is it possible to use the line out on my carvin head, and plug into the 8 track?

[rich2k4]

my carvin mts 3200 has a line out in the back. is it possible to plug that into my boss br864 8 track's line in and record that way, with the tube tone?

[Artist]

you would need some sort of load to stop the amp blowing, and a speaker simulator to get a 'real' sound.

Checkout Koch's attenuator (with speaker sim + direct out) or Palmer's speaker simulator.

[rgr]

Line out is fine, speaker out is a no-no. I'm pretty sure those have a cab voiced line out.

Roger

[sam_at2001]

Just out of interest, what would this sound like, using the line out? I havent used the one on mine. I'm assuming it won't sound too great...

[rgr]

If it has a cab simulator it will probably sound passable, nothing beats the sound of a well mic'd speaker at volume (at least for high gain sounds).

[shredmaster]

it will not sound good. lineout is weak and thin. you will not get at all what you're looking for. the only lineout that works well are the line-outs on rack units such as rocktrons or alesis.....or any other pre-amp processor unit.

what i use for all guitar recordings going direct is LINE6. they started out with the direct recording and then worked on amps. it's unbelievable the tone you get with those amps / preamps going direct!

for you i would mic the cab and you can do so at a quiet level and still get a great tone! for me the best tones have been ones when the cab is not blaring! no louder than 1 or 2 will work great.

[guitarshredder7]

i think you should mic it

[jemaholic]

Try the line out AND mic it at the same time, mix them both so it sounds good and bounce it down to a single mono track.

[timi_h]

would sound rubbish, mics all the way!!!!

[EL-CeeDee]

I tried the line out of my legacy once,...

It hasn't seen a jack even close since then.

[guitarshredder7]

mic it! hows the tone on the 3200, can you get a death metal tone from it ?

[Distantshore]

Originally Posted by jemaholic

Try the line out AND mic it at the same time, mix them both so it sounds good and bounce it down to a single mono track.

Yeah, why not experiment a little.