I actually do have another bit-- I find rooms in town that sound cool (and I have access to it or know somebody), bring a monitor speaker and record the tracks in the spaces-- for example, the local masonic temple has 200 foot wooden hallways with low ceilings so I put the monitor at one end, a mic close and a mic all the way down, and recorded. Had a totally unique reverb on separate tracks complete with early reflections that I could mix in. Took about a half hour to set up. Since it was a re-amp, I was done very quickly.
I have the RNDI and have read that it can be a re-amp tool. Need to try it soon. It's smooth. Apparently, it's got enough head room for the line out signal to the amp. Never really liked the Radial stuff...
Reamping is key when you’re an engineer and performer. Makes you able to focus on performance as a musician and not have to wear both hats at the same time. Once the performance is there, then you can totally focus on getting that exact sound you’re going for. Changed my life for when I am recording alone.
I think a good idea is to reamp and also record while doing direct. Sometimes you come up with cool stuff that way. Sometimes initial inspiration is best.
It might seem obvious but I was very glad that you showed the actual way to run the wires, and you showed how you still need to set the mic right. You also showed how you can "perform" the reamp when you have a modelling amp. That would require many tracks otherwise.
I am glad that helped!!! It would have was the first question I had when I first learned to reamp. So felt it was important to pass along. thanks for watching !!!
@@static-producelikeapro7845 It did help. I use an old Johnson J-Station for a few things. It has a cool compressor and the "Black Face" setting pretty much nails that cool '60's Fender sound. I liked how you combined DAW, amp, and mics.
In a recent session we ran into issues in reamping while using the Radial X-amp. The guitarist had a bunch of different fuzz pedals, some of them vintage germanium type, and the reamped signal from the Radial device wasn't behaving at all like the signal from their strat, when routed through some of these temperamental pedals. We ended up getting the sounds on the first go, but with that setup reamping was out of the question. As far as I can tell, this is a impedance/resistance issue, to which these pedals just were super sensitive. Just something to keep in mind.
yes 🙌🏽 that could happen for sure with certain pedals, I encountered this exact thing thing in the past with performing with my wireless rig. I had to get a custom little box built to emulate the pick up. So this is something for sure to watch out for. But I would think reamping still to be a viable tool in general in many situations. thanks for watching.
Re-amping is awesome for anything. I use it in hip hop production and mixes all the time. Sending samples or boring instrument tracks to an amp can get some killer sounds. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
It's just so much easier with amp plugins. It might not suit the purist but you can dial up any tone in seconds - no amps, no mics, no noise, no studio - and is perfectly repeatable on any session.
Should I get a dedicated re-amp box? 1) is it active? 2) would a passive low imp. balanced line level transformer to unbalanced 1/4'" high impedance work? (I use it for sending balanced live feed to old crown DC-300s) Loved your tutorial and your playing.
you should absolutely get a reamp box. 1) no, it's not always active. they make all kinds. but, passive is perfectly fine 2) the line level transformer may work, but I would posit that the boxes specifically designed handle the transformation in a more elegant way. There are 99$ Reamp boxes that work fine, all the way up to either of the 800$ units i have for this work. (Radial JD7 and a Creation Audio Labs MW1). The MW1 being the best DI and Reamp unit i've ever crossed paths with
Very helpful video. Sorry if you already answered this question somewhere: how should I go about setting setting my levels on my Focusrite output, my reamp box and my amp to get the best-sounding results from my amplifier? One more question: for regular guitar playing, can I keep my signal path; guitar to focusrite input > Focusrite output to reamp box input > reamp output to pedalboard input > pedalboard output > amplifier? That is, for regular playing through my amp is it ok to always run through my focusrite and reamp box? Or is the reamp box only good after the fact you’ve already recorded something? Thanks if you have thoughts!
One thing to pay attention to is the level of the signal coming out of the Reamp box. Even with its volume turned all the way up, the Radial Reamp box attenuates the volume a bit compared to an actual guitar plugged in to the amp. Fortunately, you can compensate for this by slightly increasing the gain of the signal being sent from your DAW. You can also increase the Send signal a bit more than unity in order to push the amp harder. Also, using an amp simulator (in your playback effects - not the input effects) while recording should help you perform better. Just be sure to turn off your effects when you playback while reamping (or set the send signal to pre-effects).
Very cool and well put together video! I have just started my journey of reamping and I am using real amps then going to the Two Notes cab M cabinet ir box and also my Hughs & Kentner Red Box Pro.One thing that ive noticed is differing latency issues going out and through different devises so time alignment is something that ive been dealing with and may be something some folks may not understand. Its very cool lots of options.
This was a great tutorial! I learned so much as I'm pretty new to this and heard the term reamp alot. I will be purchasing one this week and cannot wait to get to work with it
Wouldn’t a clean direct guitar performance feel different than one with overdrive or distortion? It seems to me like something would get lost in translation if I was playing without something close to the end result sound. Or am I just being silly?
amazing question!! So when I initially tracked I used an amp model from universal audio and since I was going for a clean-ish funky vibe I used the 57 tweed they have as well as the Ampeg b-15. So either with a plug in or splitting out to an amp via DI you can get a “close enough” sound for response and feel but you aren’t married to it in the end cause you captured the clean DI signal. Hoping this helps to clear things up a bit.
@@static-producelikeapro7845 Thanks for the reply! Yeah that is a clear answer. I feel like a lot of times I have to watch videos with a lot of new information a few times to catch it all, as I’m sure you probably mentioned that in there somewhere. 😅
This helps clarify what I was thinking but not absolutely sure of. Thanks Static! It's been awhile since I had my set up, set up. I need some new interfaces, to go with newer computers. Stuck with old analogue at the moment again. I miss my "hands on" electronics stores. I try to bookmark some of these things to get my brain ready for online shopping, without touching.
