Reamp?

[ColonelForbin]

How would I send a mono dry guitar track from ProTools through a Helix patch and then record that to a new stereo track in ProTools?

 

thanks!

[duncann]

Check out page 54-55 in rev D of the manual. It explains things pretty clearly.

 

I use this feature often enough and it works well, and is super convenient.

[ColonelForbin]

Check out page 54-55 in rev D of the manual. It explains things pretty clearly.

 

I use this feature often enough and it works well, and is super convenient.

Perfect- thanks!!

[datacommando]

How would I send a mono dry guitar track from ProTools through a Helix patch and then record that to a new stereo track in ProTools?

 

thanks!

 

Check this ColonelF,

 

Enjoy.

 

[ColonelForbin]

Check this ColonelF,

 

Enjoy.

 

 

Thanks!! I am going to mess with this more; once I got it set up realized how many cool options this opens up. I've been recording dry guitar on nearly everything I record at home since I made Helix my soundcard, but this was first time doing reamping - way fun!!

 

Cheers!

[datacommando]

Thanks!! I am going to mess with this more; once I got it set up realized how many cool options this opens up. I've been recording dry guitar on nearly everything I record at home since I made Helix my soundcard, but this was first time doing reamping - way fun!!

 

Cheers!

 

Happy to help Colonel,

 

Glad to know you are having fun with this technique, and it's just so easy with the Helix USB routing.

 

I've been using the re-amping "trick" for a long time, it gives you so many options. If you decide at a later date that the delay or reverb were a little bit too much - simply run the dry track until you find what you want, or leave them out altogether. Need a cleaner tone, more crunch or a dirty tone, just re-amp the whole track until you nail "that perfect take"!

[duncann]

I've been using the re-amping "trick" for a long time, it gives you so many options. If you decide at a later date that the delay or reverb were a little bit too much - simply run the dry track until you find what you want, or leave them out altogether. Need a cleaner tone, more crunch or a dirty tone, just re-amp the whole track until you nail "that perfect take"!

 

Although this is very useful to narrow things down for any given tone, I find I have to be careful about this technique because if there is going to be a drastic change, an abstract, subjective, non-quantifiable component can be prone to loss. That component is the interaction between the tone and the performance/playing (the part of the interaction that's prone to taking a hit). So if there's a big change in the tone, it might be beneficial to again record a new take, including the dry track, using the new tone.

[datacommando]

Although this is very useful to narrow things down for any given tone, I find I have to be careful about this technique because if there is going to be a drastic change, an abstract, subjective, non-quantifiable component can be prone to loss. That component is the interaction between the tone and the performance/playing (the part of the interaction that's prone to taking a hit). So if there's a big change in the tone, it might be beneficial to again record a new take, including the dry track, using the new tone.

Hi Duncann,

 

Quote: "a drastic change, an abstract, subjective, non-quantifiable component can be prone to loss"

 

Wow, that's really a esoteric statement and I don't (or won't) try to quantify it, but having listened to some of your "soundclound" cuts - I guess I have to agree. You seem to be very precise about your tone. Very good.

 

I really didn't mean that "re-amping" could be the "be all and end all of tone" in the general scheme of things. Thing is, it's got to be a good place to start for a lot or "re-amping" folks (novice or not) who aren't being too analytical about the whole thing and simply using it as a starting point for different options to try various FX and tones.

 

Then it's got to be down to the "serious audiophile" in them to hear the difference.

 

YMMV!

 

Just a thought

[duncann]

Hi Duncann,

 

Quote: "a drastic change, an abstract, subjective, non-quantifiable component can be prone to loss"

 

Wow, that's really a esoteric statement and I don't (or won't) try to quantify it, but having listened to some of your "soundclound" cuts - I guess I have to agree. You seem to be very precise about your tone. Very good.

 

I really didn't mean that "re-amping" could be the "be all and end all of tone" in the general scheme of things. Thing is, it's got to be a good place to start for a lot or "re-amping" folks (novice or not) who aren't being too analytical about the whole thing and simply using it as a starting point for different options to try various FX and tones.

 

Then it's got to be down to the "serious audiophile" in them to hear the difference.

 

YMMV!

 

Just a thought

 

Absolutely. I agree with everything you said. Reamping is an excellent tool to help you hone in on the tone you're after and can be a significant time saver. Every now and then while searching for a tone via reamping, though, it's a good idea to actually play some random selections of whatever you're working on, because what I've found is that although a tone might sound really good from a reamp, sometimes when actually playing the random selection makes me change my mind about the tone because it doesn't feel right. It might suddenly be much harder to hit certain harmonics, or the pick attack doesn't feel right, things along those lines. This is just how I tend to use reamping, others might have a completely different use for it. And I suppose a lot would depend on what's being played as well, and the type of music.

 

So indeed, YMMV.