I have been using the BR-600 for a while and it's great. Lately I bought a new amp and I want to plug my guitar into the amp and connect the amp to the BR-600 and record. But I am a little unsure which input source to use.
Which one of the GUITAR/BASS(hi-Z), MIC1, MIC2 or LINE IN inputs should I use to connect to from the amp?
I have tried connecting to MIC2 but when I set the amp on a hig gain setting with drive, it eminates a background hum which also gets recorded onto the track - which I obviously do not want! This hum is not recorded when I turn the GUITAR/BASS/MIC2 input sensitivity dial to zero, but is this a good thing to do??
Also I am a bit unclear about the difference between the MIC1 and GUITAR/BASS/MIC2 input sensitivity dials and the REC LEVEL dial. Could someone please explain what each does and what I should use them to control. Do I adjust them independently of each other or should they be adjusted in relation to eachother to obtain the optimal recording settings.
I apologize if my questions are too simplistic but I am not that good on the technical side - I am more into playing the guitar!
I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could help me on these questions.
Is there any kind of output other than the speaker outs from the amp?
A DI out would be nice.
Some DI outputs from guitar amps have 'speaker simulators' as a direct out from a guitar amp sounds nothing like what's comeing out of the amp it self as the speaker (or driver if you prefer) is part of the actual sound of the amp.
That's why you tend to see guitar amplifiers with microphones on then, even when used live.
Bass amps tend to go DI oddly.
If you have a DI out, then you could then go to the line input of your BR-600.
The gain / sensitive controls match the level of the item plugged into it, to the BR-600.
Microphones work in mV, so need gain to make them recordable. Most microphones are low impedance (Z).
Guitars if plugged directly to the BR-600, are also working in mV, so need some gain. However they to to be high impedance. Think of impedance as resistance, so low the signal is willing to enter, high, needs more 'force' to make it enter.
Line devices, keyboards, drum machines, other mixers, and in your case your amp work can work in volts.
It hardly needs the gain.
If you're still getting 'hum' when you connect your amp to the BR-600, you might have a 'earth loop'.
A DI box should get around this problem.
Failing that mic it up, you might get more of the sound you are after.
