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re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:27 am
by jcmjmp
Does re-amping (recording a dry, direct guitar track and feeding that through a guitar amp) really work well and it is worth doing?
I'm considering trying this out but I wonder if its really a good way of recording since I would miss the guitar/amp interaction and feedback. Should I just re-record the tracks?
Re: re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:30 pm
by Leif_Bodnarchuk
Can you do both at the same time?
Split the guitar's signal - one to track, one to amp.
If it sucks, don't do it. If it's good.. hurray!
Re: re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:40 pm
by Bainzy
Surprisingly yeh it does, if the original is DI'd.
Re: re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 4:23 pm
by AJW
I saw a Michael Wagner studio tour video, and he was raving about this piece of gear he uses for this purpose:
http://www.creationaudiolabs.com/mw1studiotool" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; You can record both DI and amp tracks at the same time.
Re: re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:04 am
by Roadrunner
jcmjmp wrote:Does re-amping (recording a dry, direct guitar track and feeding that through a guitar amp) really work well and it is worth doing?
I'm considering trying this out but I wonder if its really a good way of recording since I would miss the guitar/amp interaction and feedback. Should I just re-record the tracks?
Just give it a try. It's an interesting way to get a guitar sound happening that you might not get otherwise.
Re: re-amping - does it really work?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 7:27 pm
by SnorkelMonkey
I built a DI and re-amp box a while ago. I like to use the technique if I'm uncertain about the amp tone in the context of the mix before hand. That said I've used it to great effect and I like to use VSTi amp sim while actually recording for reference but that does not get recorded just used for feel in the headphones.
