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Reamping part 4

Well, now we have to check guitars with higher output levels. Gibson Lucille is a blues instrument, and although gauge 12 strings may be involved in a high output level, the pickups are rather far away from the strings. Epiphone Les Paul Junior has stock humbucking pickup, which is not the active EMG for sure, but on the other hand the pickup it is pretty close to the strings. In total, it is difficult to find two more different guitars in every way… Well, back to work!

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Reamping część 13 – poziomy sygnałów gitarowych

Gdzie jest granica minimalnego napięcia zasilania interfejsu? Trudno powiedzieć, jeżeli podejdziemy do sprawy „audiofilsko”, to baaardzo daleko, jeżeli inżyniersko, to musimy mieć co najmniej 6dB zapasu, lepiej 12dB. Oznacza to dwukrotnie lub czterokrotnie wyższe napięcie zasilania – no i w sumie dotyczy to wszystkich urządzeń z gitarą współpracujących – bufory, chorusy, splittery, czy co tam jeszcze jest. Niespodzianka, prawda?

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Reamping part 3

Guitarists and bassists! If you click „read more”, your world will never be the same – in fact, it will collapse. Think about it now, or…

One thing – I’m a bass player, and the guitar is still a mystery for me. And I paid more attention to meters and levels than to playing… In all samples it’s not about what and how I play, or even how it sounds, there is only the signal level what matters. Ready? Let’s go!

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Reamping part 2

So it looks like the guitar or bass can be easily recorded at home. Really? Guitarists, taking care of your signal path, let’s take a look at a few facts that might open your eyes wide. We are talking about the cables and their „sound”, and we miss much more serious matter…

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