Re: OT: RME Firewire 800 and Guitar Amp Sim - Preamps

["Krispen Hartung" <khartung@cableone.net>]

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>> Ok Kris, I think the tone you are after is maybe the easiest to get 
>when 
>> going
> direct. You want a jazzy clean which is commonly related to the Roland 
> Jc120, a very nice solid state amp.

Yup...see my last response with my own clip. I'm way ahead of you, just a 
picky SOB.
Of course, I dislike the Roland JC-120. I used to use one...the tone may 
be 
clean, but
it is sterile and rigid in my opinion. I prefer something like an old 
Fender 
blackface or Deluxe,
1X12 combo, but with a higher wattage speaker (like a JBL or EV), and some 
tubes
more condisive to darker, fuller tone.

> The difficult thing to get when going direct is to get a crisp, open and 
> detailed while not harsh tone.

Agreed.

> Getting a dark and thick tone is really easy.
> Sorry to say this but the solution is easier than you maybe want.

No apologies necessary. Again, I've been doing tests like this for some 
time 
now, trying
to get a good jazz tone on my laptop. The sound clip I sent is my best 
shot. 
Adding
the FW400 may just satisfy me, as I'll be giving a cleaner and higher 
quality input to
the Booogex amp sim.

Kris