Re: [LAU] checking passive input frequencies on non Hi-Z connection

On Sun, 21 May 2017 15:05:57 +0200 (CEST), Tim Goetze wrote: It should be for "powerful middle frequencies and powerful bass frequencies". In my more than 30 years recording electric guitars by a mixing console, it more likely becomes an issue that high frequencies sound too harsh. This doesn't mean that there might be no loss of high frequencies, just that it does sound not "powerful" when recording a guitar by line inputs or microphone inputs and even not when using special guitar inputs, while the high frequencies aren't the real issue. A guitar amp and 12" speaker for guitars bias the sound as well and doesn't provide the neutral high frequencies. Usually, if you like the guitar sound without "power" (punch), then just noise and/or the level are an issue, not the frequency response. If noise and/or the level should be an issue, than a DI box might help, but the same is provided when connecting a stomp box between guitar and mixing console, resp. audio interface, but often noise and/or level aren't really an issue. If you really want to get closer to the sound of an amp with a 12" speaker, only using a good guitar pre-amp does the job (even if you additionally should use an amp and/or speaker simulation). Just using a special guitar input or a DI box doesn't solve the underlying issue, that mixer inputs and audio interface inputs can't compare to the bias caused by an amp and a 12" speaker. A parametric EQ helps a lot, but can't do all of the typically bias caused by a real amp and a real 12" speaker. If possible, I even use a cheap transistor guitar amp with a guitar speaker at low volume and a cheap dynamic microphone to record in a rental flat. This still doesn't sound like a good guitar amp played at reasonable volume, but still better than any direct recording without guitar amp and guitar speaker. However, often even this would be too loud, so recording directly connected to the mixer or audio interface is required. YMMV! Regards, Ralf