re-amping

[Pughbert]

I tend to record a lot of my electric guitars DI, then send that to my amp later. This is a new thing for me, but i find it to be much more practical for me. This way i can get the performance im happy with before cranking up the amp, it also alows be to play around with mic possition etc without having to replay it everytime.

But....

Ive just been taking a output from my soundcard direct into my amps in, no probs..i get good level, sounds great and recordings turn out great.

But i read here that you need to use a re-amp box, or a passive DI in reverse (i assume that is to bring the reduced level back up?)

Is this important considering im having no level problems at the mo?
More importantly, am i going to damage my amp?

Cheers

 

[ssscientist]

Here is what you supposedly SHOULD be using. But as a very wise man says all the time --- 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'

 

[prestomation]

If you're not getting excessive noise and it works well, then why bother spending more money to fix something that works great already?

Good luck

 

[amonte]

This is a really interesting idea - I had never thought of trying it this way, but it makes perfect sense.

What can I use to go between the guitar and the sound card? Would I just use a standard DI box, or could I use a tube mic preamp? I don't have any DI Boxes, but I've got to tube mic pres.

Is there any noticeable difference in the sound when recording guitars this way? Also, do you tend to track a second track through a modeler or other device at the same time? I thought that might be a good idea so you could have a "reference track" that sounds closer to what the end result will be than just the direct guitar sound.