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2017/01/14 18:25:08
Keni
Hi Gang...
 
I'm trying to affect a direct recorded guitar to use a different pickup than was actually used.
 
I remember some software that had pickup substitution.... or was that a dream?
 
In the mantime, trying to play with EQ to make the desired difference....
 
I'm only trying to substitute a Strat Neck Pup for the recorded Strat Mid Pup...
 
Anyone have any EQ settings of such that I might try? ;-)
 
Thanks!
 
2017/01/14 19:19:21
ampfixer
Reducing the bass and low mids should make the neck sound more like the middle.
2017/01/14 19:31:21
gswitz
I wouldn't begin to know how to fake this.
2017/01/14 19:40:58
chuckebaby
I believe Peavey revolver has the built in software to choose different pick ups / different pick up combos.
Not the best software in the world but it does have deep options. Like choosing different caps, res, diodes in the circuit chain.
2017/01/14 20:30:40
ampfixer
gswitz
I wouldn't begin to know how to fake this.



What exactly are you saying? Do you have a better idea?
2017/01/14 20:38:56
Keni
Thanks guys...

Maybe I saw it in revolver... but I had that back when it was bundled with Sonar. I guess that's about how far back it seems in my memory? 🎸

Hmmm... lower the bass?

I've recorded the actual Neck pup in the clip following the one I wish to change.

Currently I'm using the sonitus eq in the clip bin. I believe the settings are:

800 0.6 0.9
2700 0.6 -1.8
3600 12.6 -2.7
Shelf at 5004 0.5 -0.9

I may be remembering it wrong, but I think that's what I'm using and while not identical to the following clip, it's close...


How to prod some of the other guitar amp simulators to start adding this feature! 🎸
2017/01/14 20:47:57
The Grim
chuckebaby
 
 Peavey revolver




that would be revalver
 
annyway, revalver has act input and output modules which (for want of better wording) will simulate different guitars and pickup configurations etc (simulated is probably not the right word) the modules themselves are relatively cheap, $2.99, and work quite well. as said there are input and output modules, the input modules are probably the ones you would want, the output modules aim your overall sound at certain styles like clean, crunch, distortion, heavy etc (strangely after checking the site the output modules seem to have been removed). there are also act combo amp clones, which are really quite good, but require the act combo module, which if i recall correctly was about $40, they are really good, i guess it is similarish to the process positive grid use for their stuff. revalver is an excellent amp sim/program, probably number 2 in the charts for me.
 
the act stuff require a little getting your head around to get the best out of them, you also need to profile your guitar, which is quite easy. once you get it worked out they can sound really good, the act combo amps themselves are very good, then you can use an act input module in front to 'simulate' the 'response' (whatever) of certain guitars, strat, tele, les paul, prs models, etc etc, thus giving you single coils with strats for example and the chioce of bridge, neck, or both and so forth. when you get it all worked out it can sound pretty good really. it's easy, perhaps not straight forward, you do have to mess around with settings, at first you could be forgiven for thinking 'this sounds like crap', or 'this doesn't work' but when you click with it, it's a breeze.
2017/01/14 21:04:27
The Grim
Keni
Thanks guys...

Maybe I saw it in revolver... but I had that back when it was bundled with Sonar. I guess that's about how far back it seems in my memory? 🎸





the feature i am talking about isn't that old, so i don't think it would be revalver you are thinking of. i believe the act stuff came out during revalver 4's time, not really 'that' long ago
 
 
[edit] yes it seems the act output modules are gone (i have them all so no matter), and the input modules are now called 'act instrument modules', the 'act amps' are still called 'act combo amp clones'
2017/01/14 23:50:12
ralf
Maybe you mean Redshift Pickup Replacer by AcmeBarGig? However, the authors website seems to be closed.
2017/01/15 07:51:50
gswitz
Keni

I meant that pickups do odd magic that is beyond EQ. Too me, your question is similar to, 'how can I mix a cheap dynamic Mic to sound like a ribbon or condenser?' There are differences that are beyond EQ. Differences that have to do with how transients are captured.

I know that th3 has like a single coil setting and a humbucker setting, but this is for after the pickup not to fake one or the other. The only thing I'm thinking now is that you could put the same sine through th3 on both settings and study the result.
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