I plug my Les Paul into the di of my BAE 1073 dmp. The output of the dmp goes to my orange dual terror which goes to my 1x12 orange cab, mic'd by a AT5040 mic into a ua6176 preamp. The 'thru' from the BAE1073 dmp goes to another channel on my UAD ApolloX6 interface. The BAE output to the orange makes the amp a lot more versatile, and the thru gives a beautiful di tone to another channel for re-amp tone shaping afterwards. Sweet.
@@Producelikeapro I'm over the moon right now. And yes he is. So glad I joined PLAP!! Honestly, thank you guys for allowing me learn from a hero of mine.
Awesome! Easily understood and very usable. One of the best educational videos that I have ever seen. At 2:46, cover your eyes, and listen to the starting snare sound sounds like Bowie Young American.
Wow thank you twice!!!!! Love that era of record making and love love love Bowie!!!! fun trivia question: What legendary gospel singer was part of the backing choir for that song?
@@static-producelikeapro7845 I don't know, but swag at Luther. Thx for the reply and post for sure!! -----I just looked, and it looks like it was Luther..I swear I didn't look before I responded...
Really enjoyed the video. Reamping is something I've never really done. I think traditionally because of lack of physical options. Anyway, I'm a tea man myself, and I will have to get a DI box and give this a whirl. Thanks for the great content as always!
Great video! This will help me a lot! Thank you Static and thank you Warren! We get introduced to so many talented and gifted people on your channel! So inspiring! Much appreciated!
Hi, great video. Could you reamp vocals to a compressed pedal if you don’t have outboard gear? Being a line input instead of xlr would that cause some weirdness?
I use my IK Multimedia AXE I/O for recording, though sometimes I use a DI box and an old Marshall. I have a few tube and solid state amps that I run through a Two Notes Torpedo for re-amping. Sometimes I use Amplitube or TH-U.
I am with you on the choosing of the right tool for the task at hand. I hold no bias (yes pun) about going direct, using amp mod, recording a live amp tone in the moment, or reamping. It really depends on what is best for the song and situation. thanks so much for sharing your experiences with this.
Amazing video! I'm really looking forward to more. Despite being a digital nerd, I came to love analog reamping. Q. How do you compensate the latency? Please, continue making these videos!
Hello hello 👋 So I always check my latency as I was taught many years ago in ProTools. First, I tap to the transient of the newly recorded track, then slice the region, copy the region from that point, then tap to the transient of the DI’d track, arrow back down to the reamp track, and then paste so it is now lined up with the DI’d track. This is all if there is a latency issue to begin with. I believe many interfaces will calculate latency for you. But if they don’t this was the old school fix I learned many years ago. Hope it helps 😎
No not crazy at all!!! . Yeah I was becoming a lil partial to the ultra clean version as well. But this does support where I wanted to come from with the video in general. That you still need to love what you played and have a strong performance captured before embarking on the hunt for tones while reamping. Thanks for watching.
I started recording with a DI for tracking my guitars, because I have dirty power I’m in an older home in New York just across the bridge. The buzz and noise is insane. I think I own every noise suppressor on the market. I found going through the J48 DI box then using an amp sim helps and it’s nowhere near as bad as when it’s going through an amp. However, I need to stand in one spot at all times in the room and that could be torture. Lol… question, being that I now have a clean di signal for the most part I shouldn’t have that much buzz sending it back to the amp or will? This has been an issue for a long time to a point where I felt defeated and lost interest in recording for a while because the buzz was so loud it overpowered the guitar. I finally have it teamed a bit compared to where it used to be. What really sucks is I have a mesa boogie roadster sitting and collecting dust instead of being used. I don’t have the luxury to have re-wiring done in my home. I know it’s not unique in regards to my situation but like anything else you need to make the best of it right?
hey Billy, does your rig buzz when your guitar is not plugged into it? I know you mentioned issues with the power so I would assume there’s buzzing when not playing guitar. if the buzzing is more controled based on your position, is it something to do with the pick ups in the guitar and how it’s being affected by the power or the lights around you? and if so once the guitar is captured and you’ve limited the buzz ,then by sending it back out you may not have the same issues but there really is no way to figure it out without trying a detailed and troubleshooting method. I I actually had an interesting situation when I was filming this video with a hum then I realized my amp was plugged in a different room on different circuits three and box did have a lift in it which actually helped but now I have to run a really long extension cable from the same area that my whole recording set up as in.
@@static-producelikeapro7845 I have a continuous buzz through my studio monitors very slight in the background, If I raise the volume the buzz gets louder. Anytime I plug anything with a pick up forget it. A lot of it is my home. I realize I’m right off the kitchen in a small room I have the compressor from the refrigerator, and track lighting in the kitchen. So I’m doomed LOL… I was thinking about doing what you did running an extension cord around the house. However, I’ve taken guitars and recorded into my iPad Pro, using apogee jam plus, into Cubasis 3, and I’ve tried my MacBook Pro with a scarlet USB interface without plugging anything into an outlet and I still had bad buzz. I have already purchased the Radial Reamp before watching your video. I will say this, you explained it the easiest and I got it to work. Everyone else that I’ve seen so far got too complicated with their gear. Thank you for the reply, and thank you for the video it was extremely helpful. I was very happy last night to get this to work. Sorry for the long long reply just trying to give you all the details. also, your arrangement & guitar playing are awesome. Enjoy your weekend. :-)
Congrats @noiseroom STATiC. Great video! So I am just now in the process of changing my set up to use revamping all the time. I am doing just about the same, but I do run to a real amp when recording the DI, just to get the feel of an amp. Unless I am doing that 80's clean di thing (I guess arguably this could be a 70's trick, but my reference is later hahahahaha). Thanks for sharing! One other trick that I also do all the time is run the di to a pedal board only. Then add different pedals to add effects to a track. For example, running some Linn samples (LM-1) out through a boss BF-2 (flanger) gives instant Prince (like When Doves Cry, Beautiful Ones, She's Always in my Hair ect.).
