Recording Guitar: DI, Tracking, Re-Amping & More - Explained

[@LeonTodd]

Tracking a DI is also super handy for editing distorted guitars, so you can actually see the waveform.

[@DundyTM]

​@@umangatang When you record a guitar, which is already distorted (with actual guitar amp, etc,), the recorded waveform is like a brickwall (visually) and you CAN'T SEE the different parts - riffs, notes. But when you record a DI guitar, which is basicly clean guitar, the waveform is more visually workable. :) You can see the riffs, separet notes, work with them - move them, adjust them, everything. So here's the deal - first your record a DI guitar and then you compress it/distort it with guitar amp simulations. Fortin Nameless, Amplitube, Bias FX, Guitar Rig, etc. There are plenty outhere.

[@tekinirengun5594]

@@DundyTM I want to use my Behringer V-AMp for it. I am trying to understand how I can do that. Apparently I can play through it still and get clean signal to interface, using one of the sends, but then how do I monitor? ALmost lik effects loop but only for monitoring. I can use headphone out from v-amp but that will not have the stuff in my DAW. so I should be listening to the whole thing but effects coming from V-Amp to monitor while recording clean signal. That is mind boggling

[@metalpuppet5798]

@@DundyTM I understand the process of recording DI and then effecting it. But in my case I want a clean DI track to be recorded simultaneously to recording my Hughes&Kettner Grandmeister directly into my DAW, so I can properly edit later. Of course the DI of the Grandmeister has all the effects from the amp on it and its already a brick wall signal. How do I "reverse engineer" that while still being able to listen to my nice distorted tone while recording? Or do I have to record a DI, listen to some sort of tone I dialed in via amp sims and THEN reamp the DI through my H&K? I´d really like to aviod that because a) it seems very complicated and b) I dont have a Reamp Box.

[@keithreeder]

Really appreciated this - not just the value of the information, but the eloquence and care with which it was delivered.

[@remnantcrusade]

Super informative and the video was straightforward. Great presentation and video, thank you!

[@matt_robinson_]

I think for this genre you are totally right, recording direct you probably want to hear a processed signal. However, I track direct all the time and it really helps me dial in my playing, if it sounds great before processing, it will really shine when you properly eq/compress or send it to a verb/delay. Your articulation is really good man, I was able to follow your whole video and retain/learn a lot! Even after being a FOH engineer for several years. Thank you! Cheers!

[@Martbass64]

Really good overview of this stuff, practical and down to earth.

[@picnicpointopenmic572]

A really good and informative video, It had my attention 100%. I have a new Focusrite Scarlett 4i4, a new Radial J48 and a new Radial X-Amp Reamp I bought last week, because I really want to try out Re-amping. I'm so glad I was able to watch this first as I've picked up quite a lot of very handy hints for a beginner from you. Have subscribed too. Thanks for putting this up.

[@billwarner213]

This is a GREAT video - nicely done! (And those quad-track samples DO sound amazing!)

[@THESIXTHCHAMBER]

Rad video! Nice to know how the young riffers are getting it done these days

[@Gearjunkie35JasonBallou]

Dude....wow. Best video on the how and why to di and reamp hands down. Lots of great info clearly practically presented and demonstrated. Thank you for this awesome video! I have a Behringer active DI the red one I will be dry signal recording from now on! Thank you!

[@Xelyk_]

I have bias fx. And it sounds amazing when i jam. But it processes the sound in a nice stereo format that sounds great. Then when recorded it sounds horrible. But if you double track and pan. Or quad track and pan it sounds great again. So if anyone has bias fx and is frustrated. Just remember you need at least 2 di guitar tracks before you eq and pan.

[@Minotaur2]

A lot of info packed into a single video, yet very easy to understand. Good stuff!

[@EversonBernardes]

Quad-tracked with different amps sounded thicc as hell. Great stuff.

