Lee, my friendlee dc wrote:Remember that the tubes on the GUI light up depending on how hard they are driven, so you can use this to gauge whether you are hitting it hard enough. You can see them more clearly if you switch to the Vintage skin
You can hardly tell by the tubes what is going on. and in any case : the tubes light in reaction to how
"hard" the certain band is processed. they are not means to meter the input nor the output in and out of the
plug.
My question to Jules was (and still is...):
Does "drive" represent pure input level going in to the plug ? because I don't know, I seem to get different results
from "driving" the plug internally and externally via an auxiliary plug (like the FreeG).
RLPA sounds subtle even if you drive it but it is only with external plug (Sonalksis FreeG in this case. could
also be GVST GGain) that it comes to life and I could REALLY
differentiate between the presets...
DanielKonopka
You don't really need me (although I might help if you STILL have difficulty after the following example).
1) Import a drum loop (or whatever loop that is comprised of several elements)
2) Insert (eg) Sonalksis FreeG right BEFORE Redline Preamp. gauge the peaks BEFORE RLPA and aim to -3dB to
-1dB (you can gauge with Aux plug like RMS Buddy) or, as K-Slash have said "START with -4dB"
3) Start flicking through RLPA presets. in no time you would be able to discern preset from preset and better
judge if it suit your needs or not. elements will become subtly pronounced according to the preset or to the
the setting you choose. some presets will make your sound "open" and feel "alive" (as apposed to flat and
lifeless). that is now MY experience with MY ears. before that (ie. the "trick" with externally driving the plug)
I could hardly discern preset from preset. NOW I CAN
Hope this helps