KVR Audio

Polarity Support · Post by **Polarity Support** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:31 pm

RAYA wrote:The denormal prob I mentioned above is gone when an input signal is present.

Tubester sounds so fat that seems that I'm using the neck pickup all the time

Also seems to have a compresor coded inside.

The code checks and handles denormal state - do you have a high quality sound card on the input ?

Is so fat good or bad ?

No compressor inside - the valve model has feedback though which might account for the effect you are hearing

Polarity Support · Post by **Polarity Support** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:34 pm

safeaim wrote:Maybe I'm totally lame now... but is it supposed to give a sound like it's processed trough a high pass filter?
I loaded it in FL Studio, and I can disort the signal, but I can't give the sound just a subtle disortion..

Tubester is really designed for high gain work with real guitars - it is not a general purpose tube warmer. Future developments will offer subtler noises

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:00 pm

TechNoiZ wrote:Yeah, I like this. Definitely better (for me anyway) than the Rednef Twin and possibly a replacement for Cortex in my rig. It sits well with JCM900.

Nice ...

no way that Tubester can currently compete with Cortex

but then Cortex sucks cpu like there is no tomorrow

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:05 pm

b.t.w.: if I am testing an amp-sim I'm using a guitar with jazz-strings (something like 13-53) and Tubester is completely breaking down to the bass-frequencies...

TechNoiZ · Post by **TechNoiZ** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:10 pm

Depends what sounds you want - I use three stacked amps for my guitar sounds so its not the main noise but a different texture in the mix.

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:18 pm

jens wrote:b.t.w.: if I am testing an amp-sim I'm using a guitar with jazz-strings (something like 13-53) and Tubester is completely breaking down to the bass-frequencies...

Yes, this is the main thing I noticed. A complete meltdown when the bass frequencies drive it.

Greg

verstaerker · Post by **verstaerker** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:22 pm

jens wrote:
TechNoiZ wrote:Yeah, I like this. Definitely better (for me anyway) than the Rednef Twin and possibly a replacement for Cortex in my rig. It sits well with JCM900.

Nice ...
no way that Tubester can currently compete with Cortex

but then Cortex sucks cpu like there is no tomorrow

what is cortex - is it freeware -where can i find it?

verstaerker · Post by **verstaerker** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 5:25 pm

verstaerker wrote:
jens wrote:
TechNoiZ wrote:Yeah, I like this. Definitely better (for me anyway) than the Rednef Twin and possibly a replacement for Cortex in my rig. It sits well with JCM900.

Nice ...
no way that Tubester can currently compete with Cortex

but then Cortex sucks cpu like there is no tomorrow
what is cortex - is it freeware -where can i find it?

ok found it - google was my friend - why isn't it listed in KVR ??

TechNoiZ · Post by **TechNoiZ** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:08 pm

jens you are right - i had not listened to it by itself and it is totalling everything below Bb into a smooth, round mush.

In some ways this is ok for me and my hyper-driven guitar sound as it is the 3rd of three amps and does a fine job adding a bit of trash-noiz to the background. On its own though it is unusable ..... (unless of course your simming a trashed amp following a gear-wrecking encore .... tres rawk'n'rowl i'm sure ... )

regards,

Noox · Post by **Noox** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:53 pm

Confirmed here too.

When used as a preamp, and by using a good gate, it is charging the gain as a bulldozer.

Used alone, it is unusable because of a weird behaviour of bass frequencies when you raise the gain fader too much.

Polarity Support · Post by **Polarity Support** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:16 pm

Noox wrote:Confirmed here too.

When used as a preamp, and by using a good gate, it is charging the gain as a bulldozer.

Used alone, it is unusable because of a weird behaviour of bass frequencies when you raise the gain fader too much.

Is this Tubester ? Try rolling off the bass somewhat and cranking the treble. I know the sound can get a bith much under some circumstances - we will make some changes to the tone stack

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:22 pm

verstaerker wrote:
verstaerker wrote:
jens wrote:
TechNoiZ wrote:Yeah, I like this. Definitely better (for me anyway) than the Rednef Twin and possibly a replacement for Cortex in my rig. It sits well with JCM900.

Nice ...
no way that Tubester can currently compete with Cortex

but then Cortex sucks cpu like there is no tomorrow
what is cortex - is it freeware -where can i find it?
ok found it - google was my friend - why isn't it listed in KVR ??

dunno

- it's imo currently the best sounding amp-sim out there - very similar to the legendery J-Station

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:23 pm

Polarity Support wrote:
Noox wrote:Confirmed here too.

When used as a preamp, and by using a good gate, it is charging the gain as a bulldozer.

Used alone, it is unusable because of a weird behaviour of bass frequencies when you raise the gain fader too much.
Is this Tubester ?

tbh I think yes, it clearly is...

however don't let yourself be put down by it...

verstaerker · Post by **verstaerker** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:28 pm

jens wrote:
verstaerker wrote:
verstaerker wrote:
jens wrote:
TechNoiZ wrote:Yeah, I like this. Definitely better (for me anyway) than the Rednef Twin and possibly a replacement for Cortex in my rig. It sits well with JCM900.

Nice ...
no way that Tubester can currently compete with Cortex

but then Cortex sucks cpu like there is no tomorrow
what is cortex - is it freeware -where can i find it?
ok found it - google was my friend - why isn't it listed in KVR ??
dunno - it's imo currently the best sounding amp-sim out there - very similar to the legendery J-Station

yes it sounds damn good

nool · Post by **nool** » Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:14 pm

thanks - lovely plug !!

Tubester update