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Well, I'm not talking about cables and audio transfer. A good shielded cable is a thing of beauty. I'm talking about actual processing of a digital audio signal. Would your signal looped by Mobius sound different than a Looperlative? Not really, but this is assuming you've got a high quality audio interface. On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Raul Bonell <raul.bonell@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 > >