Line level to instrument level conversion
Line level to instrument level conversion
Bit of a easy question for all you hardware experts.
I've got a few guitar pedals that people have given me over the last couple of years that I've never really used. So I've decided I'm going to have a go resampling some sounds through them. As I'm not particularly bothered about this kind of thing usually, I've realised that my signals are line level and these pedals are going to need instrument level signals. My sound card doesn't have an instrument level output, so is there a simple and cheap way of getting the signal converted to bring the level down and match the impedance?
Getting the signal back up to line level isn't an issue, btw.
I've got a few guitar pedals that people have given me over the last couple of years that I've never really used. So I've decided I'm going to have a go resampling some sounds through them. As I'm not particularly bothered about this kind of thing usually, I've realised that my signals are line level and these pedals are going to need instrument level signals. My sound card doesn't have an instrument level output, so is there a simple and cheap way of getting the signal converted to bring the level down and match the impedance?
Getting the signal back up to line level isn't an issue, btw.
Re: Line level to instrument level conversion
Em...turn it down?! Only joking ☺..
Re: Line level to instrument level conversion
If you're not too picky about it, you can actually just turn the signal going to the pedal down a bit, and it'll be ok. The worst that happens is the impedance mismatch will throw your eq off a bit. If you're generally just mucking up your sounds for new sounds, this is probably not important.
If you're doing some very subtle work with the pedals, then use what's called a Reamp Box.
If you're doing some very subtle work with the pedals, then use what's called a Reamp Box.
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Re: Line level to instrument level conversion
Yeah. Turn the line output down (pretty much what I do and I go OTB through fx a lot) or get one of thesehttp://www.reamp.com
Re: Line level to instrument level conversion
Much appreciated, lads, there's not a very straight answer about this in all the places i looked. This is going to be some bass noise fuckery, so I can deal with the impedance/eq side of things.