everglass Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 I have a couple of great amps I use in the home studio. I have about 5-6 stompboxes and the following rack gear..... Line 6 Pro Echo Line 6 Pod Pro Korg A3 How should I connect all this up so I have all these things at my fingertips when recording? Obviously the cleaner the signal the better! Thanks in advance..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 If you are recording, you have the luxury of using only the effects that you need for each part. Everything else should be disconnected to yeild the cleanest signal. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virtual Jim Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 If it's for recording purposes, I'd rack all three and buy a one rack patchbay. It's not going to be the cleanest signal possible, but you really can't tell the difference if the patchbay and cords are anywhere near decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael saulnier Posted March 4, 2002 Share Posted March 4, 2002 If you're mainly using your effects for recording, another issue to consider is when you should add effects. Most pro's will record a "clean" (meaning NO effects or even amp) signal straight from the guitar into a DI box along with an "effected" signal to monitor on another channel for realistic performance. Then, at the mix stage, you can use the un-effected signal to add amps and effects to and decide what kind, amount, and mix of effects you want. This is a concept called "re-amping" that takes this "clean" signal you've recorded, sends it back out to an amp, and then allows you to re-record it at whatever gain and eq levels you feel are right for the part now that you can hear the whole mix. Don't like the way it comes out... try again with new settings... Want a "double tracked sound", record a second track with the "re-amping" concept with a slight delay, and maybe a different amp or amp settings along with other effects. There are LOTS of possibilities here. Another thought... normally any time based effects, (echo, chorus, flange, reverb, etc.), is often used in an effects loop, not "in front" of the amp. Even if you're "re-amping", you probably want to have these type effects in the recorder's effects loop, rather than direct into the amp. I hope some of these ideas help... guitplayer I'm still "guitplayer"! Check out my music if you like... http://www.michaelsaulnier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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