| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
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I have a double bass with a stick-on type Aria microphone which I
record directly into a Fostex 260 multitrack tape deck.
I was thinking about improving the quality of the results of this setup
by adding a compressor/sustainer.
What do you suggest as gadget in the mid-low budget range (< 100 $)?
Are the BOSS compressor/limiter pedals any good and usable in this kind
of application or are they good only for electric guitars (the models I
am talking about are CE-2 and CE-3 ...or cs-2 and cs-3)?
Can they be used as well with normal dyn-microphone for recording with
compression for instance a soprano sax?
thanks a lot, E.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1603.1 | Look At dBx and Alesis | AQUA::ROST | Everyone loves those dead presidents | Wed Dec 20 1989 11:21 | 22 |
Pedal compressors are looking for a guitar signal, about 250-1000
mV, while a microphone puts out only 50-100 mV. While it can work with
a microphone , it may be rather noisy. Of course, a 260 has an insert
loop on each input channel, so you could always patch the effect in
there.
The Boss CS-2/3 in particular are optimized for adding sustain to
guitars. For a pedal, they are relatively quiet, but Boss now also
makes a CS-2B which is optimized for bass applications.
dBx makes a nice low-priced compressor (here in the U.S. about $150)
that has a microphone input on the front panel. Model number is 163X.
It's easy to use and will sound better than the Boss pedal.
I prefer to use a limiter myself for recording bass rather than a
compressor, since I try to retain most of the dynamics, but want to
tame the peaks. Alesis makes a stereo limiter that sells in the U.S.
for $119 that is worth a look and listen.
Brian
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