1 Jul
2004
1 Jul
'04
1:36 p.m.
I am putting together a rack linux system specifically to use as a bass
effects processor plus synth if I can make it work.
The issue with guitar amps and stereos is the speakers. Bass can generate a
very dynamic signal. The initial peak is high coupled with many harmonics.
But, if you keep good control of the levels, you will be fine.
If you want to use a guitar amp or stereo, keep the levels down - works fine
although they won't have as good a low end response necessarily as a good
bass cab and head.
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Veronica Merryfield, somewhere in Cambridgeshire, UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "caffeine" <caffeine(a)altern.org>
To: <linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 2:58 PM
Subject: [linux-audio-user] plugging a bass guitar in a linux box
Hi everybody,
I have a bass I'd like to plug in my Debian box. I know lots of people
do it routinely with guitar, but I'm worried about the possible side
effects on my hardware. I know that using a bass on a guitar amp would
blow the thing off, but I don't know if it's just the guitar amp speaker
which is not suited for such frequencies or if it's the electronic which
suffer.
From what I understand, the "line in"
soundcard input shouldn't have any
problem dealing with the bass input, but
problems might arise with the
output (ATM this would be my stereo). I don't know enough about sound
processing to be sure my assumptions are right.
Anybody has any idea/knowledge to share ?
thanks in advance.