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Mic, guitar into amp through looper?

  • 31-05-2010 5:16pm
    #1
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭


    Another question... sorry!

    Is it possible to run a guitar and mic into a looper pedal and output from there into a guitar amp.

    I want to record some loops with tambourine/maracas etc. and then start playing guitar over them. Would an a/b/y switcher do the trick, or do i need a mixer?


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  • #2
    Quattroste
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,433 ✭✭✭Quattroste


    I've seen this done by a girl on YouTube. She was really good. I'm not sure if she used more than one looper pedal or as you mentioned a switcher.


  • #3
    Sandvich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭Sandvich


    Some amps have Aux In. Keep in mind speakers tend to be pretty limited range.

    I can use my Korg PX4D to do this, one of the cooler features, it can even slow stuff down and change the tuning.


  • #4
    quicklickpaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 888 ✭✭✭quicklickpaddy


    Your best (read: easiest) bet is to just use a guitar jack sized one of these http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/brand,zzounds/77831_clipped-aea1446feb2de1cef41e214f691184fe.jpg and an XLR > Jack lead out of the mic. A compressor would help too so that the volume from the mic and the guitar would be relatively similar.

    So it would be something like

    Guitar > effects >

    Mic (with the XLR-Jack lead)>

    Those two leading into the two ends of the jack splitter then the single output going into a compressor then into the loop pedal and out the amp...If you get what I mean. Is that what your looking for?


  • #5
    reniwren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭reniwren


    The Boss RC-50 has and input for both mic (XLR) and jack
    and would save you a lot of messing around


  • #6
    rcaz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭rcaz


    reniwren wrote: »
    The Boss RC-50 has and input for both mic (XLR) and jack
    and would save you a lot of messing around

    It wouldn't save that much messing around, and it'd be a lot more expensive. Do you think using a Y cable or an A/B switch is 'a lot of messing around'? So messy that it warrants spending €419?


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  • #7
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    I tried a y cable... didn't work, only one input worked at a time.

    Found this article though, after seeing KT Tunstall on youtube http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/kt-tunstall/jun-06/21172

    Seems like a mixer is all I need, so I ordered one from ebay for €25, hopefully it does the job


  • #8
    reniwren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 349 ✭✭reniwren


    I would consider it messing around if you were going to do it live alot that Boss pedal is just an all in one solution.


  • #9
    Kenny_D
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Kenny_D


    How I do this on my acoustic amp is. Plug guitar and mic into amp as standard (Roland AC60). Then from the back of the amp I run a wire from the Line Out to the input on my looper then a wire from the output of the looper to the line in/aux in of the amp. That way anything played through the amp gets fed into the looper and the output from the looper comes through the amp along with your normal guitar output. Its a handy way to do it if you dont have a mixer but have the right connections on your amp


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