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wsaidah · Post by **wsaidah** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:26 pm

looks like im going to have to build some type of tube device that i can change tubes until i find the one i like. im going to use it as a send effect! now i just have to figure out how to bild it. any suggestions

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Thu May 26, 2005 11:47 pm

Presonus Blue Tube DP? I use this for warming up and compressing voice and acoustic guitar. Provides some distortion for the electric also.
PSP has some nice things in their MixPack that sound tubeish.

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Fri May 27, 2005 7:46 pm

wsaidah wrote:looks like im going to have to build some type of tube device that i can change tubes until i find the one i like. im going to use it as a send effect! now i just have to figure out how to bild it. any suggestions

If it only were that simple...

1: designing tube cirquits is a form of art, and can be quite expensive as a hobby! Not for the faint-hearted.
2: suppose you have a cirquit designed for 12AX7 tubes. You cannot simply put in EL84's and assume it will work. There are many different types like triodes, pentodes, etc, each with heir own sockets and specs.
3: are you serious?? VST tube effects have less noise, and comsume less power. And behave much more reliable!

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Fri May 27, 2005 8:35 pm

Oh, I dunno... you could always start with one of these and modify it to suit. ;-) [actually, that one appears to be a museum piece]

feyshay · Post by **feyshay** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:00 pm

I'm gonna build me a woman.

ocp · Post by **ocp** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:43 pm

Check this out: http://www.madamp.biz/

dxl · Post by **dxl** » Sat May 28, 2005 2:31 am

get UAD-1
u hardly find anyone that hates its sound!
u hardly find any non-protool studios without one!

bobby yarrow · Post by **bobby yarrow** » Sat May 28, 2005 4:35 am

"Real" tube gear always has a comma in the price tag, and you generally don't hear the tube in the way you might be thinking. If what you want is distortion, get a few "crap" pieces and see what distortion you like. If you want the sound of real tube gear, just buy the most expensive non-tube gear you can afford.

wsaidah · Post by **wsaidah** » Sat May 28, 2005 10:10 pm

yes i am serious! im looking for the pultec 1s3 Schematic so i can have a look at the circuit design.

NinjaShredder · Post by **NinjaShredder** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:11 am

feyshay wrote:I'm gonna build me a woman.

HILARIOUS! lol.

yes i am serious! im looking for the woman schematic so i can have a look at the circuit design.

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:52 pm

wsaidah wrote:yes i am serious! im looking for the pultec 1s3 Schematic so i can have a look at the circuit design.

That's an EQ and not "just any tube amp stage", so ofcourse it colours the sound.

Maybe if you buy one first, then you won't have any problem reverse-engineering the schematic, and thus analyse where "the sound" comes from

Like slicing a woman apart, in search for her soul