great question !!! The most basic reason for the reamp box is to take the balanced output and convert to unbalanced level like the guitar amp would like to see. The reamp box outputs the proper load to the amp. Also in some case you have a noise and/hum and the reamp box aids in that as well. I do believe there is settings in your Apollo to send +4 vs -10, but that is only a part of what come from a reamp box. Hoping this helps. thanks so much for watching
I've had to be very careful when doing this with bass. Once I record I bass, if it has that nosy, midrangy "round" sound, it's been very hard to make it sound like anything else. I never could add much high end, never make it thunder properly, no matter what re-amp tricks I've tried. This has been my experience, and only with bass, not guitar, and maybe others have been able to totally transform their bass performance into something quite different. But I myself, have always had to watch that midrangy tone, or risk being stuck with it.
hey Ian, I just had the strats panned hard left and right. If you want to download them, we included the multitracks of what I recorded with the DI for y’all to mess with on your own. Hope this helps.
Thanks for asking this. I actually tried something a lil different then I usually do. I put the UA Ampeg B-15 on his voice, really pinned it but pulled the low end. Then used the basic digi eq to bring more of that “mega phone” vibe. I also used Sound Toys Echoboy for the slap-back.
Thank you for the video! Very helpful. I recently bought a Creation Audio Labs MW1 Studio Tool (MW=Michael Wagner) and am using it in conjunction with my new RME Babyface Pro FS. The problem I ran into was the lack of outputs on the RME to feed the DI signal. I experimented running an insert cable (1 trs to 2 tr ends) from the 1/4” headphone jack to the input of the MW1 and it works, but I wonder if there’s a better method for re-amping. I have a few ideas to try and if I find a better solution, I’ll share it. I know there are some Babyface users out there who’ve run into the same issue.
ah the garden state 😎 We may have a rep for humidity and sessional allergies but we also do have some great food and scenery. so is it taylor ham or pork roll?
Basically because your amp is expecting a high impedance unbalanced signal to drive it & you're not getting that just out of an interfaces line out. You can use a passive DI backwards if you don't have a Reamp box.
we all are start somewhere my friend. I had super basic cassette tape four track when I caught the recording bug. Years later I used a simple two channel interface by Edirol when I started with a computer set up. but the most important thing for me was using whatever I had to its fullest extent to maintain my creativity and inspiration.
Why do you use a DI box for the bass if you only use the XLR output for the recording (but not the output for the amp)? Couldn't you simply plug the bass directly into the recording gear and skip the DI box?
Hello hello it all depends on what gear you are using. so yes with some interfaces and preamps you could just go in via hi-z inputs, however my capi vp26 does not have a hi-z input as this was my choice pre amp for clean direct recording. Also using the direct box gives you the option to split to an amp to capture both simultaneously allowing the DI’d track and option to reamp as a back up or safety net of sorts. It is really whats best for your flow at the time. great question!!
@@Producelikeapro We can talk. I have a Syn30 Combo now so my amp needs are pretty well filled (until one day when I can play a full stack... yeah, like that will happen.)
I really love little vox amps, and small amps in general. Always so much fun to record. And I am down with all those beverage choices for sure. Thanks so much for watching.
Get it as loud as possible in your DAW without clipping the converters first, set your amp how you like it, then slowly turn up the Reamp box (on the box, not in software) until you're getting the breakup on the amp you're after.
Dave pretty much nailed it. The main thing for me is having a nice healthy gain level from my DI’d recording. which often allows me to output at or close to unity based on the fader setting in protools. Then as Dave mentioned I use the attenuation on the reamp box to get the amp where I want it.
Excellent Static! Minute 12 ': I died instantly to see your striped socks modulating the wha wha! It is not a joke. It is an image of all the good decisions that one can make after recording from comfort choosing the best moment. Thanks for your contribution. Saludos!
@@Producelikeapro Warren, Eddie and I know each other back here in NJ. He owns and operates a wonderful live sound company called Say Watt which I have served as a FOH for years back. He is a luthier as well. Truly a multitalented gentleman for sure!!
@@static-producelikeapro7845 while recording and monitoring a signal, distorted guitar recording sounds awfull with di signal in the monitor/ headphones
I hit my reamp box pretty hot. however my DI recordings all came in at a healthy gain level to begin with. In my case with the particular reamp box I have , I utilized the attenuation in the reamp box itself until I thought the amp as I wanted.
I have at times re-amped my bass through a very small, two pentode guitar amp. You can't record the bass off that 6" speaker though, so I clip to the speaker leads and run through a pad back into the daw. I guess really I'm using the amp as an effect box. I just like the distortion of that amp sometimes on bass. Re-amping allows me to use an amp on the bass that I could never actually use live.
Correct, latency could be an issue but depending on your interface latency may be calculated. If not time alignment may have to happen. I responded to an earlier comment on this and will copy and paste it hear. Hoping this helps.
As a guitarist and engineer I personally rarely think re-amping is the way to go. Personally for me, I’m playing the amp as much as I’m playing the guitar for my music so not only committing to a sound is key but being in the room with my amp and cab is key. The nuance of of my picking changes based on how the amp responds. My body position changes as I’m coaxing more of less feedback. Even when playing clean, using the sustain and reverb of the amp to dictate my vibrato is all key. The trap of infinite choices is rarely on you side.
