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Reamping

Meaning in music, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In music, reamping means: Sending a previously recorded instrument signal through an amplifier and recording the resulting sound, allowing the tone to be changed after the performance.

In Turkish: yeniden amfileme, yeniden amfiden geçirme

How it is used

Used mainly for guitar and bass production. A suitable reamping interface adapts the recorded signal for the amplifier input; the original performance stays the same.

Example sentences

  1. Reamping let us try a smaller amplifier without asking the guitarist to play the solo again.

    The recorded performance is reused while the amplifier changes its sound.

  2. During reamping, the engineer moved the microphone to compare two cabinet tones.

    The microphone position changes the new recording of the amplified playback.

Common collocations

  • guitar reamping
  • reamping session
  • reamping box
  • recordTo capture sound, such as a voice or an instrument, so that it can be played back, edited and released later.
  • microphoneA device that turns sound into an electrical signal so that it can be amplified or recorded. Dynamic and condenser microphones are the most common types.
  • producerThe person who guides a recording project creatively and practically, shaping the sound, the arrangement and the performances, and often programming or engineering too.

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