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Argh! It was supposed to be a secret code! And only for customers with 3000+ plugins and 3TB+ of sample content!

On 11/9/2019 at 4:42 AM, TheSteven said:

What does Positive Grid have that's lacking in the other Amp Sims
such as AmpliTube, Pod Farm, S-Gear, Waves, NI Guitar Rig Pro, Overloud's offerings, etc.?

Quite a lot! Slow start up times, buggy GUI rendered with web markup languages, frequent updates with enormously long installation time.

If you can get past all that, you'll get arguably the best pitch shifter, eye-candy UI, guitar modelling, preset snapshots and community  presets. Plus some "Tweak schematics for dummies", if you have their Amp and/or Pedal suites.

Some people even manage to coax great tones out of BIAS guitar plugins.

I just went through some of my SSL plugins and discovered that AS-Rack by Nomad Factory is almost indistinguishable from Waves CLA Mixhub, and IKM White channel has the best overall sound, tone and feel. If at some point in time for some reason I'll have to get rid of Waves plugs I already have substitutes.

Looking for a great deal on the Focusrite CS. Not sure if I want yet another flavor of SSL, whether E or G.

I don't update my OS unless I really have to. Guess that's why my system is still fast and stable and everything works as expected.

Soundspot plugins are nice. I particularly like their Velo and FireFly. 

8 minutes ago, simon said:

I have approx £100,000 of waves plugs

13 hours ago, Ashay Arekar said:

How good are these plugins..... I've heard good things about the hardware units.... How are these emulations?

I don't play live anymore, but when I did, I'd often use my pedals. These  emulations are really close to the real BBE hardware pedals. It's a pity, they didn't bother modelling their wah, though. One of the sweetest wahs I've heard!

And the famous BBE Sonic Maximizer is a legend.

https://aionelectronics.com/project/lumin-bbe-sonic-stomp/

- What can be better than buying a software license?

- Paying the same fee one more time!

Digital rights are overestimated.

The modeled amp is a Bogner Ecstasy knock off. I've been eyeing yet another Ecstasy knock off by the local amp builder but couldn't decide whether I like the sound character of it or not. With this pack I can wave good bye to the hardware version and just use TH-U which sounds close enough but doesn't cost a fortune. Great buy, if you ask me.

2 hours ago, Zo said:

i noticed is that the lack of dynamic of the nembreni versus Amplitube and THU BUT i then wtach video of real things and it sounds as crappy lol

That is correct. AT4 and TH3 (TH-U not so much) follow the dynamic curve of the original signal, whereas ReValver, Kazrog and Nembrini (Brainworx not so much) add realistic tube compression. Another thing to keep in mind is listening to an amp live and a recorded performance may be  as different experience as day and night. Besides this, playing live adds another dimension and the sound is not perceived in the same manner as what other people usually hear in the same moment being in the same room. And I'm not talking frequencies/reflections here.

2 hours ago, Zo said:

i don't like usually how the tone controls react in THU TH3 usually , a simple Filter built in ala Brainworx would have been handy

I don't think we are talking about the same tone controls. I mean HP and LP checkboxes inside the TH-U properties pop-up instead of ReSPiRe.

3 hours ago, teclark7 said:

@Soundwise I picked up the BST100 from Nembrini and now I am interested in  trying out Cabinet IRs using some of the Celestion IRs.    I thought I might go with a 5 pick with Celestion Gold and Lead 80 in 2x12 open and Vintage 30, Greenback and A-Type in 4X12 closed for a range of tones. I note MCabinet is on sale at Audio Plugin Deals for a little bit longer.   Would you recommend jumping in at this price or would using something like the free STL Ignite IR loader be a better way to start?

Tim

 

Solid choice of cabs. I have quite a few and still plan to get more.

Ignite IR loader is good enough to start experimenting with IRs, but MCabinet ups the game significantly with its unique synthesized resonances. Throw in the ability to analyze a bunch of IRs and sum up their characteristics  in one profile and you get a very powerful tool to recab all your virtual or real amps. I definitely recommend to demo it. If you like it, the APD deal is the way to go.

13 hours ago, Zo said:

ocheck this one to calm down

It's one of the best amp models  in TH-U.  But I never liked their cabinets, particularly the Respire function. Using LP and HP filters instead yields better results, IMO.

This offer is only for current 3 Sigma Audio customers unfortunately. 

A picture is worth a thousand words. Can we listen to the records that are claimed to sound amazing? Pretty please!

4 hours ago, Mesh said:

SW, have you used Helix Native (your thoughts)?

I have tried it. Won't buy it unless it's $25 or less, just for effects. The workflow isn't fast or intuitive. The sound is nothing to write home about. YMMV.

3 hours ago, Zo said:

i ve spent literally like 2 weeks on offtimes to make presets on bothbjust to skip the headache of variety and interfacing

When playing live guitarists usually want to have two base tones - clean and overdriven. Then two variations of each - rhythm and lead. And then some extra effects thrown in occasionally, like wah, delay, chorus, etc.

With pedals I used to do this:

1. Set the amp for a nice clean, slightly saturated, but below the breakup.

2. Use an OD/Dist pedal to get the crunchy tone.

3. Use a boost pedal to turn the above two basic tones to lead sounds.

4. Apply effects when needed.

With a nice two channel footswitchable amp - same as above except the point 2.

This setup can be emulated with  multiFX digital processors.

Now in a virtual studio environment plugins provide such a vast variety of options, it can quickly become confusing and make one dizzy. What is important is not to loose your focus. In other words - get your basic tone and stick with it. This is, probably, the main reason I decided to pay for the BST100, despite having almost every amp sim on Earth. One simple solution that doesn't distract from recording and arranging.

7 hours ago, Zo said:

sounded crap on solo and the best in mix lol ...go figure

Often the case with guitar gear. I have three points for each amp sim when testing:

1. Sits great in the mix.

2. Feels like the real thing.

3. Sounds great standalone (soloed).

In this order. Usually emulations that meet all three criterias are easy to dial in, kind of set and forget. All others require more complex processing with plugins like EQ, compressors, saturators, reverbs to work well in the mix.

7 hours ago, Carlos said:

And I know the Nembrini is way better than any IK or whatever.

No bass amps, no rack effects, no wah... Better is subjective. Peace! 🤗

3 minutes ago, Carlos said:

yeah, DI would be nice

There you go!

Depeche Mod riff DI 48k-24.wav

2 minutes ago, Zo said:

Does this comes with good IR ?

 

 

http://www.igniteamps.com/

There are many good IRs, and there are Celestions. 'Nuff said!

Just now, Zo said:

You can just tell me what ir loader and where to get good ir ....

I use Melda Mcabinet because it has some unique features, but you can use any IR loader, like

https://www.stltones.com/products/stl-ignite-emissary-plug-in-bundle

https://www.two-notes.com/wall-of-sound

3 minutes ago, Zo said:

ok that's the small detail you get on annoucement on the wayyyy under ...written super small .... what are you using , all my friend tell me about tnot using built in cab but ir loader and this celeston name comes a lot !

I can share my presets for Melda Mcabinet, based on some Celestion IRs. I think it's legal to do so.

Or you can pick what you like here

https://www.celestionplus.com/

Wanted to share this.

Just reamped a little set of guitar recs through my Laney IRT-Studio and compared results with the BST100 processed tracks. In a blind test I wouldn't be able to tell the tube head from the plugin. It's good. With Celestion IRs, of course!