Re: [Harp-L] Blending harp with recordings

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ansel Barnum wrote:

<Playing along with recordings (CDs, mp3s, etc.) is a great reality check. However,
<it doesn't sound 
<like reality. The disparity in volume and tone between the harp out of the amp and
<the music out of 
<the speakers makes it hard for the ear to believe that the two sources are <musically
<unified. What 
<hardware/software/gear will aurally emulsify these two audios together? Rather <than
<recording 
<separate tracks then blending them together, is there a way to do a "realtime"
<mix that would let me 
<hear the integrated sound as I play?

Ansel,

I know you own a Digitech RP200.  The RP200 has a CD input designed precisely for this purpose.  Run a 1/8" stereo cable from the output of your MP3 or CD player to the 1/8" stereo input on the RP200, and run your mic into the 1/4" input on the RP200.  The RP200's output, either headphone or 1/4", will blend these two sources (and will apply whatever processing you choose to the mic input).  

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