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Re: thinking about moving from rack to laptop...advice please!
First of all, there is no god, let's get that out of the way. ;)
I notice no depreciation of overall "sound" compared to when I was
hardware bound. Most hardware these days is software running on
dedicated hardware anyway. Special dedicated hardware might do it
faster with less latency, but 1+1 is always 2. This becomes a more
slippery slope when emulating pure analog hardware, but there have
been some amazing advancements over the last few years. I've owned a
ton of guitar amps over the years (literally a ton) and I don't think
my guitar sound has ever been better than what I'm able to come up
with using various flavors of Amplitube. (note: this is an emulation
of stomp box effects, amps, and a mic'd cab and rack gear, so it's not
going to be the same as a real amp in a room) As for synths? I hear
a lot of people say analog hasn't and maybe will never be perfectly
emulated, but I say that's poppycock. I spent a lot of time looking
for this "analog magic" and I found next to nothing. Experts are
continuously baffled by blind comparisons. Listen to some demos of
one of the more "vintagey" VAs I've found:
http://admiralquality.com/products/Poly-Ana/
Guitar players didn't fare really well in this showdown:
http://emusician.com/tutorials/showdown-clubhouse-amp-software/index.html
So, will your software rig sound the same as your current hardware
rig? No. It most definitely won't. Will it sound worse? That's up
to you. In many ways I think my setup sounds better than it ever
has. Luckily, most software comes with a demo so you can try before
you buy.
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Matt McCabe <lists@finleysound.com>
wrote:
> Simeon,
>
> I would recommend against changing your rig if you are happy with the
>way it
> sounds. Yes, the weight factor is always an issue, but you aren't going
>to
> care if your rig weighs 2 ounces if it sounds like crap! Even with the
>best
> software emulations it isn't going to sound like your current rig.
> Similar?
> Probably. But, is similar good enough when you currently have the
>"voice
> of god"?
>
> Just my two cents.
>
> Matt
>
> On May 27, 2009, at 6:57 AM, Simeon Harris wrote:
>
>> i'll keep researching....my rig sounds like the voice of god at the
>moment
>> and there's a software update for the eclipse coming soon as well, so
>it'll
>> take a fair amount of convincing to make me take the leap...but it's
>> inevitable....eventually...
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>> sim
>
>