Using AGC in ISD2500 Chip a good idea?

[RaceDriver205]

Just hammering out a circuit for a looper using an ISD2560, ATTiny11 & TL072.
I had an idea about actually using the AGC, instead of just running the guitar direct into the ANA IN.
The chip seems to be designed for a microphone, and the datasheet says that it has an Automatic Gain Control feature (AGC), which allows both wispers and loud sounds to be picked up nicely from the mike. Doesn't a guitar act similarly (quiet and loud)? I.e. would AGC make the recording of the guitar better?
Just an idea for pondering, Ill probably just go direct ANA IN. What do people think?
Cheers all.

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

I think you should try it with & without & then tell us what you think!
Serously though, AGC is just compression with a looooooonnng time constant, so it's going to mess with your dynamics (possibly not the way you want).

[RaceDriver205]

Fair enough, Ill just stick with the way I know works.

[dr]

.....why not send the input to a SPDT switch and switch between them for whatever application is needed?....

[RaceDriver205]

Well im kinda making the simplest looper I can. It'll only need two additional 8-pin ICs, as opposed to the complex rigmarole of ICs and switches in current DIY loopers. Thats the virtue of microcontrollers! Came up with an awesome way of getting an LED to indicate Play/Record with only one pin. You use a bi-colour LED to get Red on Hi and Green on Lo, and to turn it off you set the pin as an input.
Ill be sure to share when its ready.

[dr]

....that sounds cool-I have one of those somewhere in my junkpile.....