Recording direct in with Vamp2(do I need a DI as well?)

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I plan on recording direct in with my Vamp2. My guitar goes into Vamp's inset then the Vamp's output is connected to the line in of my Firebox. Does the Vamp2 also act as a DI of do I need one of those too? Also, My Vamp has left adn right outputs. Do I plug each output into a line in on my firebox or do I need a Y cable? If so what type of Y cable? Thanks.
 
The Vamp acts as a direct box which converts the signal of your guitar into line-level...so yes, you can plug it directly into the line input on the Firebox.

If you want to record true stereo, you'll have to connect the left and right outputs into their own inputs on the Firebox. If you don't need true stereo sound, you can simply plug the left output (mono) into one of the inputs (and besides, you can always double and pan your tracks in your sequencer to achieve some nice stereo effects). A Y-cable would only convert the stereo source into a mono source (2 inputs -> 1 input). If you do want to use a Y-cable, make sure it's all 1/4"...as in, 1/4" inputs and a 1/4" connecter.
 
okay. Yeah i'll just record mono. I'll be layering anyways. ONe more question.. Do I use a balanced cable to go into the Vamp L(mono) output into the firebox's line in?
 
Yo Ericlingus! You can use balanced or unbalanced connections. The balanced connection is about 6db hotter, so what the hell? And- the VAMP II, although a perfectly good cheap box, cannot do anything that is "true stereo". Stereo recording is a way to use 2 (or sometimes 3) mics to create an acoustic model of what your ears would have heard if you had been in the room when the sound was recorded. Stereo recording is *not* an electronic decision, nor can stereo recording be accomplished by *any* processing of a mono signal. Your guitar, even if it puts out 2 separate signals, as with a blender system or a Parker with a separate piezo, does not, and never will, produce any signal to which the term "stereo" can be properly applied. In short, if it doesn't involve 2 mics recorded on separate channels, whatever it is, it isn't stereo.-Richie
 
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