Use built in compressor/eq of guitar/bass modeling or use a plugin?

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porkplan

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If I wanna EQ or use compressor on a certain track. Would it be better if I use the ones in Amplitube and Trilian or is it better if I use plugins such as Wave
 
Use what sounds good to you, the effect you want. When recording guitars, many people like to use compression when recording, rather than adding it after tracking.
 
The compression and eq in the amp sim will affect the response of the guitar and the distortion, if any, that the sim is giving you. EQ and compression after the fact is simply processing what came out of the amp sim.

For example, if you crank up the low end in the amp sim, you will end up with muddy distortion and the high end will be swallowed up by it. If you add an EQ after the sim and crank up the low end, it doesn't change the distortion, it simply turns up the low end on what you already had.

The same basic thing will happen if you put the EQ before the amp sim.

It's two completely different things.
 
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