Working with ampsims - tips & tricks

[chilln]

I swear by any of the following Overdrive/Distortion/Fuzz pedals before hitting the DI:

Fuzz/Octave Uber Doom Style:

Jim Dunlop/MXR Hendrix OctaveFuzz

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[SomeCallHimWhitey]

I really appreciated reading some of these tips. The one from HIBIDY (sp?) was most intriguing. I actually use a MIDI guitar to play my guitar parts (no, I don't do METAL) and play was a plain guitar sample (usually LES PAUL direct). After I finish creating the track, I then go into the "sound" mode of creating the right AMP/CABINET/FX sound for the guitar part. The beauty of this approach is that if I don't like a LES PAUL, I can replace it was a STRAT sample, etc.

I do the same thing. Ultimately, I would still prefer to get back to live recording, but my preamp's been busted for a while now, and I'm out of a job so this has worked very well for me. Plus I still have a lot to learn about guitar.

I can't wait till I can try out some of these tips. They sound very useful. Thank you to everybody who's posted on this thread

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

On the idea of duplicating a track so there are say, 3 copies; each with its own 'effects chain;' I like to go in and add a couple of milliseconds to one of the 3, and subtract a few milliseconds from one of the others. Then, the 3 tracks are 'spread' over 5-10 milliseconds. It can help 'thicken' the overall sound.

I don't have a lot of gear; just a guitar and a computer. The best free VST ampsim I've found so far is the JCM-900 from the simulanalog VST pack (haven't tried the Fender sim yet). The JCM-900 VST looks like 'nothing,' but if you tweak those sliders you can find some really 'nice' tones; even if they don't sound exactly like a real guitar amp; the sound can be 'quite good' nonetheless.

I also like the 'redshift pickup replacer' from ACME bar gig.

You can also get some crazy sounds with the 'compact distortion' (but any dynamics are virtually non-existant).

Thanks for the thread; a lot of good stuff on here.

[shanecgriffo]

I don't have a lot of gear; just a guitar and a computer. The best free VST ampsim I've found so far is the JCM-900 from the simulanalog VST pack (haven't tried the Fender sim yet). The JCM-900 VST looks like 'nothing,' but if you tweak those sliders you can find some really 'nice' tones; even if they don't sound exactly like a real guitar amp; the sound can be 'quite good' nonetheless.

the guy who made that, went on to be the guy behind the coding of overloud's TH1
in case you didn't know.. but it certainly isn't freeware!