that maybe i could enhance it a little bit.