Members JohnRageOn Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Help needed! I'm setting up my new home office and I will have the VHT Super Thirty located there permanently. The amp has a line out which is more suitable to feed a power amp section rather than used for direct recording. To record with a microphone is not the best solution at the moment. If you think of a better solution tell me. I think that using a speaker simulator is the most efficient solution. Thank you in advance! Edit 1: I was considering purchasing a Cab Tone. What are your thoughts (or experiences) on this unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dave L Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Well, in my opinion nothing beats Palmer. I think even their cheapest and most bare-bones versions sound better than just about anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ratkent Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 I agree on the Palmer. I have a PGA-05 ADIG-ST in my live rig as well as one at home and the other guitarist in my band uses a PGA-04 ADIG-LB. They are expensive an inexpensive alternative is the Palmer PDI 09 which is a small direct box that sounds great as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members assinger Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Yes, Palmer PDI-03 or PGA-04 are both good sounding speaker simulators, so is the Marshall SE 100 - a more expensive solution would be the Sequis Motherload, never heard one in person, but read great things about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnRageOn Posted January 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Guys I must thank all of you for your quick answers. Personally I haven't heard bad things about Palmer. Yes, Palmer PDI-03 or PGA-04 are both good sounding speaker simulators, so is the Marshall SE 100 - a more expensive solution would be the Sequis Motherload, never heard one in person, but read great things about it. Assinger, have you tried a PDI-03 as a DI and from the PC a Software Cabinet Simulation plugin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members assinger Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 ...Assinger, have you tried a PDI-03 as a DI and from the PC a Software Cabinet Simulation plugin? I use the PDI-03 only for (silent) home-recording, I go amp (VH-4 or Screamer) -> mixer -> harddiscrecorder. I don't record with my pc, but with an external hd-recorder, so I never tried a plugin. Love the PDI-03, sold the POD, the Tonelab, just the V-AMP pro is left, because it's not worth selling it ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hal9000 Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 With the UX-2 in there you get tons of different cabs, FX, mic placement, etc. all to play around with, and the sound is much more dynamic than a fixed cab sim filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rawhedrex Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 Personally i didn't like the sound of the palmer at all for what i do - it just sounds like a high pass filter to me. Get a load box made for cheap - and run it into a behringer red box - sounds fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted January 29, 2007 Members Share Posted January 29, 2007 4 v30's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pala Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Palmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveVHT Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Look into either Palmer...Even the PDI 09...And the Axetrak...Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnRageOn Posted January 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Ok guys you convinced me. I'll get a Palmer Has anyone tried the 'cab tone' or there's no comparison between it and a Palmer? Steve do u own the Axetrax isolation cabinet? How does it sound compared to a normally miced P50 cab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Savo Posted January 30, 2007 Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Check over on the andy sneap forum and do a search for impulses. YOu can hear clips with them and some of them sound awesome Its a type of VST plug-in that you can download for free than simulates a cab, but you actually make them from recording through your cab. I cant really explain it. But you can download ones other people made, record your amp direct and use the impulse or cab simulator to get a realistic sound. It can be used with modelers too, if you turn off the cab sim, to get a more realistic sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnRageOn Posted January 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 30, 2007 Check over on the andy sneap forum and do a search for impulses. YOu can hear clips with them and some of them sound awesome Its a type of VST plug-in that you can download for free than simulates a cab, but you actually make them from recording through your cab. I cant really explain it. But you can download ones other people made, record your amp direct and use the impulse or cab simulator to get a realistic sound. It can be used with modelers too, if you turn off the cab sim, to get a more realistic sound. Useful advice! Thank you I'll check it as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted January 25, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 25, 2008 I have a motherload and I've heard a Palmer. Both sound very good. I'd give the nod to the Motherload (hence my purchase) because the Motherload is much more adjustable and sounds a bit more like the actual miked cab to my ears. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blargh Posted January 25, 2008 Members Share Posted January 25, 2008 Personally I'd use some software amp modeler, like Guitar Rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted January 27, 2008 Moderators Share Posted January 27, 2008 Personally I'd use some software amp modeler, like Guitar Rig. Well, I guess it depends on what you like but the sounds of amp modelers and attenuated real amps are very different, at least to me. Far as I can tell, the best solution if you can't crank your big rig up with a mike in front of it is to buy a small amp and crank THAT up with a mike in front of it. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rear Naked Posted January 27, 2008 Members Share Posted January 27, 2008 Impulses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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