Direct Recording

[benbenben]

Re: Direct Recording

In that case, can i just get a tube preamp pedal or a pre amp pedal or some sorta and the HK red box and that as me "amp"

 

[drpietrzak]

Re: Direct Recording

Just keep in mind that spending less in the short term could well end up costing you more over time. Of course, you can't spend $$ you don't have.

The Red Box is a speaker simulator. About the size of a stompbox, it's a great sounding substitute for a miked speaker cab. I scored mine off evilBay for ~ $70.

You'd run the amp into the hotplate to provide a load to the amp. You'd then run the hotplate's line out to the red box to simulate the miked speaker cab.

In this application, a Weber Load Dump (they come in 25/50/100W models) might provide a more cost effective alternative since you can score a 50W WLD for $75.

This works pretty well, but the full attenuated tone is pretty different than a live tone. It is not necessarily a bad tone but is just a different one.

 

[drpietrzak]

Re: Direct Recording

In that case, can i just get a tube preamp pedal or a pre amp pedal or some sorta and the HK red box and that as me "amp"

Well sort of. There is a power amp element that may be important to your tone. Classic rock really has a great deal of power amp distortion, while the 80's to modern rock is more preamp (to me).

If you go this way the REd Box, The Ulta G 100 ($35) and the MicroCab do prett good at this. The Palmer ($700+) does a great job at this.