Understood, this is obviously not about the perfect situation this is about If you're writing and you've not got time or you don't want to stop the creativity then it's great! Plus very often you get DI tracks to work with it's much better than using an Amp Sim!
It's easier but it doesn't sound as good. I've yet to play an emulator that has the same presence as a real amp that's been recorded with a mic. Now that being said, I do like using an amp emulator when I track. It definitely improves the performance, especially if the part is meant to be distorted.
@@Producelikeapro so silly question probably but why is the re-amp box necessary then? To be able to run the signal to any amp of choice? And then you need to mic that amp like you normally would?
Oh God, I thought I was already selling my digital junk and saving up for a tube head. Make a soundproof box to pick up sound from the speaker with a microphone. And also to collect a normal pedalboard from boutique pedals. But it turns out that all the problems can be solved by a ream from a digital combo. Perhaps I'll keep my digital stuff a little longer and learn to COMPOSE music.
@@Producelikeapro It is very pleasant to read this and understand that this is written by a person with great experience, for whom music is a part of his life.
Do you have any tips or tricks for ReAmping? Don't forget to download the FREE multitracks in video description!
I actually do have another bit-- I find rooms in town that sound cool (and I have access to it or know somebody), bring a monitor speaker and record the tracks in the spaces-- for example, the local masonic temple has 200 foot wooden hallways with low ceilings so I put the monitor at one end, a mic close and a mic all the way down, and recorded. Had a totally unique reverb on separate tracks complete with early reflections that I could mix in. Took about a half hour to set up. Since it was a re-amp, I was done very quickly.
When re'amping stick an extra microphone in another room and leave the doors open - real reverb. with real pre-delay!
I often re'amp through guitar pedals only - mini hardware effects. Great for weird and wonderful... Nice on vocals and keys and snare drums....
@@samkenny3075 You just found a masonic temple? Didn't you need a secret password to get in? 😂
I have the RNDI and have read that it can be a re-amp tool. Need to try it soon. It's smooth. Apparently, it's got enough head room for the line out signal to the amp. Never really liked the Radial stuff...
Reamping is key when you’re an engineer and performer. Makes you able to focus on performance as a musician and not have to wear both hats at the same time. Once the performance is there, then you can totally focus on getting that exact sound you’re going for. Changed my life for when I am recording alone.
Thanks ever so much Brett!
I think a good idea is to reamp and also record while doing direct. Sometimes you come up with cool stuff that way. Sometimes initial inspiration is best.
Thanks ever so much
Valid point for sure!!! The preservation of initial inspiration is a beautiful thing.
It might seem obvious but I was very glad that you showed the actual way to run the wires, and you showed how you still need to set the mic right. You also showed how you can "perform" the reamp when you have a modelling amp. That would require many tracks otherwise.
I am glad that helped!!! It would have was the first question I had when I first learned to reamp. So felt it was important to pass along.
thanks for watching !!!
@@static-producelikeapro7845 It did help. I use an old Johnson J-Station for a few things. It has a cool compressor and the "Black Face" setting pretty much nails that cool '60's Fender sound. I liked how you combined DAW, amp, and mics.
In a recent session we ran into issues in reamping while using the Radial X-amp. The guitarist had a bunch of different fuzz pedals, some of them vintage germanium type, and the reamped signal from the Radial device wasn't behaving at all like the signal from their strat, when routed through some of these temperamental pedals. We ended up getting the sounds on the first go, but with that setup reamping was out of the question. As far as I can tell, this is a impedance/resistance issue, to which these pedals just were super sensitive. Just something to keep in mind.
yes 🙌🏽 that could happen for sure with certain pedals, I encountered this exact thing thing in the past with performing with my wireless rig. I had to get a custom little box built to emulate the pick up.
So this is something for sure to watch out for.
But I would think reamping still to be a viable tool in general in many situations.
thanks for watching.
Re-amping is awesome for anything. I use it in hip hop production and mixes all the time. Sending samples or boring instrument tracks to an amp can get some killer sounds. Plus, it's a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing this. And very true such a great way to elevate software synths and samples!!
Splitter pedals are fun too if you like chasing mental signal logic to set it up.
Haha yes, indeed!
metal signal logic sounds like a nice game for engineers and home recording folks to use as a training tool 😂😎
Awesome, we all love Static!!!! Fantastic tutorial!!!
Thanks ever so much Ady!
Proper clear teaching, more
Marvellous! Thanks ever so much!
It's just so much easier with amp plugins. It might not suit the purist but you can dial up any tone in seconds - no amps, no mics, no noise, no studio - and is perfectly repeatable on any session.
I like that his equipment looks well used/loved.
Thank you 🙏🏽 great eye!! that was my touring board for many years as well as some of those amps.
Thanks-great tutorial-We used Whirlwinds for all the pro corporate gigs-peeps on a budget may be able to find those used on the Bay of Es
Thanks ever so much!
Yeah they for sure do the job, I has mine for years. Still going strong :)
thanks for watching
Good stuff here!!!
Fantastic Chris!
Glad to see someone else put an re20 on a floor tom!
