Help with line outs etc

Strangefan · July 2022

Hi All,

So I have a zoom R16 which is fantastic we will be using this for our demo however when i plug the line outs into it ,it mutes the speaker in the guitars/Bass amps, I know this is probably basic howevr I have only ever recorded using moddlers and audio interfaces so recording our jams seems like a lost art.
How do I record the amps whilst also hearing them directly from the amp itsself., ?

Thank you

Gassage · July 2022

Matt, I'm a Level 4 Coach.

Lineouts are one of my key foci- especially maul defence. DM me.

Strangefan · July 2022

Gassage said:

Matt, I'm a Level 4 Coach.

Lineouts are one of my key foci- especially maul defence. DM me.

James you wonderful man............I don't have a clue what you mean

:D but I shall assume Cricket??

Strangefan · July 2022

Bump up so it'd seen..

Strangefan · July 2022

Nothing?

Musicwolf · July 2022

When you say 'line outs' I assume that we are talking either headphone outs or effects sends on the guitar / bass amps? If it's the headphone out then inserting a jack will break the signal chain.

Some more details as to what exactly you are trying to connect to would be useful before suggesting a solution.

Winny_Pooh · July 2022

I assume these are basic amps where you are using a headphone out.

You'll fix your problem and sound way way better if you buy two audix i5 mics and mic the speakers.

Danny1969 · July 2022

Generally to record a bass either use the DI out of the amp if it has one or buy a £20 DI box and plug the bass into that then the thru to the amp and the DI out to the recorder.

You can use the line out / effects send of a modelling amp but you need to make or buy a Y cable, otherwise the signal flow will be broken and you won't be able to monitor through the amp as you are playing.

Personally I would buy 2 x Behringer XM8500 @ £20 each and just mic the guitar amps up to record.

Stratavarious · July 2022

Yep.. DI the bass.. i use an active DI box with a thru to the amp.

Mic close on guitar amp will likely sound better than the usual DI outs.

Strangefan · July 2022

Thanks guys just what I needed

Strangefan · July 2022

Musicwolf said:

When you say 'line outs' I assume that we are talking either headphone outs or effects sends on the guitar / bass amps? If it's the headphone out then inserting a jack will break the signal chain.

Some more details as to what exactly you are trying to connect to would be useful before suggesting a solution.

I'm sure it's all there dude, the line out from the guitar amp (not headphones but the line out on the back of the amp) into a zoom r16 digital mixer, basically I want to hear the amp not just what's coming out of the digi recorder

Musicwolf · July 2022

Strangefan said:

Musicwolf said:

When you say 'line outs' I assume that we are talking either headphone outs or effects sends on the guitar / bass amps? If it's the headphone out then inserting a jack will break the signal chain.

Some more details as to what exactly you are trying to connect to would be useful before suggesting a solution.

I'm sure it's all there dude, the line out from the guitar amp (not headphones but the line out on the back of the amp) into a zoom r16 digital mixer, basically I want to hear the amp not just what's coming out of the digi recorder

I can't recall ever having come across a line out that mutes the speaker, hence the request for details (make / model etc)

As per previous posters, if this is a basic line out without speaker emulation then you would be far better off using a budget mic. My favourite for quick recording is a Behringer B906 (a cheap copy of a Sennheiser e906) which does a reasonable job for c£30. Bass I normally just DI.

Strangefan · July 2022

I think you're right, mic is probably the way to go

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