Re-amping Guitars w. Eddie Kramer & Llexi Leon

Llexi Leon and Eddie Kramer describe the re-amping technique used to record many of the guitar tracks during the Eternal Descent recording sessions in LAFX Studios, Hollywood.

Filmed and edited by Andy McCreeth.

Find out more about Eternal Descent, the new IDW Comics Series:

http://www.eternaldescent.com/

Featuring new music from Eternal Descent, Performed by Llexi Leon, Gregg Bissonette & Matt Bissonette, Billy Sheehan, Tony Pia - Produced by Eddie Kramer.

To find a comic shop near you, visit www.comicshoplocator.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Eternal Descent
• Llexi Leon
• Incendium Records
• Eddie Kramer
• guitar recording
• studio
• re-amping
• Digitech
• RP1000
• Andy McCreeth
• analog recording
• digitech
• ESP Guitars

[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!

[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.

[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 ;)

[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 :)

[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.

[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

[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]

@EternalDescent Perfect thanks!