hi guys.need some help on rack effects

[the heimlich maneuver]

Hello softies. I need some questions answered and i hope u guys can help.
as far as i know for recording, its

Guitar>amp>mic>preamp>mixer>pc via protools/audition/etc

right?

but what are the rack effects for?
the compressors and EQs.
what other rack effects are there?

someone told me that the compressors are more for when u're recording drum tracks.

I want to know more about the rack effects

thanks!

 

[Ichiro]

well, it had been sometime since i posted.... Hehe..

Just wana help. Rack Units are just to generalize. They don't usually classified it this way. They classified by types of effects.

You can always google and you can check out this website called "sound on sound"

 

[Sean]

You can have AD/DA converter, compressor/limiter, mic-pre, power-amp, reverb, delay...etc in rack form. Almost anything that you can think of, can be in rack form.

You can apply compression in all kind of recording situations, do not limit yourself to just drums recording.

I always like to record vocal with a compressor or limiter.....here a picture of my vocal signal chain.



u87 -> manley tnt mic pre -> vari-mu -> ssl converter

 

[sj2six]

OMG..is that a Joemeek? Are you interested in selling?? hee...

 

[Sean]

Hee...not selling lah.....

You like the vc1q cs so much ah?

 

[blueprintstudios]

you can find a variety of these rack effects inside your software DAW. they exist both in software / hardware version

 

[fibredrive]

for home recording, i would recommend you just use software plugs as mentioned by blueprint. google rack units and you will realize there are a host of different types. perhaps head on down to sospubs.co.uk or tweakheadz for some reading. i find the latter more enjoyable.

cheers

 

[blueprintstudios]

kvraudio.com

 

[VCO]

[QUOTE= Guitar>amp>mic>preamp>mixer>pc via protools/audition/etc

but what are the rack effects for?
the compressors and EQs.
what other rack effects are there?

I usually go for the first line of amplification, which is the microphone (that is if u are not using DI & stuff). I prefer the 'big' sound, so i use a reasonable $$ big diaphragm mic for tis purpose. Next is pre-amp, a good mic-pre can extend the depth & width of yr sound, which equals to big sound. When u have all these, yr sound efx comes in, whether rack or plugs-in or pedals etc.... Effects are good to have if use properly.
Experiment & get yr own sound. I use to record my gtrist with one mic front & one mic behind on a peavey gtr amp, and one ambience mic inside my HDB toilet, and w all three tracks, we can mixer, colour, efx, etc.... yr ears will tell u wat is good! Good luck!

 

[SoNiCbRaT]

Hope this might help to give a clearer picture:

Basically, audio processors are segregated into two types (1) Dynamic Processors; and (2) Effects Processors.

Dynamic Processors are devices that alters the...well, dynamics of a sound (check what dynamic of a sound means if you are interested); slight changes to the envelope characteristics. These include Compressors, Limiters, Gate, aural exciter, stereo widener, EQ, etc. These are usually used to adjust give loudness (perceptively), presence to a sound; prudent and passive measures to prevent clipping of a track; to remove unwanted/unhealthy frequency bands or adding missing bands.

Effect Processors are devices that alters the behaviour of ADSR, which in turn changes the timbre of a sound. These include your reverberations, delay/echo, filters, chorus, flanger, modulation, vocoder, distortion, ring modulation, tremelo, wah-wah, etc... there are dedicated single serving effect racks unit (analog or digital) like filtering racks (sherman filterbank II), vermona ring mod I, and there are multi-purpose all in one effects racks.

These are in general. Hope it helps.