Ha great eye!!!! I also love it on my snare for certain tracks 😎
Should I get a dedicated re-amp box? 1) is it active? 2) would a passive low imp. balanced line level transformer to unbalanced 1/4'" high impedance work? (I use it for sending balanced live feed to old crown DC-300s) Loved your tutorial and your playing.
you should absolutely get a reamp box. 1) no, it's not always active. they make all kinds. but, passive is perfectly fine 2) the line level transformer may work, but I would posit that the boxes specifically designed handle the transformation in a more elegant way. There are 99$ Reamp boxes that work fine, all the way up to either of the 800$ units i have for this work. (Radial JD7 and a Creation Audio Labs MW1). The MW1 being the best DI and Reamp unit i've ever crossed paths with
Very helpful video. Sorry if you already answered this question somewhere: how should I go about setting setting my levels on my Focusrite output, my reamp box and my amp to get the best-sounding results from my amplifier?
One more question: for regular guitar playing, can I keep my signal path; guitar to focusrite input > Focusrite output to reamp box input > reamp output to pedalboard input > pedalboard output > amplifier?
That is, for regular playing through my amp is it ok to always run through my focusrite and reamp box?
Or is the reamp box only good after the fact you’ve already recorded something?
Thanks if you have thoughts!
Really great video! I've got one of those Vox amps - they are wonderful, extremely light and pretty cheap - it gets used a lot for re'amping!
Very cool! Love Vox!
Great tutorial on re-amping! All killer, no filler!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thanks David!
@@static-producelikeapro7845 you Rock!!
One thing to pay attention to is the level of the signal coming out of the Reamp box. Even with its volume turned all the way up, the Radial Reamp box attenuates the volume a bit compared to an actual guitar plugged in to the amp. Fortunately, you can compensate for this by slightly increasing the gain of the signal being sent from your DAW. You can also increase the Send signal a bit more than unity in order to push the amp harder.
Also, using an amp simulator (in your playback effects - not the input effects) while recording should help you perform better. Just be sure to turn off your effects when you playback while reamping (or set the send signal to pre-effects).
I haven’t noticed a lack of gain from my Radial ReAmp box, however I do print my signals fairly hot.
@@Producelikeapro Aha - I tend to print my direct signals fairly quiet.
I am also printing pretty hot signal and had great success with the radial.
It’s the obvious choice in this day and age. Good video
Thanks Strett!
thanks for watching 🙏🏽💜
Very cool and well put together video! I have just started my journey of reamping and I am using real amps then going to the Two Notes cab M cabinet ir box and also my Hughs & Kentner Red Box Pro.One thing that ive noticed is differing latency issues going out and through different devises so time alignment is something that ive been dealing with and may be something some folks may not understand. Its very cool lots of options.
I love that clean Hendrix tone!
Thank you 🙏🏽 😎
This was a great tutorial! I learned so much as I'm pretty new to this and heard the term reamp alot. I will be purchasing one this week and cannot wait to get to work with it
That’s wonderful! Thanks ever so much for sharing and for your positive response!
I am so glad you enjoyed this video and now able to add a new tool to your creative arsenal. 😎
@@static-producelikeapro7845 marvellous
Wouldn’t a clean direct guitar performance feel different than one with overdrive or distortion?
It seems to me like something would get lost in translation if I was playing without something close to the end result sound.
Or am I just being silly?
amazing question!!
So when I initially tracked I used an amp model from universal audio and since I was going for a clean-ish funky vibe I used the 57 tweed they have as well as the Ampeg b-15.
So either with a plug in or splitting out to an amp via DI you can get a “close enough” sound for response and feel but you aren’t married to it in the end cause you captured the clean DI signal.
Hoping this helps to clear things up a bit.
@@static-producelikeapro7845
Thanks for the reply!
Yeah that is a clear answer.
I feel like a lot of times I have to watch videos with a lot of new information a few times to catch it all, as I’m sure you probably mentioned that in there somewhere. 😅
@@imacashew. heck I had to watch this video a few times to be able to even answer the questions, and I’m the one who made it 😂😂😂
This helps clarify what I was thinking but not absolutely sure of. Thanks Static!
It's been awhile since I had my set up, set up. I need some new interfaces, to go with newer computers. Stuck with old analogue at the moment again. I miss my "hands on" electronics stores. I try to bookmark some of these things to get my brain ready for online shopping, without touching.
I plug my Les Paul into the di of my BAE 1073 dmp. The output of the dmp goes to my orange dual terror which goes to my 1x12 orange cab, mic'd by a AT5040 mic into a ua6176 preamp. The 'thru' from the BAE1073 dmp goes to another channel on my UAD ApolloX6 interface. The BAE output to the orange makes the amp a lot more versatile, and the thru gives a beautiful di tone to another channel for re-amp tone shaping afterwards. Sweet.
This is an interesting technique!! I bet that DI on the 1073 sounds wonderful 😎
@@static-producelikeapro7845 It sure does! :)
Cool video tks! Not sure about a point, why using a Send to play (reamp) your Dry gtr signal, instead of simply using the Solo mode of the gtr track?
Really good song and demonstration. Can't wait to try it with my plexi boutique and Vox.
Wonderful!
yes 🙌🏽 those will be such fun amps to try reamping with for sure !!!
Thanks for watching 😎
Holy shit!!! Are you Static that used to be with Ours??????
Haha yes, that's the man himself! Wonderful guitarist!
@@Producelikeapro I'm over the moon right now. And yes he is. So glad I joined PLAP!! Honestly, thank you guys for allowing me learn from a hero of mine.
That’s amazing!! Glad to see you in there
Thanks! Very cool insight to reamp techniques.
Thanks ever so much Jack!
I am glad it was helpful 😎🙏🏽
Awesome! Easily understood and very usable. One of the best educational videos that I have ever seen. At 2:46, cover your eyes, and listen to the starting snare sound sounds like Bowie Young American.
Wow thank you twice!!!!!
Love that era of record making and love love love Bowie!!!!
fun trivia question: What legendary gospel singer was part of the backing choir for that song?
