Izzyprad
Inspired
Hello,
I have been thinking about this topic a lot for past couple of weeks. I know Axe FX II includes USB interface (thank god, finally!), so if I were to do some pro studio recording with Axe FX II, wouldn't it be the best to use USB port into a DAW rather than going through analog cable method? Wouldn't that minimize signal degradation?
What concerns me the most is when doingre-amping. That's when your signal goes through multiple converters (A/D, D/A).
So let's see, if I were to do re-amping using USB in Axe FX-II, then it would be....
>Record dry guitar signal to DAW (A/D conversion)
>When reamping, send recorded digital signals to Axe FX for processing (Digital to digital - no conversion)
> All calculations in Axe FX (Digital)
> Record wet signal back into the DAW (Digital to digital - no conversion)
So here your guitar signal only goes through one A/D conversion.
No let's see for using analog cable method....
>Record dry guitar signal to DAW (A/D conversion)
>When reamping, send recorded digital signals to Axe FX for processing (D/A conversion)
>Axe Fx reading the signals (A/D conversion)
>All calculations in Axe FX (Digital)
>Axe Fx outputs wet signal (D/A conversion)
>Record wet signal back into the DAW (A/D Conversion)
So here your guitar signal goes through FIVE conversions! That's a lot!
Does that sound right? So USB recording is better than using Analog cables?
I have been thinking about this topic a lot for past couple of weeks. I know Axe FX II includes USB interface (thank god, finally!), so if I were to do some pro studio recording with Axe FX II, wouldn't it be the best to use USB port into a DAW rather than going through analog cable method? Wouldn't that minimize signal degradation?
What concerns me the most is when doingre-amping. That's when your signal goes through multiple converters (A/D, D/A).
So let's see, if I were to do re-amping using USB in Axe FX-II, then it would be....
>Record dry guitar signal to DAW (A/D conversion)
>When reamping, send recorded digital signals to Axe FX for processing (Digital to digital - no conversion)
> All calculations in Axe FX (Digital)
> Record wet signal back into the DAW (Digital to digital - no conversion)
So here your guitar signal only goes through one A/D conversion.
No let's see for using analog cable method....
>Record dry guitar signal to DAW (A/D conversion)
>When reamping, send recorded digital signals to Axe FX for processing (D/A conversion)
>Axe Fx reading the signals (A/D conversion)
>All calculations in Axe FX (Digital)
>Axe Fx outputs wet signal (D/A conversion)
>Record wet signal back into the DAW (A/D Conversion)
So here your guitar signal goes through FIVE conversions! That's a lot!
Does that sound right? So USB recording is better than using Analog cables?