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i think sw is great when the setup needed is really big and you have to take care of all those zthrillions of good quality cables and matched connections. this is expensive in hardware, but sound cables are so extremelly clean in the modular sw world :-). 2009/5/28, Mark Sottilaro <zerocrossing@gmail.com>: > 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 >> >> > > -- Raul Bonell at Blogger: http://raulbonell.blogspot.com Chain Tape Collective: http://www.ct-collective.com