[@nickbell3546]

Awesome video dude! I'm familiar with most of this stuff but still managed to learn new things. No bullshit and straight to the point!

[@frmm123]

It's 2021 and this is my very first time. Thank you for this video, because I know nothing...hoping to learn all this.

[@ZachComa]

I have the same 2nd Gen 6i6 and Radial Reamp Box. I"m amazed how well they work together and can send a DI signal that sounds exactly as if I were playing it live. I always record a DI whether I'm recording amped or not; it's a nice backup and lets me record any time of day (or night). I've found it's easier to match the recording levels of your hot amped (or mic'ed) signal to your dry DI signal from the get-go the best you can rather than trying to match them later. I get my hot signal from a Behringer Ultra G right off the speaker cable between the amp and cab. Most DI boxes would catch fire or worse in this situation being on the speaker line, don't use one that's not made for this application.

[@robertanthony9079]

Thanks for giving me (a beginner in recording with a home studio) information and details without talking to me like I'm dumb. I like the technical talk and then how you break it down (and you know your shit for sure). I learn a lot by watching your vids.

[@OswaldPH]

Not sure where I saw you, I think my grandmom has your picture in her house. just kidding, I love your hair bro :)

[@LarryMar]

I game with a 1ms monitor. If I gamed with a 4ms monitor, I would likely get killed by the enemy every time (at least in MMO games). I am trying to get better tone with my digital recordings. My Sweetwater rep suggested a DI. One of my best clean tones was using a single coil Fender neck pup straight into the audio interface with no amp sims - just sim effects. Great video.

[@musicmotorskate7540]

Thanks, you explained re-amping in a way that was easy for me understand.

[@philsmith3019]

18:55 that Randall toan is a monster.

[@TerebiJoke]

Great video dude. It's so hard to find concise and clear information about this stuff.

[@1RobHunter1]

Great explaining basic aspects. Subscribed! Very Professional.

[@agesonjohanesburg2915]

Great explanations. Nice axe licks too.

[@MetalArcade]

I have a countryman 85 that I usually use for recording DI into my DAW and then use amp sim & cab IR. But I am now trying to record an actual amp and then use an IR on that. I'm very confused if, once the DI has been recorded, can I then use the Countryman to reamp the signal into an amp? Or do I need a whole other box? There is an AMP output on the Countryman but looking online I see only that it is used for DI. In the manual it seems as though you can plug the instrument or pre-recorded DI into the amp, then use speaker mode to route that sound to a cab. But since I will only be using the signal from the amp direct and then use a cab sim in my DAW, is there a proper way to do this? Can this be done with the COuntryman 85 or do I need to buy a dedicated reamp box? And is there a risk of me blowing up my amp or interface if I do any of this wrong? I've watched a bunch of videos but I am still very confused, please help!

[@jjm9741]

enjoyed but wish on re-amping you touched on the best settings the levels out of the AI should be on 100% full volume getting a clean sound grounding etc into the reamp box out then into a the input of whatever your using (Amp, Kemper, Fractal etc)

[@eranzaksh]

Can i ask what's the difference between re-amping and just using plain vst? i can record with vst and then remove it and put another one? isn't that much much more easy then re-amping? i just recorded guitar with a vst then turned it off and sent the dry track as WAVE file and he used it in a song with what kind of vst he wanted for that recording. I feel like i'm missing something here..

[@thekramer1097]

The thing of reamping is that you are essentialy working with analog equipment (amp, pedals, etc). Using vst is way more convenient for what you describe but some people prefer "all analog"

[@eranzaksh]

Oyarzun Kramer ohh got it! Thank for explaining man much appreciate.

[@nicksherman88]

I ABSOLUTELY MUST know what brand and model the explorer type guitar image is in the beginning of this video ??? I MUST HAVE 🤤

[@SymbolicSplenetic]

Wylde Audio (Schecter) - Blood Eagle.

[@bjaminbjamin]

good explanations of various arrangements.

