Reamping into a pre

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Let's say I have some pre-recorded guitar tracks and I want to reamp them through a pre to get the character of that pre.

Could I go through the DI?
 
nope...pres are for getting a mic signal to line level...it won't do much for a line-level signal...and you won't get any of the color
 
blueroommusic said:
nope...pres are for getting a mic signal to line level...it won't do much for a line-level signal...and you won't get any of the color
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Then what's the business about recording direct guitars with a POD, for example, and running it through a pre before going to disk? Isn't that a line level going into the pre?
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
Then what's the business about recording direct guitars with a POD, for example, and running it through a pre before going to disk? Isn't that a line level going into the pre?
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who does that? and i guess i'm with you......why?
 
If your mic preamp has a line input (most of them do) then the answer to your question is yes. You don't need a direct box or anything like that. The output of the recorder is line level.
 
who does that? it doesn't make any sense to me...

if it's color you seek, why don't you send the guitar through a vintage EQ or something like that...

I'm pretty sure sending a line level signal through a pre isn't going to do much...
 
That all depends on exactly which preamp you are talking about. Running a line signal out to a line in on a preamp is not all that uncommon. It also isn't that uncommon to run it staright through a preamp to hit the inout stage and then contain it with the output stage either. In fact, both of those methods are fairly common.
 
Here's the thing. I just recently got a Chandler Germanium pre. I record direct with a Line 6 Vetta II into my RME Fireface 800. I don't have the kind of room to mic the amp. I want to go direct.

On the back of the Chandler, it has a mic input and a line out. Both are XLR. On the front it has a DI.

That's it.

The reason I was asking if I could use the DI is so I could come out of my patchbay and into the DI on the front of the Chandler. The mic input is on the back, of course. I would like to leave my mic cable plugged into the back of the Chandler.

Hope that rambling made sense.
 
blueroommusic said:
who does that? it doesn't make any sense to me...

if it's color you seek, why don't you send the guitar through a vintage EQ or something like that...

I'm pretty sure sending a line level signal through a pre isn't going to do much...
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You've never tried it, have you.

You can send it through a vintage EQ, compressor or mic preamp. Just running the signal through the circuit will flavor your tracks. It works.
 
Try it both ways, in fact try it every way you can think of and then you can make the decision yourself.
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
Here's the thing. I just recently got a Chandler Germanium pre. I record direct with a Line 6 Vetta II into my RME Fireface 800. I don't have the kind of room to mic the amp. I want to go direct.

On the back of the Chandler, it has a mic input and a line out. Both are XLR. On the front it has a DI.

That's it.

The reason I was asking if I could use the DI is so I could come out of my patchbay and into the DI on the front of the Chandler. The mic input is on the back, of course. I would like to leave my mic cable plugged into the back of the Chandler.

Hope that rambling made sense.
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Yes, that will work. That is what the DI input on the front is for.
 
My normal reaction to someone who was to ask me that question would generally be something along the lines of: "Are you freakin' retarted?"

But since I'm in a good mood, I'm just not going to say anything. :D

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This falls squarely into the "if it sounds good it is good" bin. There's no reason you can't try it (line in).
 
chessrock said:
My normal reaction to someone who was to ask me that question would generally be something along the lines of: "Are you freakin' retarted?"

But since I'm in a good mood, I'm just not going to say anything. :D

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This begs the same question, chessrock. You spelled "retarded" wrong.

And tell me...how does one spell "retarded" wrong? You've got to be retarded. :D :D :D :D :D

Also...while answers related to recording questions seem obvious to you, they might not be so obvious to those that aren't familiar but who have still done the research.

Now...if I were to ask, "Can I put a fork in my toaster and hold on to it?" THEN, you can ask me I'm retarded. :D
 
Myriad_Rocker said:
This begs the same question, chessrock. You spelled "retarded" wrong.

And tell me...how does one spell "retarded" wrong? You've got to be retarded. :D :D :D :D :D

Also...while answers related to recording questions seem obvious to you, they might not be so obvious to those that aren't familiar but who have still done the research.

Now...if I were to ask, "Can I put a fork in my toaster and hold on to it?" THEN, you can ask me I'm retarded. :D
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putting a fork in a toaster won't do anything but warm up the fork. if you like a warm fork, it's a good way to go about it. microwaves hate forks. ovens take to long to heat up. there's always the stove but in the end i think you'll save a bit on energy costs by using the toaster. a toaster oven might be your best bet though.
 
You've never tried it, have you.
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I haven't reamped anything back through a pre before...I have reamped signals through various other amps and whatnot...

BTW...I have a Radial x-amp, and was considering getting one of their DI's any experience with these?
 
This happens all the time in re-amping. If you have a line level signal that you want to re-amp into a guitar-level input (like a guitar amp or pre-amp) you can use a passive direct box going backwards. Line level into the direct box and take the guitar cord from the direct box and plug it into your amp (or pre-amp or whatever). Passive direct boxes are not unidirectional (active ones are).
 
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