JapanAxe Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Having adopted Reaper as my recording vehicle, I have inevitably discovered plug-ins. So far I have tried free models such as those in Pod Farm and NI Guitar 5 Player, and I am in the process of offloading my hardware amp modelling kit. However, I didn't want to limit myself to 'in-the-box' solutions, so I have been trying a few other things. Obviously I can mic up a valve amp, and/or connect a speaker-simulator DI box to the speaker output, but even a 5W amp quickly becomes too loud for late evening recording. So I started trying drive pedals into a speaker simulator DI box, and then I remembered the Bad Monkey. Like the other Digitech pedals in that range (Hot Head, Screamin' Blues, Metal Master), the Bad Monkey has a speaker-simulated second output, marked 'MIXER'. I found that if I kept the drive low and the treble high, I could get a very usable almost-clean amp sound out of it, direct to recording interface. The output impedance is a very low 100ohm, so it will even work without engaging the Hi-Z switch on the interface. Anyone else using old-school analog amp sims - Sessionmaster? Sansamp? Tom Scholz Rockman?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 I've sometimes used a Fender Micro DI that has a cab simulator built in. Nothing fancy, it's just a sharp EQ that mimics a guitar 4x12. Always sounds good with a passive P bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbersoul Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 If you're using the monkey do you plug into the instrument or line level input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 [quote name='Rubbersoul' timestamp='1485530845' post='3224706'] If you're using the monkey do you plug into the instrument or line level input? [/quote] The inputs on my interface are combined XLR/jack sockets so I just take a short jack lead from the "MIXER' output of the Bad Monkey and set the input gain of the interface to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubbersoul Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 OK thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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