[@LarrySchmollinger]

this is great info. Thank you.

[@alexanderz8052]

With a two channel interface is it feasible to use a signal splitter before sending one signal into your pedal board and then nicing the amp and sending the other signal directly into your interface? The audient id14 for example has a JFET guitar in that I'd expect to work for something like this. Would give me a safety net as well as a real guitar capture. Another alternative I'd have is to capture the line out of my power soak giving me the amps DI and enabling me to play around with IRs.

[@saber5401]

FYI .. it is Focusrite productos.. Scarlet is a model name.

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

I am aware, what I meant was I only use the Scarlett range of Focusrite products. Not Saffire, etc.

[@HHGGS]

I literally record guitar all the time (mostly on my channel) and have never used a DI. But now I might get one for some interesting mixes. Perhaps even for some double tracking haha. Thanks for the video!

[@cjruckus]

Great info. This is awesome

[@monikamia4857]

Super clear! thanks!!!

[@griffingibson4389]

First demo on JFAC 👌

[@holayason8569]

If someone wants to track with an amp and simultaneously capture the DI, what would be the difference between using something like the Torpedo versus using an AB-Y pedal with one output going into an amp and the other output direct into the interface (assuming the interface can match with the appropriate impedance to accept a DI signal)?

[@toddlampron5799]

Great explanation! Thanks!!

[@alistairhomewood7344]

What's a good method to record mic and DI? Like how do you split the signal to go to amp and DI?

[@blackcatfancy]

Thanks very much for this information man.

[@turtlewithanegg1561]

Can you use the sacrlett focusrite to use your guitar pedals in your vst? For example you have a synth pad and then you want to use an hardware effect pedal on this?

[@Atttuner]

Great overview man so good to find reliably intelligent musicians in this sewer of pirates, hookers, and theives.....I mean guitar channels. 😉

[@guitarded5198]

Dude. Super informative video. Thanks

[@rghill2001]

Excellent video, thank you

[@The_PlagueDoctor]

Should record direct with a DI box or an preamp? (Both bass and guitar)

[@Rose-oak-cake]

I mainly record directly into my 2i2 with a guitar with EMG 81s using VST plug ins. So if I use a DI box, the signal will be cleaner? I do notice a lot of noise in between strumming and stopping. I'm hoping it would fix that and make guitar playing quieter in a sense.

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

What generation is your interface? My first gen 2i2 was fairly noisy on active pickups as well, but my second gen 6i6 sounds fine. They improved the pre amps in the revised product line.

[@Rose-oak-cake]

@@PlagueScytheStudios 2ND gen. I'm thinking it just might be the combo of plug ins being the problem then

[@BrofUJu]

Noise gates then

[@slavesforging5361]

yeah, if it's noise when you're not playing, you need to play with your DAW's noise gates. it's definitely not your interface. whenever using amps sims, it takes some time to play around and really massage them to get the sound you want. i've found throwing a de-esser on them helps clean up the fizzy top end, for example.

[@jezmez68]

So can I just plug into pedals direct into my Scarlett box and adjust the input level?

[@george.kollaros]

If you stand back from your amp while playing guitar you have a latency of 3ms for every meter. Nice and simple explanation video but you didn't explain how to connect a reamp box XLR input to the interface's 1/4 inch output jack.

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

The same way I connect my 1/4" out to XLR input on a reamp box, one of these: www.amazon.com/Monoprice-104760-3-Feet-Premier-4-Inch/dp/B001UJGNMO/ref=asc_df_B001UJGNMO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198066279761&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9901798812452766381&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9014308&hvtargid=pla-373632181847&psc=1

[@TheJTK123]

So I dont need a DI box if I have the scarlett??? Also, do record the DI tracks separately from the amped tracks or are you somehow capturing the DI at that same time as the amped track???

[@x6x745]

very very nice explanation thanks men

[@andrewsiemon]

Very helpful video, cheers.