@@static-producelikeapro7845 I don't know, but swag at Luther. Thx for the reply and post for sure!! -----I just looked, and it looks like it was Luther..I swear I didn't look before I responded...
Really enjoyed the video. Reamping is something I've never really done. I think traditionally because of lack of physical options. Anyway, I'm a tea man myself, and I will have to get a DI box and give this a whirl. Thanks for the great content as always!
Great video! This will help me a lot! Thank you Static and thank you Warren! We get introduced to so many talented and gifted people on your channel! So inspiring! Much appreciated!
Thanks ever so much Michael! Yes, Static is wonderful!
Thank you for the kind words Michael, truly grateful to be a part the team!! 😎
@@static-producelikeapro7845 You are welcome!
Hi, great video. Could you reamp vocals to a compressed pedal if you don’t have outboard gear? Being a line input instead of xlr would that cause some weirdness?
Good Stuff, Static! Looking for more PLAP Videos from you!
Thanks David!!
Thank you David, really happy to be a part of the team.
I use my IK Multimedia AXE I/O for recording, though sometimes I use a DI box and an old Marshall. I have a few tube and solid state amps that I run through a Two Notes Torpedo for re-amping. Sometimes I use Amplitube or TH-U.
I am with you on the choosing of the right tool
for the task at hand.
I hold no bias (yes pun) about going direct, using amp mod, recording a live amp tone in the moment, or reamping.
It really depends on what is best for the song and situation.
thanks so much for sharing your experiences with this.
Amazing video! I'm really looking forward to more. Despite being a digital nerd, I came to love analog reamping. Q. How do you compensate the latency? Please, continue making these videos!
Hello hello 👋
So I always check my latency as I was taught many years ago in ProTools.
First, I tap to the transient of the newly recorded track, then slice the region, copy the region from that point, then tap to the transient of the DI’d track, arrow back down to the reamp track, and then paste so it is now lined up with the DI’d track.
This is all if there is a latency issue to begin with. I believe many interfaces will calculate latency for you. But if they don’t this was the old school fix I learned many years ago. Hope it helps 😎
Call me crazy, but I was digging the snappy sound of the dry direct guitars. Ever blend them into the final mix?
No not crazy at all!!! .
Yeah I was becoming a lil partial to the ultra clean version as well.
But this does support where I wanted to come from with the video in general.
That you still need to love what you played and have a strong performance captured before embarking on the hunt for tones while reamping. Thanks for watching.
Cool video! Question when I Re-amp my effects track is very low is that normal ?
Can you do a step by step tutorial on getting the DI track to come out of the amp?
I started recording with a DI for tracking my guitars, because I have dirty power I’m in an older home in New York just across the bridge. The buzz and noise is insane. I think I own every noise suppressor on the market. I found going through the J48 DI box then using an amp sim helps and it’s nowhere near as bad as when it’s going through an amp. However, I need to stand in one spot at all times in the room and that could be torture. Lol… question, being that I now have a clean di signal for the most part I shouldn’t have that much buzz sending it back to the amp or will? This has been an issue for a long time to a point where I felt defeated and lost interest in recording for a while because the buzz was so loud it overpowered the guitar. I finally have it teamed a bit compared to where it used to be. What really sucks is I have a mesa boogie roadster sitting and collecting dust instead of being used. I don’t have the luxury to have re-wiring done in my home. I know it’s not unique in regards to my situation but like anything else you need to make the best of it right?
hey Billy,
does your rig buzz when your guitar is not plugged into it?
I know you mentioned issues with the power so I would assume there’s buzzing when not playing guitar.
if the buzzing is more controled based on your position, is it something to do with the pick ups in the guitar and how it’s being affected by the power or the lights around you?
and if so once the guitar is captured and you’ve limited the buzz ,then by sending it back out you may not have the same issues
but there really is no way to figure it out without trying a detailed and troubleshooting method.
I
I actually had an interesting situation when I was filming this video with a hum then I realized my amp was plugged in a different room on different circuits three and box did have a lift in it which actually helped but now I have to run a really long extension cable from the same area that my whole recording set up as in.
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I have a continuous buzz through my studio monitors very slight in the background, If I raise the volume the buzz gets louder. Anytime I plug anything with a pick up forget it. A lot of it is my home. I realize I’m right off the kitchen in a small room I have the compressor from the refrigerator, and track lighting in the kitchen. So I’m doomed LOL… I was thinking about doing what you did running an extension cord around the house. However, I’ve taken guitars and recorded into my iPad Pro, using apogee jam plus, into Cubasis 3, and I’ve tried my MacBook Pro with a scarlet USB interface without plugging anything into an outlet and I still had bad buzz. I have already purchased the Radial Reamp before watching your video. I will say this, you explained it the easiest and I got it to work. Everyone else that I’ve seen so far got too complicated with their gear. Thank you for the reply, and thank you for the video it was extremely helpful. I was very happy last night to get this to work. Sorry for the long long reply just trying to give you all the details. also, your arrangement & guitar playing are awesome. Enjoy your weekend. :-)
Enjoyed that and learnt things!Time well spent.Thanks!!
Thanks ever so much
I am glad you enjoyed the video!! 😎
This is an excellent video, dude makes it look easy.
What would you say is the optimal dB peak level you should track the DI at before ReAmping?
Congrats @noiseroom STATiC. Great video! So I am just now in the process of changing my set up to use revamping all the time. I am doing just about the same, but I do run to a real amp when recording the DI, just to get the feel of an amp. Unless I am doing that 80's clean di thing (I guess arguably this could be a 70's trick, but my reference is later hahahahaha). Thanks for sharing!
