Revalver

[James Argo]

I guess the noise you get from those amp sims is made on purpose to simulate real amplifyers... they add noise at some frequencies determined by the amp model you chose... Its sad, but its the noise difference that diferentiates the amp models on your amp simulators. if you can cut some freqs, you could lower the noise without compromising the record, but thats just a myth...

You were right, ino...
But it's somehow different. I mean, the noises shouldn't be this loud and harsh. It almost "kill" my original signal, even if I mute the guitar with my palm (holding the strings). I have couple crappy real amps, but they sound alot better (lesser noise) than the software simulator. Guess I'll have POD or V-Amp in my wish list...


Jaymz

 

[moskus]

I've always found that treating a guitar-signal before letting it enter the computer gives much better results. I mean, all amp.simulators (they be software or hardware) will give that amp noise to simulate an amp. But for some reason software just is much more intollerant of the input signal.

 

[ino]

Yeah, this is true. But that "noise" isn't experienced as "noise", more like "warmth" if you know what I mean.

I wish that that "noise" could be checked or knobbed off... a simulator knob or something, so I could add my own warmth at my will... simulators suck, as I cannot find a good software distortion for my bass which is (almost) totally recorded, 11 tracks for my band, and the sims just piss me off!!! I thought they could behave in a better way.

I guess I'll go with a distortion and then free filter it from some band's cool bass distortion.....

 

[Bulls Hit]

Sorry I missed this post... have you tried turning down the volume on the keyboard? it is possible that the output of the keyboard's out are producing the noise when they are set at the high volume..

Just a late thought...

Porter

No, the keyboard records totally clean. The noise only appears once I add Revalver to the track.

The noise does seem to be more prevalent on some amps, and it's possible to reduce it to a certain extent by adjusting the relative volumes of the input and output 'knobs' on the amp

 

[ino]

thats the problem. if there is a signal (other than -inf db), the noise is added and has the always the same volume, weather ihe input is -90db or -5db...
In real amps this also happens, but if this is a software tool, it should have this one advantage to real amps, whitch is reduction of noise caused by distortion.

Btw, using a gate before the revalver might clean the silence signal, but when you play something, you should hear the noise whitch can sometimes be pleasant, or can really piss you off...

dont forget that they added the noise on purpose! I guess that without the noise the sound would be worse... Those amps could get a cool sound for low distortion rates, but at high dist they suck.

 

[moskus]

simulators suck, as I cannot find a good software distortion for my bass which is (almost) totally recorded, 11 tracks for my band, and the sims just piss me off!!!

Hmmm... I think they're great! My V-Amp 2 is (almost) as good as the real thing, and it lets me record with headphones!

But, well..., I don't trust software simulators. The only time I used Revalver I used it to create a vocal-effect.

 

[paresh]

vocal effect??

What kind of vocal effect did you use? Reverb seemed to be the only one that caught my attention, but it sounded pretty similar to the Cakewalk preset FX.

 

[moskus]

Well, to distort the vocal alittle and then pretty heavy. Revalver is the best vocal distorter ever!

 

[mallcore pop]

Yup. . . I keep Revalver for vox, and (once in a while) organ and bass, but I love Amplitube if you need to use a software sim for guitar.

Revalver can get pretty noisy/gritty. Plus, the whole add/remove/replace module interface just doesn't work for me. Too clunky and slow to make adjustments.

MP