Recording Amplified Instruments - Solid State Logic XLogic Alpha Channel Manual

Recording Amplified Instruments

Recording Amplified Instruments Recording Amplified Instruments Recording Amplified Instruments
When recording an amped instrument (electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards etc) it can be a good idea to
take both a mic'ed signal from the cabinet and a DI signal directly from the instrument or amplifier.
The Alpha Channel is capable of receiving these two signals and summing them in various ways to pro-
vide a mono output source.
Lets deal with the mic'ed signal first: Lets deal with the mic'ed signal first: Lets deal with the mic'ed signal first: Lets deal with the mic'ed signal first:
- The microphone is plugged into the front panel input, possibly with the PAD button engaged to accom-
modate the loud signal that is often produced by an amplifier.
- The gain control should be used to bring the input up to a decent level. It may be worth driving the pre-
amp at this stage in order to bring in some of the VHD colouration. Please the section on VHD in this tu-
torial for more information on this.
- If recording bass guitar it may be worth leaving the filter section out of circuit as you will want to cap-
ture the very low frequencies of the instrument. If recording electric guitar or keyboard then a little ex-
perimentation may be necessary in using the filters to remove any unwanted noise yet retain the all the
musical aspects of the signal.
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