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Follow on Google News | Studio Tips: Reamp Your Sound!By: Hybrid Studios You might reamp a track to add amplifier distortion, EQ, compression, or natural reverb. Typically, the goal when reamping is to "warm up" dry tracks, which often means adding complex, musically interesting layers. By playing a dry signal through an amplifier and then using room mics to capture the ambiance, engineers are able to create new layers and blend wet signals with the original dry recording to achieve a new sound. Another reason you might want to reamp something is the flexibility it gives a production team to focus on the performance rather than the tone. In other words, you can focus on the performance while the musician is at his or her best and then take your time to reamp something by moving microphones around the room, changing amps or adding effects as needed after the performer has left. Professional recording equipment uses a high-level, typically balanced, low-impedance signal. Conversely, most amps are designed for low-level, unbalanced, high-impedance signals, so patching right from pro-audio to guitar gear can cause an impedance mismatch. In addition, connecting the two systems directly can also create a path for noisy ground currents to flow into the audio paths. To solve these issues typically a reamp box is used. At Hybrid Studios (http://www.hybridstudiosca.com/ At the end of the day, reamping is a valuable tool that allows engineers to create new and interesting layered tones, help fill out a mix, or free up time to focus on a musicians' performance. End
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