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jacotzen

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  1. Anybody knows how 'selected module volume' works inside amplitube? the one in the cab section is the same as the master fader of the section but what about the others? I was trying some high gain amps and actually increasing the selected module volume inside the pedal section the amp reacts way better, like having a transient tamer somehow, you can easy play fast solos without using any compression or tube screamer in front of the amp, it's like it should be actually...
  2. I used to programm drums since the Atari ST. Basically I play everything with the keyboard trying to give the best feel then I do dynamics retouches and complex fills by hand inside the daw. The more articulations you have, the better, especially on certain genres. The problem I'm facing now is trying to get that organic sound you hear on, say, Kravitz's albums... even if they are very simple I really cannot get 'that' sound, no matter what. It's way easier for me to fake complex hard rock drums than those simple 70's drums. For the perfectionists, I suggest you to try MODO drums by ik multimedia, you have a new way to control hit-hat and snare variations, it's a game changer
  3. After further researches on the subject I incidentally found other interesting Craig's articles on the subject https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/what-is-a-digital-to-analog-converter-and-how-does-it-work/ "Converters can also have gain errors, where the output voltage is higher or lower than what it should be in theory. There aren"t workarounds you can do for these issues, but higher-end converters take greater efforts to minimize voltage offset and gain errors." Also, https://www.edn.com/measure-an-adcs-offset-and-gain-error/ Maybe is this the technical reason why the input signal is not easy manageable by amp sims? I also chatted a bit with an Italian developer (Ignite Amps) and actually I tried the Emissary 2 plugin, it's intended for hi-gain sounds, it's free, and I must say it reacts very well with the transients. To me it's almost (90%) identical to the way a real hi-gain amp responds, the clean channel is also very good. Give it a try when you have time, you will notice that it uses a different method to deal with the input stage since it's not the typical input volume. He stated that basically is a software developing thing.
  4. I checked the specs on the Apollo interface by UA (since it's a professional standard to track guitars in the box) and to my big surprise I discovered the Hi-z input is 2.2 megaohms (every other brand now is using 1 megaohm to my knowledge)!!!!! this topic is driving me crazy...
  5. Hello Craig! the first thing I'll do after the triple quarantine (I'm in Italy...) I'll try your trick
  6. Thank you Kuru for your quick reply and suggestions! That plugin looks nice, I tried yesterday after reading Craig's article to reply the transient tamer trick by using Logic X Envelope filter. It works in way but I guess it's not perfect (say it's also me because you have to dial in with different parameters that are not easy to manage at first sight). I tried a gentle compressor pedal and a mild overdrive pedal in front of the audio interface, they work in a way obviously but, still, I don't feel the same 'smoothness' when playing legatos, fast palm muting scales comparing to a real amp and now I'm pretty sure it's related to the way the input signal is managed. I don't know if it's technically possible to replicate a real amp input on a audio interface because of the digital converter. I cannot explain to myself why this fundamental topic is not covered that much. Maybe people found a workaround by using DI's like motu zbox even though audio interface brands claim you don't need a DI when you have a dedicated Hi-z input? Recently Ik multimedia introduced an audio interface with a dedicated control of the input impedance, maybe it's something in that direction?
  7. Hello! I don't know how many hours during the years I searched on the net trying to find the reason why amp sims generally don't respond correctly to guitar touch (to me it's more evident when performing solos on the style of Van Halen, Steve Vai etc.). Since I hadn't the chance to try a high budget interface or high budget DI's at some point I thought it was a problem only related to old consumer audio interfaces like mine. Recently I bought a SSL 2 and I was pretty much in front of the same old problem then I searched again info on the topics and fortunately I found Craig's article on Guitar Player Magazine So, what's the reason why hi-z input are built this way (I'm assuming it's not budget related since you can implement Craig's trick with 2 dollars)? Is it possible that many people got the same transient taming maybe like a side effect when using a dedicated DI like Motu zbox? I mean amp sims appeared more than 10 years ago, how is it possible that during this long period, software improvements, feedback from the users, we are still in the same bizzarre situation where those inputs are advertised for connecting guitars and play with amp sims but in reality they don't work as they should?
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