Re: electric harp question

["Thomas Lilleston" <randyl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> Is it better to "line out" from an amp (using it as a pre-amp) to a
> PA or to mike to amp through the PA, assuming one wants the benefits of
> the amp sound and to go through the PA.
> 
...Definitely mic the amp (assuming you have a cool-sounding amp). Line-outs
won't sound the same...much more constricted and less "live-sounding."
Nothing makes up for the sound of a speaker firing up in a room full of air...
that's why there are "speaker cabinet emulators" now being used in recording.