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That video is on my "to do" list! :) One thing that I realized when went all laptop is that I was never going to get the exact tone and feel of a tube amp. I had to embrace the principle that I was fundamentally transforming my guitar tone, my personal philosophy on gear, and my performance rig to system to something that was not better or worse, but something very different. I realized that if got too hung up and obsessed on trying to emulate old gear and ways of thinking that I would never be satisfied and not truly transforming, but clinging to my old habits. Moving to the laptop requires embracing change, for better or worse. Doing this allowed me to dispense with a lot of arbitrary preconceptions that I had beforehand, such as the view that tube guitar amps create better tone, or that analog or rackmount effects sound better than VST (which are clearly a subjective and non-factual statements). I eventually realized that my preferences were not nearly as fine tuned and rigid as I had thought, and that over time I can get used to something different and eventually like it more. Consequently, I can't guarantee that moving to the laptop will produce a tube amp sound - it likely will NOT - but it is a fundamental transformation to something different, and now I have grown so accustomed to my new sound, that I find the sound of a tube amp un-appealing and "weird" sounding. We are creatures of habit. If we can break out of this paradigm and evolve to something different, we may find ourselves just as gratified over time. So, these days, I like to change the conditions under which we compare rackmount/pedal/amp systems with laptop systems, and not try to compare apples with apples, but view it as a transformation to something different. Because when I see the countless post from people asking about VSTs or software that will do what their hardware does, I can almost sense the personal urgency, fear, and "clinginess" to the notion of emulating old ways with new technologies. The very idea of moving from hardware to software, and expecting simulation of old habitual tones, is now staring to feel fundamentally contradictory and counter-productive to me. So, all I can say, practically speaking, is try taking the loop to all laptop and give it some time. Don't feel discouraged if you can't get your exact hardware tones or configurations at the outset - this will be a natural human response to trying something. Experiment and eventually you may discover something new and different that will grown on you and become part of your new musical personality. It's all about personal evolution, I think, not serial phases of "revolution" around the same preconceptions. Okay, I guess this is what a long walk to the pub and a few ales will do to me. :) Kris ----- Original Message ----- > Hi Krispen, > I am often in the same rut with this dilema,ive tried so many modelers >and > none give me the sound of my Koch twintone and pedals,i am trying out >the > M13 which aint bad i guess because they ditched all the amp modeling, fx > to tube amp only. > So always when i read about carry a lappy and instrument only i start > salivating! > So would you consider one of this days making a little video for us of >how > u use this setup so we can see how it works and sounds?or can you direct > us to any pros using such setup?that would be killer man because it just > sounds too good to be true! > cheers > Luis > > > >> Move toward the approach I have now. You walk into a gig >> with only your >> guitar and laptop. It is quite liberating, and will allow >> you to focus your >> setup/hardware hassle energy on the music. >> >> Kris >> >> > > > >