Re: RME Firewire 800 and Guitar Amp Sim

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

Kris,
I am a bit late on this but ill tell you my opinion on
the fw800,i own it since about a year.At first i was
impressed with its sim but compared to my Koch
twintone tube amp it sounds a bit harsh for my
ears,ive used it though for funky compressed rhythm
guitar tracks which works ok.Ive never used it live
though.
Nothing coming out of a guitar through a digital amp
sim has really impressed me soundwise, i remember
seeing Fripp live and he had a Digitech new preamp and
a roland GP100 at the time and his sound was really
cold to my ears,Adrian on the other had had a much
warmer sound!
Luis


--- Sam Nilsson <sam@servingpeace.com> wrote:

> Krispen Hartung wrote:
> > Can anyone comment on the speaker emulation filter
> and tube 
> > sim/limiter of the FW800? Someone on the Max/MSP
> list commented that it 
> > was one of the best amp sims they've used. See
> below.  Is any other high 
> > end firewire audio interface offering ann amp sim?
> >  
> > I am now focusing on how I can get the most
> natural electric guitar/tube 
> > amp sound on my system, BEFORE going into the
> laptop (so, no tube amp 
> > VSTs, etc). I need to do it with the audio
> interface, or by adding a 
> > real tube amp or high end tube amp simulator
> (hardware)
> 
> Hi Krispen, Group,
> 
> It has been some time since I have messed with the
> speaker 
> emulator/limiter feature on the instrument input of
> my FW800 but...
> 
> When I originally got the unit I played with those
> features with my 
> Strat and a few other guitars and found that for my
> tastes it was just 
> an add-on/gimmick feature that did not improve the
> sound. It probably 
> depends on what sound you are looking for, and it
> would be worth trying 
> it yourself, but I don't expect to use that feature
> when going direct 
> with my electric guitars. I much preferred the
> instrument input with 
> those features turned off.
> 
> Someday I would like to find a nice portable preamp
> to drive my 
> otherwise clean/direct setup with, but for my
> tastes, those features 
> were not in any way a decent substitute. Having said
> that, I am sure 
> that someone loves those features and uses them
> everyday. ;-)
> 
> Peace,
> - Sam
> 
> 


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