Huh? I do have redwirez...Anyway, I think I'm going to buy Amplitube Fender. I've always loved Fender amps and the Super-sonic is exactly what I like for a high gain. I don't think I'll ever need the rest of it (Hahaha! wishful thinking). Audio deluxe has it for $98.99...I can't go wrong there. Thanks everyone for your input. I truly respect your opinions, and I to appreciate the way the thread remained a discussion and not a pissing contest.

You can also buy just the amps you want in the custom Shop, instead of having to purchase the whole package. That and being able to try them out before you buys is the icing on the cake. You can try them out for 48 hours and then you're eligible to try it out again after 2 months, though we are debating changing that to a shorter time frame.

Yeah, custom shop is great. I have tried 3 of the Fender amps and they have all sounded great. That's why I went ahead and bought the complete Fender. It was $98.99 at audiodeluxe and it would have been $75 for just the three amps. Now I wish they would hurry up and e-mail me the license or whatever. I don't really know how this will work, but I e-mailed IK first to be sure there wouldn't be a problem with getting it from Audiodeluxe. I'm looking forward to it.

I saw the POD HD 500 @ guitar center today..  I understand what you are saying, "meh," its software in the box.  Than on the computer you've got, "software in the box."
Wow..  We are suffering from, "software," guitar tone.  Yikes!!   I am searching for analog gain!

Anybody tried the brainworx stuff ....just to know ....

Linear Phase


I saw the POD HD 500 @ guitar center today..  I understand what you are saying, "meh," its software in the box.  Than on the computer you've got, "software in the box."
Wow..  We are suffering from, "software," guitar tone.  Yikes!!   I am searching for analog gain!

 
 
Yeah, but...The HD500 with my DT50 is really a very nice rig. Digital preamp, all tube power amp. Add in the Variax and you have a very large tool box. I don't plan on parting with it anytime soon. It's not as good as Amplitube 3 for direct recording in my opinion, at least for what I'm wanting to hear.
 It's a great time to be a musician with all of these choices!

Yeah, Audiodeluxe is awesome, they sell tons of IK stuff. Solid company. You can always use your pedalboard to control AmpliTube 3 if it has MIDI out. You can even control AmpliTube iOS with iRig MIDI. Makes using AmpliTube live a breeze.

clintmartin

Linear Phase


I saw the POD HD 500 @ guitar center today..  I understand what you are saying, "meh," its software in the box.  Than on the computer you've got, "software in the box."
Wow..  We are suffering from, "software," guitar tone.  Yikes!!   I am searching for analog gain!

 
 
Yeah, but...The HD500 with my DT50 is really a very nice rig. Digital preamp, all tube power amp. Add in the Variax and you have a very large tool box. I don't plan on parting with it anytime soon. It's not as good as Amplitube 3 for direct recording in my opinion, at least for what I'm wanting to hear.
 It's a great time to be a musician with all of these choices!

 I think that sounds like a terrible rig man and I know just the guy who can take that DT50 off of your hands;)

I can't pretend to have the slightest explanation why, but I play better using hardware emulation, even if in certain cases the sound is actually weaker and/or as hard to get to sit in the mix.

I remember at one point in Russia last winter when I started to feel totally depressed about my playing. I mean, I always knew I was no Steve Vai, but I could play.

When we got back home and I tried to re-record some stuff using my old POD 2, it was quite a relief to hear that I hadn't just lost it all. One thing that helped w/ software is the addition of the hardware compressor in the signal chain. It helps tightening up that signal a bit.

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One thing that helped w/ software is the addition of the hardware compressor in the signal chain. It helps tightening up that signal a bit.
 

I've tried this and agree that it helps.  What about using a DI box or a SansAmp type box prior to the audio interface?   I've heard that it can improve the quality of the signal prior to it hitting the interface.  Isolation to remove ground loop hums and improve impedance matching.  Maybe it works better in the DI box than relying on the "mic / inst" switch on a lot of interfaces.

Has anyone tried this that can share comments?