FrankD77
Active member
Ive been using the Captor X for a few years and absolutely love it.
I have a selection of tube amps and pre-amps I run through it and in combination with the right IR (I'm using the BHG Vai pack which I highly recommend) it sounds great.
The thing I did not like that much is that you have to commit to the sound, unless you send out a RAW track and use wall of sound inside the DAW.
I got some great sounding presets, but all presets took me a few hours to fine tune and needed some EQ and exciter to get the edge I like.
A while ago they released Genome and maybe you thought the same thing as I did.
Awesome modeler with great effects, and use it for example with a DI track to fatten up a recording But not really my thing, love tube amps
I'm using a selection of outboard gear and although it all sounds great often when I'm done with recording, it's a bit too much, little too little etc.
So I've started using the IO plugin to record my FX separate to create a wet dry in the DAW.
That's when I started looking at Genome differently and highly recommend checking it out.
I selected RAW out on the Capture X, and on the track it comes in I'm running Genome but only with a cab sim.
You can even split the signal and use 2 cabs and 4 mics.
The nice thing about this setup is that you can change almost everything after the fact including mic placements and cabs.
But most of all, and actually why I post this. the sound quality of Genome with just the IR's seems to be miles ahead of wall of sound.
I did not need any eq or exciter just the cabs and the mics and after 5 minutes I got a better sound than all the years with wall of sound.
I'm using my vintage outboard gear, but even in Genome they have some great effects.
I have a selection of tube amps and pre-amps I run through it and in combination with the right IR (I'm using the BHG Vai pack which I highly recommend) it sounds great.
The thing I did not like that much is that you have to commit to the sound, unless you send out a RAW track and use wall of sound inside the DAW.
I got some great sounding presets, but all presets took me a few hours to fine tune and needed some EQ and exciter to get the edge I like.
A while ago they released Genome and maybe you thought the same thing as I did.
Awesome modeler with great effects, and use it for example with a DI track to fatten up a recording But not really my thing, love tube amps
I'm using a selection of outboard gear and although it all sounds great often when I'm done with recording, it's a bit too much, little too little etc.
So I've started using the IO plugin to record my FX separate to create a wet dry in the DAW.
That's when I started looking at Genome differently and highly recommend checking it out.
I selected RAW out on the Capture X, and on the track it comes in I'm running Genome but only with a cab sim.
You can even split the signal and use 2 cabs and 4 mics.
The nice thing about this setup is that you can change almost everything after the fact including mic placements and cabs.
But most of all, and actually why I post this. the sound quality of Genome with just the IR's seems to be miles ahead of wall of sound.
I did not need any eq or exciter just the cabs and the mics and after 5 minutes I got a better sound than all the years with wall of sound.
I'm using my vintage outboard gear, but even in Genome they have some great effects.