[@itsgmani]

So my axe fx 2 is the same as the DI box? I’ve been using amp sims more then my axe fx lately. I’d just need to make a blank patch? Input line to output. Nothing in between?

[@truthfinder4973]

my fav i love to use case it cheap and does 2 things a mic pre and a di box its called "Art Tube MP Studio Mic Preamp" i even use it with sm 57 mics works nice

[@SHREDTILLDEAD]

Do i have to run one track per input to the computer or can I run multiple inputs from an interface through 1 firewire port or 1 usb?

[@swamibrahmavadin5234]

I might have a dumb question but I'm new with recording, can you please make a video about this interface and how to set up in order to have no latency. Thanks.

[@dindrone]

is there a way to record fuzz pedals DI?

[@rodrigofigueroa1908]

Hi! Thanks for this video! Did you ever tried to reamp your DI Signal through a reamping box a mooer preamp? Due to Corona I‘m forced to record at home an my neighbours dont like hi gain amps. What I‘m trying to is: di - interface - reamping box - mooer 005 - interface Please help me!! Greetings Rod

[@SheaRecordmetal]

The Fortin sim sounds killer.

[@THALL0120]

Sweet !

[@KevOppelt]

This was great. Thanks for all the useful info. I am using Amplitube 4. I use the official ENGL powerball amp & cab sim to track. I sometimes like to reamp into my old DigiTech RP255 (tube screamer, recto, 4x12) into my old CRATE flexwave 120. 2x12 combo amp. It is a lot of fun. After listening to countless hours of videos like this I have gotten it to sound really freakin great. P. S. Is there any word about an Amplitube 5? I hope someone gets a straight answer from Ik at namm or I will stop waiting and get the NATAS plugin.

[@timothy5974]

Love this channel very quality topics. I have a Mac/ 2i2 set up for guitar. I still feel latency while playing guitar. Is there a way to record a direct guitar signal to computer but monitor with my pod bean 2.0? I also have a old Mackie 1202 mixer. Just trying to figure out the best way Thank you

[@Hellseeker1]

Was that Knee Deep? Hell yea!

[@DreidMusicalX]

If I can ask you a question. What is the software that you're using at 10:20 ?

[@bennyshreds]

Fortin Nameless amp sim

[@iseeu-fp9po]

Thank you for this video. My M7 bridge pup seems to clip my Babyface Pro input slightly at lowest input gain. Would a D.I box solve this or do I need an attenuator pad of sorts? Thanks.

[@bertinouellet]

Any suggestion?... I plan to use the J48 active DI (active from phantom power) that connects from its XLR output (balanced line level) to the TRS input (balance line level) of my Scarlett 4i4. I want avoid using the XLR input of the Scarlett interface since it's designed to receive a balanced mic level signal. Problem: isn't phantom power (for the active DI) only available from that XLR connection on my interface? Is there a way to phantom power the DI with the TRS?... (I think not and I am crying ont the inside) I'm considering a battery or ac adapter powered DI box for a solution...

[@kumsumption]

Seems buying the equipment and learning the craft is way cheaper than paying someone $$$hr for tracking, $$$ for editing , and $$$ for reamping

[@dakotawinston7677]

I’m trying to find this answer: when recording with Active Pickups, metal guitar through a Scarlet, do you use “Line” or “Hi-Z”?

[@MonArtTM]

If you record without di-box, you must use the hi-z input. With di-box use the line input.

[@pixel4u]

Hi man, fantastic video. I want to record guitar solos improvs and make it sound full and wide. I have fractal ax8 and scarlet 2i2. Do I need a di box ? Any tips ?

[@flyingtowel807]

what an amazing channel you have sir. I wonder, is triple tracking a thing? L/C/R? Or is the partial 80-90 panning really enough for the "center" to not sound empty?