One other trick that I also do all the time is run the di to a pedal board only. Then add different pedals to add effects to a track. For example, running some Linn samples (LM-1) out through a boss BF-2 (flanger) gives instant Prince (like When Doves Cry, Beautiful Ones, She's Always in my Hair ect.).
love all this Alex!! great ideas to share for sure!!!
If you covert the analog signal to digital and vice versa, will you have signal loss then?
Sure you will, and likely even more so at the instrument impedance signal.
Re-amp Like A Pro sounds like a youtube channel name 😆.
haha indeed!
a sub section at the least 😂😎
Question: why can’t you just go straight from an output of the Apollo interface to the amp?
great question !!! The most basic reason for the reamp box is to take the balanced output and convert to unbalanced level like the guitar amp would like to see. The reamp box outputs the proper load to the amp. Also in some case you have a noise and/hum and the reamp box aids in that as well.
I do believe there is settings in your Apollo to send +4 vs -10, but that is only a part of what come from a reamp box.
Hoping this helps.
thanks so much for watching
Great question, with a great answer
@@static-producelikeapro7845 Fantastic answer! Very helpful. Thank you!
@@Producelikeapro I agree!
I've had to be very careful when doing this with bass. Once I record I bass, if it has that nosy, midrangy "round" sound, it's been very hard to make it sound like anything else. I never could add much high end, never make it thunder properly, no matter what re-amp tricks I've tried. This has been my experience, and only with bass, not guitar, and maybe others have been able to totally transform their bass performance into something quite different. But I myself, have always had to watch that midrangy tone, or risk being stuck with it.
Thanks for sharing your experience with this Winston, as I am sure this is an important think to watch/listen for.
STATic do you use a width plug in on the guitars? When you initially played the strats with no amp they sounded nice and wide.
hey Ian, I just had the strats panned hard left and right. If you want to download them, we included the multitracks of what I recorded with the DI for y’all to mess with on your own. Hope this helps.
@@static-producelikeapro7845 you rock my friend!
@@static-producelikeapro7845 Thanks very much, will do!
Fantastic
for radial jcr, does it matter for sound quality which input you use in it (trs 1/4 inch input or xlr input)?
Excellent video explaining this.👍🏾
What kind of processing was used on the vocal recording? Sounds like an old radio or a megaphone or smtng. Really cool stuff, keep up the good work!
Thanks for asking this.
I actually tried something a lil different then I usually do.
I put the UA Ampeg B-15 on his voice,
really pinned it but pulled the low end.
Then used the basic digi eq to bring more of that “mega phone” vibe.
I also used Sound Toys Echoboy for the slap-back.
Well explained Thank You
Thank you for the video! Very helpful.
I recently bought a Creation Audio Labs MW1 Studio Tool (MW=Michael Wagner) and am using it in conjunction with my new RME Babyface Pro FS.
The problem I ran into was the lack of outputs on the RME to feed the DI signal.
I experimented running an insert cable (1 trs to 2 tr ends) from the 1/4” headphone jack to the input of the MW1 and it works, but I wonder if there’s a better method for re-amping.
I have a few ideas to try and if I find a better solution, I’ll share it. I know there are some Babyface users out there who’ve run into the same issue.
Oh wow I'm from New Jersey- cheers! And Thank you that was very informative-- gotta give re amping a shot at some point!
ah the garden state 😎
We may have a rep for humidity and sessional allergies but we also do have some great food and scenery.
so is it taylor ham or pork roll?
@@static-producelikeapro7845 I usually go with pork roll!
I get feed back unless I hard left on one channel any tips thanks
Why would I use a reampbox? Can't I just put my output direct in the amp and set the gain staging in my daw?
Basically because your amp is expecting a high impedance unbalanced signal to drive it & you're not getting that just out of an interfaces line out. You can use a passive DI backwards if you don't have a Reamp box.
How do you match the signal of your guitar with the signal of the reamp?
Cool gear, and just 2i2 here, maybe someday 😏
we all are start somewhere my friend. I had super basic cassette tape four track when I caught the recording bug. Years later I used a simple two channel interface by Edirol when I started with a computer set up. but the most important thing for me was using whatever I had to its fullest extent to maintain my creativity and inspiration.
Why do you use a DI box for the bass if you only use the XLR output for the recording (but not the output for the amp)? Couldn't you simply plug the bass directly into the recording gear and skip the DI box?
Hello hello
it all depends on what gear you are using.
so yes with some interfaces and preamps you could just go in via hi-z inputs, however my capi vp26 does not have a hi-z input as this was my choice pre amp for clean direct recording.
Also using the direct box gives you the option to split to an amp
to capture both simultaneously allowing the DI’d track and option to reamp as a back up or safety net of sorts. It is really whats best for your flow at the time.
great question!!
Did you do something for delay compensation?
Watching this one for the answer. For we Studio One users, I would think that using the Pipeline function, with it's compensation, would be necessary.
I have that little VOX amp. I suppose I should bring it out of mothballs sometime.
Oh and I drink coffee, tea, and hot chocolate!
Fantastic! I'll talk it if you're not using it! haha
@@Producelikeapro We can talk. I have a Syn30 Combo now so my amp needs are pretty well filled (until one day when I can play a full stack... yeah, like that will happen.)
Full stack!! Yes!!!
I really
love little vox amps, and small amps in general. Always so much fun to record.
And I am down with all those beverage choices for sure.
Thanks so much for watching.
What is the point of the reamp box? Why can’t I just go from my Apollo direct out to the amp?
Do you have any guidance on how to set output levels to the reamp box?
Get it as loud as possible in your DAW without clipping the converters first, set your amp how you like it, then slowly turn up the Reamp box (on the box, not in software) until you're getting the breakup on the amp you're after.
