Direct connect or Mic?
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Posted on Jan 06, 2003 01:49 pm
cman
Member Since: Jan 06, 2003
I'm relatively new to this home recording thing, so I just want to get a few facts straight before I go out and spend more money. Firstly, how do I go about connecting my Carvin MTS 3200 to my Fostex MR-8. It has XLR and 1/4' inputs. Is it recommended that I direct connect the two via 1/4' input and speaker/line out, or should I simply go out and buy a Shure 57 to connect to the XLR. Which do you guys recommend and how do I go about doing it. Secondly, I would like to be able to mix my tracks on my computer, preferably at a minimal cost. Do you guys know of any free/cheap programs that can get this done for me.
Any help is appreciated,
Greg
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Jan 06, 2003 01:55 pm DON'T connect any speaker output into a recorder. If your amp has a preamp out, or an unpowered out, use that. If you run a speaker out into the MD8 you could do serious damage if the volume was up very high...
That said, I would still recommend miking it, the amp would not sound as good running direct.
And please, only post a question once...
stupeMember
Since: Apr 03, 2002
Jan 09, 2003 05:40 pm i have come to find micing amps are better. ive done projects using amp emulators like the pod and the v-amp and the guitar is always lacking, not to mention behringers vamp has only a sample rate of 33000khz or something (not even cd quality). micing a cab gets better dynamics
juesContributor
Since: Dec 30, 2002
Jan 09, 2003 07:15 pm Big thumbs up for mic'ing cabs. Rather than go for an SM-57 (which has a pretty average guitar sound IMHO) - try looking a large diaphram condensor mic's instead like an AKG C3000B - these are relativly inexpensive and will provide a very rich and detailed guitar sound - just remember not to put it TOO close to the speaker ;) (I feel another tute coming on)
Not to mention the fact that it can also be used to record vocals (try doing that with a '57 ;)
Jan 09, 2003 09:18 pm Oh, sure miking cabs is the best way to go, no doubt about it. However amp sims have come a long way, and with the environment of many home studio, miking present problems such as the noize of a house, toilets flushes, furnace kicking in, noisy kids, etc.
With some patience and time I have gotten some very good and dynamic sounds from my POD with the help of double or triple tracking, some nice EQing and other things you can get a very big, good sound from DI.
But if you do have the luxury of being able to mic, more power to ya.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jan 20, 2003 05:17 pm And Stupe, when you use the POD make sure you have the AIR switched on, this is the heart of the emulated sound. I personally will never go back to a live rig in my room, just for the fact I can tweak just about any sount out of my POD that I need and no-one can tell if it is a real amp or not.
