Re-amping Guitars w. Eddie Kramer & Llexi Leon

[ZoSo5885]

What microphones are you using @1:46? I notice the Shure SM57 maybe a Sennheiser 421 and possibly a Royer but i can't be certain which ones exactly. Could you please help? Thanks :)

[MrGuitarrica]

''A rather nice soundwich''? Did he say that at 2:28 :D

He's great!

[ogabner]

A liltle more overdrive to the guittar sound.

[theinck]

think those guitars need more overdrive.

[59Hellfire]

hey, ever think of doing studio vlogs after the record is done?

[drjenk]

HI Llexi,

Can you please explain something I'm confused about.

I'm wondering how the rp1000 is physically hooked up to work with the clean track. Say I have my clean take, but the "input" for the rp1000 is high impedance, meant to plug a guitar into. If I were to try and hook an output of my audio interface (outputting the clean take from my DAW) into the rp1000, and plug it into the guitar input, it seems like that may not work due to matching issues. Is this what you did? Thanks

[EternalDescent]

@drjenk You're right, you can't just run a clean signal from you DAW straight into the RP1000. You need to use a Re-Amp box to bring the signal to the correct level - I use one made by Radial, i think it's called the 'X-Amp' it's not too expensive, about $100. Maybe do a search for Radial Re-Amp and see what comes up!

[drjenk]

@EternalDescent Perfect thanks!

[petecockcroft]

@drjenk Try using a passive DI box with a ground-lift. So your DAW feeds the lo-impedance side and the high-impedance side drives the RP1000. Stereo boxes are available too. Cheapest would be a Behringer but anything will do! No reason why the output of the RP1000 can't be directly connected to the DAW's inputs , but for live monitoring it helps to have a small mixer to channel Daw signal and RP1000 to set monitor levels without changing your recording level. Soundcard needs 4 outputs

[MrDrjenk]

@petecockcroft Actually I ended up building my own Re-amp box off of info I learned from a DIY site. It involves a matching transformer, some components, and some soldering skills. I spent about $30 and it works great, this post really got me jazzed about re-amping. I rarely now record leads wet, I always include a completely dry track in case I want to re-amp for a different sound afterward. I use an amp sim in my DAW initially just to get a rough recording sound.

[petecockcroft]

@drjenk Excuse me if I just add , You will need the 4 outputs on the soundcard , or at least 3 to re-amp and to monitor the DAW output at the same time.

Using a small mixer with two FX-sends.

RP1000 into channels 1 and two.

FX-sends to DAW inputs (re-amped signal). Switch to pre-fader.

DAW output to FX-return 1 (stereo).

Now you can adjust both mon levels in hardware without touching your optimum recording level. This also allows you to trim for optimal Signal/noise on your externals.

[Vanjal]

This is really cool but, doesn't your playing would have been different if you were recording on different setups ? Just wondering.

[brandonMETAL666]

I was just wondering do you really truly like the digitech rp1000? because  i am seriously interested in getting one but i don't know how much they are, how complicated it is to use, and whether or not it sounds good. only asking because your tone is AMAZING:)

[drumsetskillz]

Is that Tony Pia on the drums on the track at the end?

[EternalDescent]

@drumsetskillz Yup - Tony Pia performed all the drum parts from the clips throughout this video. Still working on the tracks though, so the mix is just a sketch.

[coulsonsam87]

Awesome video!

[EternalDescent]

@guitarplayer7133 It can be setup in a number of ways - but what you're actually 'recording' is the clean signal of the Guitar straight into the desk. You can use a bus or FX send on the desk to hear gain/effects from an external device or amp if you like. Recording at home i use 'Guitar Rig' just to monitor a rough idea of the tone i'm going for, but really i'm recording clean guitar into the computer with a high end interface, then I take the clean tracks out to LA and Re-Amp them with Eddie!

[jimsicle]

ED ftw! :D

[anonymusneo]

:/ dude lexi man liked your hair longer . this doesnt looks like you lol

[EternalDescent]

@anonymusneo haha - I've always been fascinated by the amount of interest my various haircuts receive on Youtube. :P

[RobChappers]

@EternalDescent Ha ha I like the fact that apparently "You" don't look like you!

He is like the chameleon...

[ESPKannon]

@EternalDescent C'omon, Llexi. You know your hair was awesome long. :p

[thatguy5557123]

you know iv watched this vid 4 or 5 times now and i think we need a full in depth gear tour of all ur guitars amps n effects my friend

[EternalDescent]

@thatguy5557123 Hey dude - glad you dig the video! Most of my gear is spread out between my studio in london, my flat, and a studio in LA. ESP HQ in LA also have a couple of my stacks in storage! It would be pretty tough to do a video on all of the gear, but i'll be focusing on a couple of the guitars i record with and do a video in the next few months. We've got some more Digitech and DiMarzio footage to come first though ;)

[Norsesky]

Thank you so much Llexi ! I've no doubt you learned a lot on your own but getting an insight as close as this one of the way Sir Kramer works is really enriching. Awesome :D

BTW don't you forget to keep the DI tracks so that when you enter the R&R Hall of Fame or something alike you can reamp them differently and sell a reissue album :p

[EternalDescent]

@Norsesky Haha thanks dude - I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Eddie is a remarkable musician and of course an iconic producer - the way he works really varies from project to project, but you can be sure he'll always have an exceptional collection of microphones on hand and just the right placement to maximise their potential! Everything in this video is still 'in progress' - looking forward to sharing more as we near completion of the first few tracks.

[yoyodunno]

yeah sounds awesome

[devildestroyer23]

i love the music Llexi writes

[MFHCFH]

Thank you for explaining it in such a simple way!

[espltdguitarlover]

AMAZING.........

[thatguy5557123]

love that horizon 3 its just amazing..i cant wait this album is going to be amazing!!

[EternalDescent]

@thatguy5557123 Cheers! That H-III is probably my favourite guitar - tied with my ESP Navigator Les Paul, they're very different but equally awesome ;) Glad you like the music so far, all a work in progress! Lots more to come...

[jveuduson]

I love simple stuff :D

[mandibean]

so interesting. Would love to see more about the recording techniques

[surtursfire]

That's a cool method.

[MyEverConstantSmile]

Same here

[ktxdgqtx]

Can't wait to hear it when its all done