Skyline_UK
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Like a lot of others, I don't have a full-on studio to be able to mic up my Marshall stuff. I've used NI Guitar Rig and Amplitube but my go-to amp sim is most definitely is Scuffham's SGear.
I could never seem to get an awesome Death Metal tone from any amp sims. I mean there are a lot of great sounding tones, but no where close to micing up a high gain tube amp. I would always listen to both amp sims and tube amp metal demos on youtube and been tweaking amp sims for years. Never really got even close to a sound I wanted, but always ended up with a compromise due to lack of gear. On the other hand I've had a lot of even better experiences getting really good clean tones out of amp sims. Keeping in mind that I still think a decent tube amp sounds better than an amp sim for any type of music. Plus you can record dry and use one of the endless great sounding studio effects. But you should never let lack of equipment stop you from trying to do the best you can. If all you have is an amp sim, ROCK IT OUT. If you get your hands on better gear, ROCK IT OUT. Learn as you go and constantly work on improving your sound
For Bass guitar though I always use the same things. Compression and Guitar Rig's Bass Pro. Seems to me it sounds good on any type of music I work on LOL...
You're gonna get a bunch of people telling you that they hate amp sims because they all sound fake.
I think if this were The Gear Page, you would be spot on. I thought the same thing before I hit the "Vote Now" button.
But then when I saw the results, I was immediately brought back down to earth to remember that this is the HOME recording forum. What other response could we possibly expect from this particular forum?
I doubt anyone would be able to tell.
They haven't improved THAT much. There is a reason why they will always call it a "SIM"ulation.
Trust me, there will always be people who can tell......
You're gonna get a bunch of people telling you that they hate amp sims because they all sound fake. The truth is they probably don't know how to use them and/or have never heard them used by someone that knows how to use them.
Some sims suck, some are great. Great ones in the right hands will fool anyone.
Having said that, I think real amps are still better.
I agree, volume is a problem for me and a good modeler provides a lot in the way of options.
That said, it isn't as easy as I thought it would be, frankly an amp and a mic now seem like
the easiest way to great recorded tones.
there are a substantial number of us that don't record to 'puter at all. I'm one of them. Technically the standalone I use is a 'puter but there is no monitor ..... there are no plug ins and no way to use any sort of software whatsoever ...... it behaves exactly like an analog rig.I assume they ask, because they use a PC themselves.
but you're asking as a Mac or Linux user, you are still using a PC, just not a Windows PC. =P
nah ..... not in a mix if done right.They haven't improved THAT much. There is a reason why they will always call it a "SIM"ulation.
Trust me, there will always be people who can tell......