Reamping: Make Your Guitar Come Alive

Reamping is the process of sending a recorded guitar signal through an amplifier to receive that amp’s signal back in a new track. For example, say you have recorded a clean electric guitar (via a direct in box and a split signal between it and your amp) that you wish to have the tonal properties of a certain amp. You can send that signal out to the amp through a preamp, set up a mic to capture the amp sound, and “reamp” your guitar track. This is great for guitarists who want to blend digital and analog tones together (great for thick rock and metal rhythms and standout leads), or to give acoustic performances a little extra oomph. If your signal feels too thin or empty, try reamping to build a bigger, fuller sound without resorting to re-recording on top of your original track, which can be very difficult and time consuming to perfect.

-RSAnderson

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