dan - i believe that it is true that they never use distortian direct in the industry. BUT i am not in the industry and i am not trying to emulate what the industry does, i just want a nice enough distortian to use for my crappy demo tapes (well CD's). As time passes the ability of amp simlulations and digital distortian will improve and eventually take over traditional tube amps and distortians, i am happy to wait for that as i am only young.
Emeric- my priority i guess is recording but i will be performing live in the months/years to come so i would like it to be okay-ish at that too, ive listened to some pod and boss mp3's of varying quality and i find the pod sounds smoother but has far to much bass, this might just be that particular ones i have heard. The boss also does many other effects which would be very useful, including vocal effects replacing the need for a seperate processor if you are recording track by track.
I recievrf this email from someone i asked athis same question, he seemed to be quite sure, and convinced me, i sthink i will be getting the boss, the digital out is fantastic as i can use the supririor D/A converters in my card.
EMAIL FROM BLOKE
Hi there.
I compared both units side-by-side, and I chose
the VF-1. The simulations are
more realistic, and it has a broader range of effects. It can also be mounted in
a rack--only the Pod Pro does that, and that unit costs a LOT more money.
If you do get
the VF-1, make sure you get an expression pedal--it opens up a ton
of possibilities. A MIDI switcher is great, too. I use
the Tech 21 MIDI mouse,
which is small and very simple.
For live applications, I figure out the sounds I need for the particular gig,
program them in a range (it's really nice having 200 presets) then I can just
stomp in the sound I need with the MIDI mouse.
Remember, this is an amp sim unit AND a multi-effects unit. Most of the factory
presets for guitar have amp sims selected. When you use this unit live and are
going into an amp, you do NOT want to be using amp simulation because a
simulation going into an amp sounds really bad none of these units (pod
included) are meant to be used like this. For live situations, use effects only.
For recording to your computer, the digital out jack is a blessing.
Have fun.
--Al
END OF EMAIL FROM BLOKE
how much do tube amps start at?
just for like a little basic one mainly for metal sound
oh and how much is the TS-9 tube overdrive/distortion, it seems to be a standard, im not sure of the make but im sure that'll prompt every one here, i am very new to tube amps and that stuff.
Thank you for reading my overly long message!
[This message has been edited by raindrops (edited 07-19-2000).]