[linux-audio-dev] [ann] unmatched - a LADSPA amp tone

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 01:56:34 +0100, Tim Goetze wrote:
> >how are you plugging in your guitar?
> >if it's a guitar with passive electronics and you're going
> >straight to the A/D converter, i'd expect it to be
> >overly sensitive to the volume control.
> 
> yes, it's passive, two humbuckers. it's going through the
> mixer first, the signal's not strong enough to go AD directly. 
> playing to the control out instead of through the box, the
> vol pot sensitivity is what you expect.

Thats something that worried me, I seem to remeber that the sound of a
guitar changes if its not impedance matched with the AD converter. I'm
pretty sure, mine doesn't match passive guitars. My bass is active though,
and I dont have any DI boxes, so no choice anyway.

> >I want to get a chance to try this for myself :( 
> >(too busy)
> 
> ditch those web pages! it's only money ... ;)

Sleep is for the weak (or is that week) ;)

- Steve