How can I record a high quality DI whilst monitoring amp?

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Orvillain

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Hey,

Here is what I wanna do:

- Record a high quality low-noise no-distortion DI at the same time as...
- Routing my guitar into my valve amp
- Attenuating said valve amp
- Optionally having a speaker load for the amp, which allows me to get a line-out so that I can record the amp signal and apply impulses also
- Later on reamp the DI through the amp with no ground hum or additional noise being added

I've looked into the Two Notes Reload. But it doesn't easily allow you to route the DI to a recording interface, whilst also routing it to the amp. Apparently you have to route back from the computer to the Reload in order to do it, and that is not acceptable to me because of latency and the extra AD/DA conversion.

I'd like to know a money-is-no-object solution, as well as a couple of other options that are less expensive too.

Basically my situation is this - I've got an Axe FX II. But I've been comparing my VHT Sig X and Diezel D-Moll to it over the past couple of days, and shit me if the real amps don't just piss all over the modelling of the Axe FX. I don't know what it is, but I'm really considering shifting the Axe FX II and getting something to do the job above. Then I could reinvest the extra cash in another amp, cab, microphone or effects solution. But basically I prefer my amps, and see a bunch of cash tied up in the Axe FX II which I could probably put to better use.

Cheers!
 
Im pretty sure you can do all that with the little labs 3d redeye..and a good interface with the line outs, I have one and its great ,never did all that but pretty sure I could..
 
The axe has an unprocessed DI line out. I don't have one, but couldn't you bypass the amp head sim. Run the axe 4 cable method w/ head and dummy load with line out in the loop. Use the axe to load IR's. It will even do separate dry di and processed tracks through the digtal outputs.
 
PatF":1jlx9czp said:
The axe has an unprocessed DI line out. I don't have one, but couldn't you bypass the amp head sim. Run the axe 4 cable method w/ head and dummy load with line out in the loop. Use the axe to load IR's. It will even do separate dry di and processed tracks through the digtal outputs.
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Nah, it's too noisy, even with Humbuster cables.
 
155":3aoamam1 said:
Im pretty sure you can do all that with the little labs 3d redeye..and a good interface with the line outs, I have one and its great ,never did all that but pretty sure I could..
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Hmmm, yes... it could certainly be a part of the setup. Still would need a dummy load and an attenuator.
 
For your list, the Redeye 3D and a Fryette Power Station together nail everything. The Redeye will do guitar DI and feed a re-amp signal back into an amp. But I don't think it will handle splicing off a signal from the amp's speaker output because it doesn't have any level reduction built in. Guitar level signals only. The Power Station acts as a load and will give you a line level signal of the amp's speaker out, so you can apply IRs. The Power Station is an attenuator as well.
 
guitarobert":1rlrhper said:
For your list, the Redeye 3D and a Fryette Power Station together nail everything. The Redeye will do guitar DI and feed a re-amp signal back into an amp. But I don't think it will handle splicing off a signal from the amp's speaker output because it doesn't have any level reduction built in. Guitar level signals only. The Power Station acts as a load and will give you a line level signal of the amp's speaker out, so you can apply IRs. The Power Station is an attenuator as well.
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That could be the ticket actually.
 
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