Synth direct-in versus recording speakers

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Is there general wisdom regarding when to record synths direct out
versus recording their speakers?

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ot7doc@yahoo.com wrote:

> Is there general wisdom regarding when to record synths direct out
> versus recording their speakers?



Yep: try them both and pick the one, or combination, you like.

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In article <1106886662.177313.290630@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
<ot7doc@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Is there general wisdom regarding when to record synths direct out
>versus recording their speakers?

Listen to them. A direct synth will sound very different than a synth
through an amp. That will sound very different than a synth through a
distant amp in a big room. If you want a close and sharp and sometimes
wide sound, the direct might be the way to go. If you want to smooth
out some of the edges, an amp might be the solution. If you aren't
sure and you have plenty of tracks, print both to tape and worry about
it later.
--scott
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In article <1106886662.177313.290630@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> ot7doc@yahoo.com writes:

> Is there general wisdom regarding when to record synths direct out
> versus recording their speakers?

Synths got speakers? I guess the ones that do, like the cheap Casio
and Yamaha ones you get at discount stores are better off recorded
direct.

If you regularly use an amplifier (with speaker) connected to a synth
and have developed some sounds that depend on the settings or
distortion of the amplifier, then you should record that, rather than
the direct output. But most synth players, unlike electric guitar
players, don't depend on characterisitics of the amplifier/speaker to
get a particular sound.



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