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

That is absolutely a thing, just not very common nowadays. According to Dave Mustaine, that's one of the tricks to Megadeth's 80s and 90s guitar tones - Dave on the sides, and the lead guitarist in the center for rhythm passages.

[@flyingtowel807]

@@PlagueScytheStudios nice trivia, thanks for answering. look forward to more videos from you mate, have a few lined up to watch today, great content

[@scottnoricsson2023]

@@PlagueScytheStudios I have a question which I was unable to find the answer for - so please help me out if you know it ... What about 80's hair metal? Bands like Europe, Dokken, Yngwie (in the 80s) - did they double track their rhythm guitar parts?

[@swordssolitude3861]

re: overdubbing guitars - ever hear the story of when Kurt didn't wanna overdub his guitars and then Butch Vig said "John Lennon did it" so Kurt said "OK, let's do it"

[@Josh-iw2kw]

I'm about to relocate and want to be able to practice guitar with headphones. Do I HAVE to get a reamp box? Can I not go directly into a focusrite scarlett solo?

[@slavesforging5361]

you can go direct into your interface no problem for recording. you don't need a DI box. for reamping however, you need absolutely need a reamp box to convert your line level signal (the di signal you already recorded in your DAW) to an instrument level signal (the tiny little signal your guitar pickups create, and that any amp is made for). if you don't plan on ever using an actual amplifier and are only using plugins there's no need for a re amp box.

[@Fartinhalerr]

Man I was really hoping this was going to be a how to set up your reamp box video I'm really struggling. I'm using a Scarlet 4i4 third gen and Reaper and with that digital workspace for the Focus right I just cannot figure out how to set up output 3

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

Are you using the Focusrite Control software? If not you need to, and set Playback 3 and 4 to minimal output in the Monitor Output 1-2 DAW Playback mix. Then, set 3 and 4 to 0dB in the DAW Playback mix in Line Output 3-4.

[@Fartinhalerr]

@@PlagueScytheStudios thank you so much for the reply. As soon as I get home from work I will try and do that I have been trying to use the Control software but I've been getting nowhere. But I will try what you suggested. thanks again! I will let you know if it works

[@Fartinhalerr]

@@PlagueScytheStudios worked like a charm man! Thanks again! really appreciate it. Reamping some midi bass thinking it might make it sound more real and I think the results are great! Reamp ezbass into a b3k v2 pedal into ampeg 4x10 cab IR, a little eq and its lost alot of the artificial midi bass sound. 😁

[@guyblin]

Thanks for the vid, mate. If I'm taking a DI signal from the back of an amp head (from, say, a Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister with their onboard Red Box, or a newer generation Laney Ironheart with it's XLR out) , can that go into one of the Line Ins on the back of the Scarlett or does it need to go into one of the front inputs? Thanks!

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

It isn't terribly important either way, but the best practice is to stick with a balanced connection if its available for a lower noise floor, i.e. XLR or TRS. That means for the Iron Heart, you can take the XLR into the front microphone input, or use an XLR to male TRS cable and route it to the back input since its balanced too (thats what I do with my amps' loadbox).

[@guyblin]

@@PlagueScytheStudios Cheers mate. I'd prefer DI input on the rear lines, as it leaves the fronts easily accessible, and I can just leave the two amps plugged in.

[@mrbadsound]

I'm still trying to find the answer to whether or not I am suppose to buy the reamp box (I want one) separate from additionally buying a DI box. Can you help me? I ask because the retailers description(s) do not mention specifically so. IMO a reamp box seems to be capable of providing all that a stamdard DI box cam do for your studio recording needs. In my case, it is just electric guitar tracking. I dont have a half stack yet but I plan to be able to reamp for later, I am just recording with neural dsp amp sims and pro tools, through scarlet 2i4. I really want to know before invest in a di box or reamp box. I need to know if I need both. Hope this makes sense. Thank you so much for your content.

