what if i run my mic thru a guitar eq pedal

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would this have any pros or cons, would it just make a muddy sound or could i actually et better sounds by doing this,. i'll be going into the dod eq pedal and then from that into a fostex x12 4 track.
 
a27thletter said:
would this have any pros or cons, would it just make a muddy sound or could i actually et better sounds by doing this,. i'll be going into the dod eq pedal and then from that into a fostex x12 4 track.
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I can't say for sure what would happen. I imagine the sound would be different, but probably not better. You could get some interesting sounds that might work for something. I have a hideous Zoom 505 that I've used for vocals, keyboards, etc. with very neat results. I wouldn't track an entire lead vocal through it, but, for an effect it works fine.

I guess the only way to know is to try it out and see.
 
If you do that run the pedal on an aux buss on your mixer.

God help you if you are using mics with 1/4" inputs. :eek:
 
the mics are with xlr inputs but i have a few xlr to 1/4 inch converters for plugging the mics into my 4 track recorder . i'm gonna experiment with this today just to see if i can get some weird or cool sounds out of it, i'm thinking it would be cool to make like intros or outros to songs with a really tinny sound. i've used my mic through a few guitar effects before such as a small clone chorus and a danelectro tremolo with very awesome effects....
by the waY, what negative effect does it have when you convert an xlr input to a 1/4 inch input? is it just a loss of volume? or does it make the sound a lot cheaper? i have no clue
 
I used to run sound for a band that the singer used a couple Boss floor pedals for effects...NASTY!!!! Not sure if it was the pedals and noise inside them, or what it was, but they were the noisiest vocals ever heard. A lot of white noise was his problem. He said he tried replacing cables, to no avail...
 
Like I said, route it thru an aux buss if you are going to do it.

Getting a tinny sound is fairly easy. If that's all you want I'd still recommend aux bussing it, although post processing the audio is probably the smarter move. Depends what you are going for.
 
i did my very first recording with an sm58 thru a zoom 505II for some reverb... sounded weird but it was my fault (didnt know what clipping was hehe)
 
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