korg kronos guitar recording

solidopsmbk · Post by **solidopsmbk** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:06 pm

hey Im wondering if the korg kronos is ok with recording metal guitar

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:22 pm

If you use the line out (sometimes DI out) from the amp head/preamp or mic the cab with 57 or something I don't see why not. Don't record from the amp output, obviously.

toohip · Post by **toohip** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:43 pm

SanderXpander wrote:If you use the line out (sometimes DI out) from the amp head/preamp or mic the cab with 57 or something I don't see why not. Don't record from the amp output, obviously.

Hate to barge in here, and BTW I am a keyboard newb. So can I plug my guitar directly into my Kronos and record it? And if so, can I route my guitar through a guitar effects (stomp) box first?

SanderXpander · Post by **SanderXpander** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:10 pm

You could do both but you'll get a better sound using a DI box or dedicated preamp.

LZ · Post by LZ » Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:17 am

One weakness of the Kronos, IMHO, is the amp/speaker sims. What is your goal? Are you wanting to record a guitar track in a song? If so, I would use the amp of your choice and mic it into the Kronos (or run direct of you're using an amp sim or pedal). From there, the additional effects in the Kronos are good (reverb, delay, chorus). Another alternative is to plug the guitar in and record the direct signal, then route that our an Aux out to an amp/amp sim, and back into an input. In that way, you could apply pre-amp effects like Wah, compression, EQ, etc, as well as post-amp effects, and make tweaks to the amp after you've recorded. In the recording world, this is known as "re-amping".