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

If you're recording guitar straight through the front pre amps of the 2i4, you don't need a DI box. Those pre amps are designed to handle the impedance of an electric guitar. If you re amp later, you will still need a re amp box to take the line level impedance to instrument level before going through an amplifier.

[@slavesforging5361]

some boxes do both. i like to plan for the long run when buying gear. the little labs red eye is both, and can even do both simultaneously. i have the little labs IBP becuase it can do both very well, as well as it's primary function of a phase sweep. i also have a countryman type 10 di. radial makes quality gear for a little cheaper than either of those brands. i picked mine for versatility reasons.

[@jcmozart5016]

Anyone else notice the shimmer on the bottom right edge of the screen?

[@Seancreaney7]

Good vid man thanks .

[@manicmurph]

I'm using an amp simulator the th3 with cakewalk and I get a lot of buzz when recording guitar. It goes away when I touch the computer or the cable jack. How do I fix it?

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

That's probably a 120 Hz ground noise issue. There are quite a few things you can do to resolve it, depending on your budget and convenience need.

[@manicmurph]

@@PlagueScytheStudios convenience high, budget low....lol. I've looked some things up and it needs possible shielding?

[@slavesforging5361]

Sounds like some kind of grounding problem. are you using an interface? and if so are your computer and your interface plugged into different wall sockets for power? also, does your guitar do this when playing through an amp as well?

[@manicmurph]

@@slavesforging5361 it was just cheap so called "monitors" that weren't grounded. They sell them as studio monitors but they really aren't. I got some better monitors and it's all good now. Thanks man.

[@Justic3h]

This is a very nice video to put out there. I love your videos but it wouldnt be a youtube comment if there wasnt some sort of complaint in there so Ill say ‘get some soundproofing material for your roof’.... but yeah. Love your vids!!!!

[@samirbenm4355]

Hey man good vedio i have just question I have one kiesel am 7 and scarlett 2i2 Wen i play directly in bias amp I have little noise when i play more with gain and driver So the Di box it's the best solution to record this kind of problem? Thank you

[@VicSellsPeace]

Yeah, that would fix it

[@tradehut2782]

The difference @18:56 is day and night

[@jeremybaker8557]

Great info man. Question, the group of guitars that I use to record with are both active and passive guitars. Which DI Box would I need in order to be able to play either? From my understanding, active guitars are better through a passive DI, and passive guitars are better through and active DI. Is there one unit that I can use for both? I've been looking at the Radial's, but don't know which route to go! Any advice would be greatly appreciated 👊

[@Chonism]

Guthrie Govan

[@NikosPage]

Great fucking video 🍻

[@iamlemonboy8034]

Hi. So, I'm really confused and trynna figure out what to do and what should I buy to make a better sound. I'm using a cheap-decent guitar and directly use it on a 2nd gen Focusrite solo. What should I get to make it sound "good"? Should I get a DI box or Reamp box? Thank you for anyone that can help me. PS. I'm a newbie in recording music and really eager to learn to make my own music.

[@teriakamoto]

You know you're shit. Thank You for doing what you do.Very informative and saving me so much time in mistakes. This is what I love.Metal Guitar.

[@Citizen_JQP]

Late, I know. But I think you meant "your" , not "you're". Those are two complete different statements. 😂🤣

[@teriakamoto]

@@Citizen_JQP Yes, lol Thank You. He KNOWS his sh**. I love the channel. We all know he does and of course, I'm a big fan of Mr. Leon. I sure feel like a Dummy now lol.

[@Citizen_JQP]

@@teriakamoto lol, don't feel like that. It happens. You're not a dummy, 😂🤣 It's very awesome that your response was nice and not full of poison. Have a great day fellow human

[@ChaosPootato]

I'm having trouble producing an acceptable volume on most of my recordings, it's quite annoying. The perceived volume is fine in the DAW but when I bounce the track and listen to it (either MP3 or WAV), it's super fucking quiet no matter how hard I push the master in the DAW (without making it clip like crazy of course). Any stupid beginner thing I might not have tried yet?

