39: What is Impedance? The For Dummies by Dummies Episode
The guys work (or maybe labor) to explain impedance in the context of the DIY recording studio - starting from basic concepts and moving on to practical tips and tricks for getting the best sound out of your setup (and not breaking anything!)
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Have you ever wondered why you can't just plug your guitar directly into a mixing board? Or why everyone says you're supposed to match the "ohms" of your amp to the ohms of your speaker cabinet? Or why your guitar sounds so small through a cable that's 100 feet long?
In this episode, Vadim and Ben talk about impedance - which is at the heart of the questions above. You will learn,
Have you ever wondered why you can't just plug your guitar directly into a mixing board? Or why everyone says you're supposed to match the "ohms" of your amp to the ohms of your speaker cabinet? Or why your guitar sounds so small through a cable that's 100 feet long?
In this episode, Vadim and Ben talk about impedance - which is at the heart of the questions above. You will learn,
- The first principles explanation of what impedance actually is
- Why impedance mismatch is the origin story of the DI box
- Why matching loads between a tube amp and a speaker cabinet is so important
- Why passive guitar pick-ups can't handle cable runs as long as active pick-up cables can
- The tonal changes you may experience with an impedance mismatch between your instrument and the input device
- The impedance mismatch that won't break your amp...and the impedance mismatch that might
- How to start thinking about connecting multiple speaker cabinets to your amp
- Ben's crazy story of trying to build a wall of bass cabinets in high school. Result? Unsuccessful.
- And more!
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