Re: [Rakarrack-users] Preamp howto

[Goran M. <me...@ns...>]

> The cabinet "plugin" in rakarrack is only a speaker emulator, probably
the best way is put the cabinet in last position in the effect chain.
    That's what I do, exactly.

> I'm not a guitar player and can not understand very well what the preamp
does .... I supose that amplify the input signal ... well .. in
rakarrack the input signal controller amplify the signal ... and you
have to EQs and two Distorsion effects, maybe you can use some of them
to emulate the pre-amp.
    Signal from guitar is weak. You can not amplify it to 1kW, for
example, with one block. So you have preamp that amplifies it to some
value, and amp that amplifies it to 1kW. In that chain, preamp has some
"color", amp doesn't. In other words, in perfect world, preamp is what
gives your sound a color, amp is what gives it wats. Of course, every
circut has it's own frequency characteristc. That being said, pedals are
made with preamp in mind. In other words, every guitar head or combo has
one preamp that gives it a color (when you hear people talking about clean
sound, that's it, but not only that, I'm trying to simplify). So, if you
put pedal in front of line-in, it won't sound good as it should. That's
why I'm wondering why is there a cabinet when there's no preamp. Maybe the
idea of rakarrack is different, so that's why I'm asking. Thanx!


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