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

Are you mastering in any sense? A straight up mix that isn't peaking will be quiet compared to a mastered track that's been compressed and maximized.

[@ChaosPootato]

Not really, I've never had any experience with mastering.. I'll check that out, thanks!

[@brianjohnson9802]

When you do your initial mixdown, your goal should be a great mix that doesn't peak at all. Your goal isn't necessarily max volume. You do want to keep the tracks as high as possible though. Just make sure nothing peaks. Then take your exported stereo file and re-import it to your DAW. Then you master that stereo file. Read up on mastering and you'll learn a lot. It'll definitely make a difference in your final mix volume. I'm sure you'll be a lot happier after.

[@nicholasqquiroz]

Sick ass Job For A Cowboy in there

[@MrBazz420]

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[@BoltieBolt]

double tracking :)

[@ShadovvV]

@3:14 - Dude.. the Focusrite Scarlett interface already has a DI input on it, so your point about going into a separate DI first and then going into the DI on the interface doesn't make any sense, UNLESS you're trying to say the DI on the Focusrite sucks. The only other thing I can think of is you're talking about using the Thru on the seperate DI to go into an amp while recording the dry signal simultaneously. There wouldn't be any other reason that I can think of except for reamping.

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

You're putting words into my mouth. I'm not assuming people are recording direct with this exact interface, or recording direct at all. My point was - if you're recording a live amp or outboard gear in general, be sure to capture a DI as well, however that needs to be accomplished. It's obviously redundant if you're just recording straight into an interface with a good preamp and mixing through plugins.

[@ShadovvV]

@@PlagueScytheStudios - It's not about "putting words in your mouth", it's about how you laid out the information in your video, which was pretty disjointed or skewed. My apologies if that sounds a bit harsh. First of all, from @2:51 to @3:14 you said you're using the Focursrite interface for DI, but then @7:18 you said you're using the AxeFX for the DI, which completely contradicted your entire narrative and made no sense. Now put the logic together: You made it sound as if the Focusrite DI was either irrelevant OR you're running one DI into the other DI, unless of course the AxeFx doesn't work that way, but we don't know that and you never clarified it. Secondly, JFYI - there are also several crucial factors dealing with latency, all of which you're either not aware of or they were ignored. One primarily being, the most common cause of latency is from having too many background processes running (generally in Windows). Another huge cause of latency is having a weak graphics adapter. I know this because I've been building computers my entire life and graphics have more to do with the sound than most might think. Hell, Glenn Fricker doesn't even know that much. De Facto. He's such a douche anyways, so whatever. Lastly, I'm sure you might know this, but when you simply play loud guitar examples, that means next to nothing comparatively speaking to how it will sound in a mix, so those type of things are also a bit irrelevant. I mean, granted, electric guitar with an IR cab sim or reamped tube head might sound bitchin by itself on KZbin, but that's never how it's going to sound in a mix. These are all very key factors which are often overlooked. I think you realize most of this though, at least by now anyways, since this video is almost 5 years old..

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

You clearly understand the point I was getting at after my last response based on your reply, so this is starting to come across as someome who just wants to argue and prove themselves to be smarter than me. I assume that is not your intention, just like it was not my intention to make the potential DI I contradiction you're discussing. That's the way communication goes sometimes, so I would appreciate a little more benefit of the doubt instead of browbeating one small aspect of this video. It sounds like you are plenty knowledgable in this area, so I don't think you're the target audience for these concept. I feel like you're judging this video on criteria that does not really fit my intention when making it. It's fine that you think the content presentation could be better. But, as you point out, it's a five year old video, and plenty of people got some value out of it. It seems most people did not interpret what I said as a contradiction, but rather as two different use cases as I intended. I too have been building PCs for most of my life now, and covering latency due to a weak GPU or otherwise was simply not a goal for me in this piece. It's a little late to change it at this point without a new video, which you have all the power to make yourself if you want to get this information out there constructively. I think that would reach a much wider audience than a comment on a five year old video.

