Fixed that for youI don't have a good interface, but with minimum 8ms latency
Fixed that for youI don't have a good interface, but with minimum 8ms latency
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I've long since gone to modelers into studio monitors at home. Working with software and computers didn't make sense to me because I *was* taking things out live, and working with a modeler that already had all the I/O I needed was a whole helluva lot cheaper than submitting my computer to the dangers of playing out.Considering selling it all and going plugins or amp modeler in studio monitors.
Any tips? Or did something similar?
They’re definitely good enough for practice, but if all you’re interested in doing is practicing, then buy a digital or solid-state practice amp. I wouldn’t recommend plugins for that.
Btw, a lot of what you’re hearing in YouTube demos is a polished mix with double or quad tracking, so these plugins aren’t going to sound as good as that out the box.
You’ll also need decent headphones or monitors to get anything good sounding.
Seriously, just go with a practice amp. I recently picked up a Peavey Vypyr Tube 60 and it’s great for lower volume playing.
Thanks for all the suggestion. I’ve been reading this thread every time there was a new reply.
in the end I’m keeping my amp. Not selling it. Spent some time with it and I must have been having a bad weekend and it all sounded bad to me. It’s really not bad at all.
but I also got a scarlet interface and two studio monitors. Both are arriving tomorrow. I’ll still try the neural stuff. More options, more sounds. So I’ll see how it goes. I’ll try a few out but by listening to the demos I’m thinking either the soldano or the plini. But I’ll try a bunch first.
I’ll post my first reaction to the neural tomorrow night. That’s probably when I’ll get the chance to set all it up.
Yes, they are very good amp sims and sounds excellent
HOWEVER
That does mean you could practice with them. They are perfect for mixing and full production, but when comes down to actually practice with your hands, they are far from real amps. This is a common issue with simulation, while they have great sound, but they don't react like a real amp. This will affect a lot to your dynamic, where you practice to pick hard or light. On a real tube amp, you always find obvious and natural dynamic if you pick a note at different force, this is where you need to have precise control on your hands, ultimately to get a good guitar DI.
I totally agree, if you want to be sad with your sound just play something non-tube with a guy that has a really good tube amp and guitar mix in practice.
Keep your amp and get an attenuator. I use the Two Notes Reload but there are many available (Freyette is best?). I can play in the middle of the night and not disturb my neighbor. I also built an MDF iso-box so I can push the speakers more at low volume. It is heavy and large but easy to build. Mine accommodates a 4x12. Yours can be smaller since you have a 2x12. I also have an Axe-FX III. The new generation firmware is really good and the continually release FW updates that audible improve the sound and feel. I haven't tried Neural. I mostly use tube amps for recording. Usually DI'd through a Radial J48 and reamped with Reload. I sometimes use tones from the Axe-FX. I rarely use plugins but sometimes. I'll never take a tube amp to a gig again. I use Axe-FX with FCB1010 and Mission Engineering Gemini II.
In 2000 I made the worst decision ever in my music "career". I sold my tube amp (Mesa-Boogie Dual Rec w/ Marshall 1960B) for a Line 6 Vetta 2x12 for the same reasons you called out. It took me twenty years (of shit recordings) to go full circle and get back to tube amps. Digital solutions are vastly better nowadays but tube amps are still slightly superior generally. Either road can get you there.
There are a ton of amp sim plugins that are good if all you are doing is practicing. Some are even free.
I don't know your budget by Adam A7X are generally considered a sweet spot for high quality bang for buck (note Pete Thorn has a pair for example).
This argument from y2k era keeps popping up still even in 2020s. And I really don't get it why people are still using it. Modern PCs/Macs with SSDs are user ready in about 10-15sec (full boot, even less when in hybernate/sleep mode), loading up practice project in DAW with amp sims and practice songs, less than that (and you can still put your computer to hibernate state with your project opened - so it's ready to play in about 10 seconds or even less).The one thing I don't care for with regards to plugins is when you want to get your guitar and play, you have to wait till your PC is on, then load your daw, which to me just am not a fan of. I'd rather have it on right now.
This argument from y2k era keeps popping up still even in 2020s. And I really don't get it why people are still using it. Modern PCs/Macs with SSDs are user ready in about 10-15sec (full boot, even less when in hybernate/sleep mode), loading up practice project in DAW with amp sims and practice songs, less than that (and you can still put your computer to hibernate state with your project opened - so it's ready to play in about 10 seconds or even less).
Picking up guitar, cleaning strings, putting it on, plugging in cable(s), finding a pick, that's still suitable for playing, check if guitar is still in tune, finding a pick I dropped..it takes much more time to make my guitar ready, than it took computer with DAW to be ready to rock...and this process is basically the same no matter if I plugged to my amp or to the interface..
Hell...I'm not fast enough to even sit in the chair from hitting the power button on my PC till logon screen shows up
Use whatever suits you the best and you enjoy to play through, but please don't say that booting a computer and loading up a project is hassle big enough to keep you away from using plugins, that's just plain (I mean generally speaking, not you exactly - I see lot of people using this argument and it drives me crazy)
The only time my PC even reboots is for updates, my average uptime is like 14-20 days and my DAW is literally always open with the master out muted so it actually takes less time than if I waited for my tube amp to warm up on standby.