Here's where I'm at...
So much of it is about the room an amp sits in.
Here's where I'm at...
There are some very highly regarded HXDA profiles on the rig exchange
As much as I'd like the dollar (or two) I'm sure you won't need to spend it/them.I will send you one genuine United States of America dollar ($1.00) that you can frame and hang on your wall if you can 100% duplicate the tone in my track with a digital toaster or any other modeler.
Definition: By ‘duplicate’, I mean that I should be able to chop up the tracks and they should sound identical in every audible respect, including the ‘transition to breakup’ and responsiveness stuff.
Either it can or it can’t; there will be no, “But 90% of the way is good enough.” It needs to be the whole enchilada. Because tone is in the little details.
If you can do it, you will also receive as a bonus, a brand-new set of bragging rights that you can use here on the forum to put me in my place if I so much as hint that modelers can’t do what my amps do.
You are also welcome to try to duplicate 100% my DG30 clip’s tone. I will send you another dollar, and you will acquire even more bragging rights and put-me-in-my-place ammunition.
On your mark, get set, GO!
2) I suck at playing lead.
Now... if I came over to your house/studio, used your mics that you used to record, and created as many profiles as you like, I may not leave with a dollar (or two) but I bet you'd have "that look on your face" like Tim Pierce, Rob Chapman and others did.
Maybe not, I dunno.
My guess is that there's no freakin' way this guy had the switches and knobs anywhere near your settings, but of course I could be wrong.Not as badly as I do, I’m sure!
Wait, you’re saying a highly regarded profile of the HXDA can’t do it? Why?
My guess is that there's no freakin' way this guy had the switches and knobs anywhere near your settings, but of course I could be wrong.
Also, I think @justmund here has done profiles of the HXDA, maybe he can chime in!
Here's an idea...Hmmm. Well, of course you’re right, it’s anyone’s guess as to what settings were used. Too bad folks don’t simply take pics of the settings and post them with the profiles.
So much of it is about the room an amp sits in.
That is the heart of the limitation of amps models. A good profiler can model exactly what you hear at one set of settings in the room. Then they could profile some more settings you use in that room. But then if you decide it’s better to move the amp, or otherwise change the dynamics of the room, the model won’t move with those changes.Wait, you’re saying a highly regarded profile of the HXDA can’t do it? Why? There have to be quite a lot of them by now, recorded at any number of amp settings.
I still plug into tubes at home. And I like it.
That is the heart of the limitation of amps models. A good profiler can model exactly what you hear at one set of settings in the room. Then they could profile some more settings you use in that room. But then if you decide it’s better to move the amp, or otherwise change the dynamics of the room, the model won’t move with those changes.
Guys like me whose ears aren’t as fussy about the details can just find a profiler (like Britt) who has similar tastes and use their profiles and tweak a few knobs if they are so inclined. I think my average price per virtual amp is less than a cup of snooty coffee, so I could have a bit of fun with a week’s worth of HX/DA until I visit one in real life.
That said, I still plug into tubes at home. And I like it.
I know
it's only tubes and glow
but I like it, like it, yes I do.
Indeed... most profilers provide scant/basic info on setup. Even more rare is the mic placement.Hmmm. Well, of course you’re right, it’s anyone’s guess as to what settings were used. Too bad folks don’t simply take pics of the settings and post them with the profiles.
But I’m the non-violent type of putz!
This x 1,000!That is the heart of the limitation of amps models. A good profiler can model exactly what you hear at one set of settings in the room. Then they could profile some more settings you use in that room. But then if you decide it’s better to move the amp, or otherwise change the dynamics of the room, the model won’t move with those changes.
Guys like me whose ears aren’t as fussy about the details can just find a profiler (like Britt) who has similar tastes and use their profiles and tweak a few knobs if they are so inclined. I think my average price per virtual amp is less than a cup of snooty coffee, so I could have a bit of fun with a week’s worth of HX/DA until I visit one in real life.
That said, I still plug into tubes at home. And I like it.