[@ShadovvV]

@@PlagueScytheStudios I don't want to argue. I just realize that you have a problem admitting that your logic is flawed, but that's probably just a psychological issue you need to sort out yourself. Not much more to it, wise ass.

[@Bladavia]

Just realized I've been recording my guitar (passive pickups too) straight through a 500kΩ interface for about a year... fuck me. But thanks for the vid !

[@psyghtseer]

Job for a cowboy! hell yeah

[@brownpunk1794]

Hello

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

So if the tube amp has a DI port, would I still need to buy a reamp box to connect it to audio interface for recording to a DAW and play through my computer studio monitors? I am looking at tube amps that have DI port for home recording.

[@slavesforging5361]

re amp boxes are not for recording direct signal to your daw. quite the opposite. they're for taking a direct signal you've already recorded to your daw, running it out of your daw and back into a guitar amp. you need the reamp box to convert the line level signal from your DAW into an instrument level signal that every guitar amp is built for. If the tube amp has a di out, feel free to plug that straight into your interface and record it. bear in mind, you MUST still have speakers (or a fancy loadbox) plugged into your tube amp if the power is turned on. this is non-negotioable, but doesn't need to be done for solid state amps. number two: remember that an amp without speakers is going to sound like absolute gutter trash and be completely unusable. if you record your di out, you will absolutely need some sort of speaker emulation plugin (ir cabs) to make it sound somewhat decent.

[@ak.shayyy]

Slaves Forging it's a relief to see you so active and replying to multiple people which makes me feel you know enough to help me out with my doubt. I am new to tracking guitars digitally through VSTs like bias fx and seeing how technology has progressed, i am thoroughly motivated to jump from analogue to digital. Now I want to run processed signals directly from bias fx for live tracking and recording. I have a Scarlett 2i4. My signal chain will be- PRS custom 24>Scarlett2i4>Bias fx>studio monitors Do you think this will make do for my requirements? Are 5" studio monitors powerful enough to handle Overdriven patches and other processed signal straight from Bias?

[@majorgiroux]

Reamping was basically around since the invention of recording. Not "since 25 years ago" "The process of "reamping" has actually been utilized since the very first days of recording in a variety of methods. However, the actual process utilized may not have been referred to as Reamping until perhaps the late 1960s or 1970s. From the early possibilities of recording sound various composers and experimenters utilized what might be termed "reamping" to take advantage of the recording process and to expand upon its possibilities. In 1913 Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo proposed something he termed the "Art of Noises". Recordings of any sound (anything was legitimate) were made on Berliner discs and played back via "noise machines" in live scenarios and recollected on "master" disc cutters. This concept was furthered by Pierre Schaeffer and his "Musique Concrete" electronic music concept in the 1930s and 1940s. Schaeffer would utilize sounds such as trains in highly manipulated processes to compose new music ideas. These processes often involved the replaying and acoustic re-recording of material in a manipulated fashion. Other experimenters in this area included Karlheinze Stockhausen and Edgard Varese. " It was extensively used in the 1960s notably by Motown and Phil Spector.

[@TheLEWW]

0:26 D.I. actually stands for Direct Injection, pains me seeing everyone get this wrong haha

[@utherlightbringer2751]

25ish years? have you not heard of Rockman?

[@brianvillage5]

I like to run my drum buss through a drive pedal and distort the shit out of it into a flange or something then reverb that bud

[@RealGengarTV]

Ugh... Hard panning sounds not so good man -,- 80% pan on guitar is my max unless hard stereo is used as an effect

[@RealGengarTV]

Other than that, good video my duda :)

[@lincolnmmitchell]

Direct Injection not inout. Guitar is instrument level not line level.

[@nick-dm3if]

Why do you sound like you are from texas lol

[@PlagueScytheStudios]

KY ;)