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Old 11th July 2009   #1
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Line level output into mic level input...advice please.
Hi, I'm a synth/cubase programmer just branching out into outboard fx, including some guitar pedals. If i use line level outputs from a soundcard or nord lead/moog voyager, can i put them straight into a mic level input guitar effect like my fuzz factory?
Can i damage equipment this way? Does the quality diminish?
Do i need an impedence matching device?
Someone please set me straight on this, in the simplist terms you can.

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A reamp device like the Radial ProRMP or the X-Amp is probably the way to go for this job. Impedance matching, level matching, plus a trim pot for fine tuning the gain into the amp/effect pedal/whatever.

I have the ProRMP at my studio and it gets used constantly.

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A reamp device like the Radial ProRMP or the X-Amp is probably the way to go for this job. Impedance matching, level matching, plus a trim pot for fine tuning the gain into the amp/effect pedal/whatever.

I have the ProRMP at my studio and it gets used constantly.

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The ProRMP is great. To expand on the why, most guitar pedals are actually instrument level which, while being kind of close to mic level, is a completely different impedance. You need a piece of equipment to match all of these varying impedances or you get noise.
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Thanks for your replies, i'm starting to get the concept. So if i got a radial proRMP (if i can find one in the UK), i would go out of my soundcard with a jack-xlr > into radial with with impedance conversion > as many fx chained as i want > back into my s'card preamps back to high level onto seperate cubase buss. Correct?

Do i have to DI before preamps or will my soundcard do that automatically (audiofire 4 is on order so i cant check)?

Also, is this exclusively about avoiding noise, or can i actually harm my gear if i don't match? I'm sure on youtube people just chain things up any old way.

Are analog synths line level (specifically moog voyager)?

I know these are dumb questions, but i have tried to google them with no luck, i need peace of mind with my gear.
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i like to use my radial JDI in reverse to get a balanced signal.... unbalanced.

I guess any normal DI will do the same too. Though some say that YOU HAVE TO USE THAT thing or other.
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wire a jack to xlr female and run a passive DI backwards, no noise no power and has an included pad.
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