Mixing with guitar pedals

Trick Fall · Post by **Trick Fall** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:52 pm

I know there are level issues when reamping a track, but what if you want to run a track out to a guitar pedal? I've got a Tech 21 reverb pedal and I'd like to try it on some vocals. Can I just use an output from my soundcard to it or will the level be too hot? I'd experiment, but I'm afraid of blowing something up.

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:31 pm

nothing's gonna explode. you are gonna have to pull the volume way back though. if you can go from your soundcard into a mixer and then put the pedal on an aux send that'll probably work best, but if not just pull the level down like 30db in yr DAW and work it back up to where the pedal's happy.

Trick Fall · Post by **Trick Fall** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:11 pm

Sweet thanks

Trick Fall · Post by **Trick Fall** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:57 pm

BTW, anyone have any favorite pedals they like to use for this purpose?

richierichie · Post by **richierichie** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:20 am

Sans Amp Classic - i like to split the mix bus and make two mono passes through it. Nice flavour to mix in to a track when needed - keeps the highs and lows but adds a bit of life to things. I also kinda like using the audio input in my Novation synth (not a guitar effect, but..y'know) - absolutely the worst distortion i've ever heard, and that can't be bad...

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:23 am

+1 on the Sans Amp classic. I use it on kick and snare.
I run a cheapo lo z -> hi z adapter on the input and a active DI on the output.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:53 am

Trick Fall wrote:BTW, anyone have any favorite pedals they like to use for this purpose?

I can get weird using an Electro Harmonix stereo memory man. A Big Muff fed into a Dr. Q can get really nasty.

suppositron · Post by **suppositron** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:17 am

I ran drums stereo through my Line6 FM4. Got some pretty cool sounds.

goatboy · Post by **goatboy** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:17 am

My moog MZ-104 get's a lot of use like this but it is designed to take line level signals. The rest of the times it is various nasty fuzz pedals and TBH when they are in use it is pretty much for total destruction so there is no wrong way to do it (not that there would be otherwise of course

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Trick Fall · Post by **Trick Fall** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:24 am

Thanks, I'm definitely getting some ideas. I really want to try the Boost RVB and also my POG. I'm thinking there could be some serious weirdness to float under backround vocals and such.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:29 am

The POG, re-amped, would be great for all kinds of stuff.

Waltz Mastering · Post by **Waltz Mastering** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:20 pm

Trick Fall wrote:BTW, anyone have any favorite pedals they like to use for this purpose?

Fwiw, Joe Chiccarelli has mentioned in interviews that he's a fan of using the Eventide pedals in the mix process. Notably the Eventide Time Factor

suppositron · Post by **suppositron** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:36 pm

Forgot to say I also heard that when OK Computer was mixed from Radiohead they ran everything through a Joe Meek pedal. Not sure if that's true or not.

thethingwiththestuff · Post by **thethingwiththestuff** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 1:00 pm

suppositron wrote:Forgot to say I also heard that when OK Computer was mixed from Radiohead they ran everything through a Joe Meek pedal. Not sure if that's true or not.

huh??

Tims96 · Post by **Tims96** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:06 am

Just the other day I got some cool results with the EHX Cathedral reverb. I'm definitely going to mess around the Memory Man as well.

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