Dave pretty much nailed it.
The main thing for me is having a nice healthy gain level from my DI’d recording.
which often allows me to output at or close to unity based on the fader setting in protools.
Then as Dave mentioned I use the attenuation on the reamp box to get the amp where I want it.
Thanks both - I will get playing!
Musicians often over look the importance of having a good pair of tone socks.
Thanks so much for watching 🙏🏽😎
I have always record guitars and bass direct, and use software effects, im a slave of BIAS :).
I use the pedal board only to play live
Excellent Static! Minute 12 ': I died instantly to see your striped socks modulating the wha wha! It is not a joke. It is an image of all the good decisions that one can make after recording from comfort choosing the best moment. Thanks for your contribution. Saludos!
What mic is he using in front of the amps?
What's up with the mic movement from 07:35-08:15? First time I've seen a heavy mic lift instead of droop
Ha great catch!!! I have one of those weighted gator stands that I may of stepped on the base.
Song is dope! Funky!
Marvellous!
@@Producelikeapro hows the sliding door contest judging going? How many remixes have you listened to?
Reamping is ideal to record dry DI and take the chance when your neighbor is not at home to get the proper tone😅
How do you reamp without feedback?
coffee. black, and by the gallon please
😂😂 I am so with ya on that!!! Thanks for watching 🙏🏽
STaTic!!!!
EDdieeee 😎
yEs!!!
@@Producelikeapro Warren, Eddie and I know each other back here in NJ.
He owns and operates a wonderful live sound company called Say Watt which I have served as a FOH for years back. He is a luthier as well. Truly a multitalented gentleman for sure!!
Can you mute a channel your recording on for a separated di signal
I am not sure I fully follow?
Did you mean muting while monitoring? or when sending back out?
@@static-producelikeapro7845 while recording and monitoring a signal, distorted guitar recording sounds awfull with di signal in the monitor/ headphones
@@JUD2784 Where are you getting your distorted guitar sounds from as in which plug-ins or amp simulators?
Fender hotrod delux and sm57 split signal between guitar and amp to di one and mic-ed amp to other.
awesome,
Thanks!
thank you 🙏🏽😎
@@static-producelikeapro7845 subbed! 🔥🔥🔥
Oh, and 17 people think amp sims are better than real amps.
Haha it’s ok!
Naissss
Thanks ever so much Fridaus!
🙏🏽😎💜 glad you enjoyed the video!!!
Main question about re-amping is: how do we handle the levels?
I hit my reamp box pretty hot. however my DI recordings all came in at a healthy gain level
to begin with.
In my case with the particular reamp box I have , I utilized the attenuation in the reamp box itself until I thought the amp as I wanted.
@@static-producelikeapro7845 thank you 😅
I have at times re-amped my bass through a very small, two pentode guitar amp. You can't record the bass off that 6" speaker though, so I clip to the speaker leads and run through a pad back into the daw. I guess really I'm using the amp as an effect box. I just like the distortion of that amp sometimes on bass. Re-amping allows me to use an amp on the bass that I could never actually use live.
love this idea!!!
Should have mentioned latency…..
Correct, latency could be an issue but depending on your interface latency may be calculated. If not time alignment may have to happen. I responded to an earlier comment on this and will copy and paste it hear. Hoping this helps.
As a guitarist and engineer I personally rarely think re-amping is the way to go. Personally for me, I’m playing the amp as much as I’m playing the guitar for my music so not only committing to a sound is key but being in the room with my amp and cab is key. The nuance of of my picking changes based on how the amp responds. My body position changes as I’m coaxing more of less feedback. Even when playing clean, using the sustain and reverb of the amp to dictate my vibrato is all key. The trap of infinite choices is rarely on you side.
Understood, this is obviously not about the perfect situation this is about If you're writing and you've not got time or you don't want to stop the creativity then it's great! Plus very often you get DI tracks to work with it's much better than using an Amp Sim!
wouldn't it be easier to record the guitar signal clean and just add a guitar amp plugin
It's easier but it doesn't sound as good. I've yet to play an emulator that has the same presence as a real amp that's been recorded with a mic.
Now that being said, I do like using an amp emulator when I track. It definitely improves the performance, especially if the part is meant to be distorted.
This is what I do, but mainly because I don't have the equipment like he has. If I did, I would be using this method.
Based
thanks for not doing a A/B great idea
Reamping: "It's completely objective."
🤷🏽♂️😎😂
Dig
Thanks David!
Never used a "reamp box" just a direct mic/speaker...
Sometimes it's the only option! People give you DI's to mix and you can either use an Amp Sim or REAmp and use a real amp and mic it!
@@Producelikeapro so silly question probably but why is the re-amp box necessary then? To be able to run the signal to any amp of choice?
And then you need to mic that amp like you normally would?
@@imacashew. yes!!! the reamp box helps to convert impedance as well as with sending the proper load to the font end of the amp.
Oh God, I thought I was already selling my digital junk and saving up for a tube head. Make a soundproof box to pick up sound from the speaker with a microphone. And also to collect a normal pedalboard from boutique pedals. But it turns out that all the problems can be solved by a ream from a digital combo. Perhaps I'll keep my digital stuff a little longer and learn to COMPOSE music.
Definitely take your time and spend time writing! Creativity is king!
@@Producelikeapro It is very pleasant to read this and understand that this is written by a person with great experience, for whom music is a part of his life.
Bass played with the thumb but not properly slapped? Not approved. 😄
Haha you just eliminated some of the greatest bass players in the world! Sting, Paul McCartney, so many! Haha
what can I say I am thumpy kind of player 😂😂.