line out or micing up?

[drummersteve]

hi there,

if i am using an amp which has a nice warm tone, will taking a line out get rid of this? obviously the colour that the speakers from the amp wont be there, but if it is the tubes which are giving me warmth to the guitar sound, will taking a line out cause this to dissapear? thanks

Steve

 

[gordone]

Try it both ways and see which one you like better

 

[Enzo Polotso]

you're probably gonna need a speaker simulator to make it sound any good. i know behringer makes one, cheap but i hear good things

 

[apl]

Sometimes the line out of an amp is already cabinet voiced. Check your manual or the manufacturer's website. Try it and see. I like to record direct because it's easier. One day I'll stick a mic in front of my amp and wonder why I didn't do that before.

 

[Ronan]

Use the mic. It will work better in the mix.

 

[thajeremy]

Line outs are just GROSS. I recorded a Demo for a local band about a year ago and they insisted on playing together all in one room, but they also wanted everyone on seperate tracks...well...my only option was to use their line outs. The drummer was in a seperate room listening to headphones and the guitars and bass listened to drums through monitors. The outcome was completely embarrassing to me.

 

[Farview]

The warmth does come from the tubes, but the amp was voiced with the speaker in mind. The fact that 12 inch celestions (or what every you have) don't accurately reproduce high frequencies makes the amp designers add those highs when they design an amp. If you bypass the speakers, you will be getting all that high end that you were never meant to hear. You will also be missing the natural compression effect that speakers have.
A cabinet simulator will help.

 

[raab]

I was just wondering today, what are people's experiences using sansamps for guitar tracks (TRI-OD, TRI-AC). How have sansamps compared to micing amps? I don't have the money for expensive mics or expensive amps for that matter, and am wondering if a sansamp would be better than mediocre amp and mediocre mic....

 

[notbradsohner]

nope, the mic will be better than the sansamp. The only thing the sansamp is good for is messing with vocals.

 

[raab]

I used the sansamp tri od back in my 4-track days and it sounded better than a crappy mic on a roland JC-120. But, the 4-track and the mic were garbage, so I can't really judge based on that...

 

[Farview]

I had the rackmount sansamp, it was pretty good direct, but I prefered it through a poweramp and a cabinet.

 

[giraffe]

ok on bass
not so much on git