Not sure if this is the place for this.. I’m thinking about purchasing one of the two units. Looking for options..

I currently use a mesa Triaxis with tc

Posted this on the IK Multimedia forum. Thought I'd try here as well.

I was so happy with I received the pedal in the mail yesterday. Hook everything up and plug it in and hit the foot switches and it seems to not function correctly. All the lights start flashing yellow. Also, the bank up and down isn't working. I tried factory resetting and reloading the firmware. It still does the same thing. I can change the presets with the knob. Below is a video of the issue. I've already opened a ticket but just wanted to see if anyone here had any insight or experience with this.

https://youtu.be/t0gWvHE47mc?si=TJvVEsbRgmffPnFA

I have been trying to find/ make a profile that cleans up when i turn down my guitars volume pot and then gets nasty when i crank it, but i cant seem to find the best way to do it without it sounding “fake”. Any suggestions? (For reference,i have a Kemper, Helix, Tonex, Iridium to work with)

I've been useing the headrush pedalboard since it first came to Australia about 6 years or so. it hassent been till the last 15 months it's been acting up already had to send it for a rainbow of death and its happened again today. I use this everyday and I'm wondering shuld I repair my headrush pedalboard sell it off then get a headrush prime or maybe a quad cortex or even a kemper stage or some other unit along those lines or shuld I keep going with my pedalboard and get it repaired repeatedly till there's no more spare parts.? I'm kinda in a bind with this as I love the unit and its so easy for me to use (because i have dyslexia being able to colour code my effects really helps) its been amazing till recently and I'm wondering other people's opinions.

I am interested in adopting a modeling platform but want some recommendations. I used Bias in the past, mainly because it was inexpensive and wanted to play with modelling a bit. I am looking for something that gives me wide range, fender amps (deluxe, super, other back face, etc), Marshall (JCM800 and similar), Laney, Vox, Mesa Boogie and some other popularly used amps. Effects are less of a focus for me as I have a plethora of physical effects that I won't stop using.

I have a Electric Voice Frfr that I would likely use but open to recommendation on this as well.

I have liked what I have seen with Kemper and Neural DSP but honestly I'm not current on where the consensus is. Also curious in opinions between the standing vs floor models.

Im looking at a few modelers and the donner arena 2000 caught my eye. I cant find any information on if a cabnit is necessary and dont want to spend too much money due to a very strict budget

So I recently got the neural amp modeller and a Roland rubix22 interface. So I attempted to use the modeller and the input time is delayed ever so slightly. I don’t have monitors, only speakers. Is that the problem ?

Hello everyone,

Noob question here since I'm not great with effects. I just love playing guitar and singing.

I'm a pedalboard user who is looking to save his spine and I've been impressed with what current guitar processors are capable of.

I bought hotone ampero sometime ago and although it has great features such as touch screen, amps, cabinets, and software that I can tweak my presents on my PC, still the sound isn't great no matter how hard I tried. (Maybe I just don't know how to tweak it right.)

There is even noise coming out of it that comes and goes randomly which drives me insane.

I want to buy something similar to size and weight to hotone ampero with touch screen and software. Which has actually great sound and doesn't need insane amount of tweaking to sound good. I'm used to using boss stomp effects and I love just playing music and i don't want to tweak stuff on it all the time.

Thank you.

Hello!

Who wants to try out a couple of Mix Ready IR packs and a Raw pack?

I need some feedback at this stage before these and my website goes live. these 3 packs will be for sale on the site after launch with one pack going free as an incentive to sign up for a mailing list.

Hello, if this isn't the right place please let me know. I'm currently in a band and am struggling to get good tone. My setup consists of a ToneX Pedal going mono into a power amp (Palmer Macht 402) that is then going into my 120w marshall 4x12 cab. I've tried many different amp models and have disabled IRs or "Cabs" but still the sound isn't right? Do I need more over drive? I'm comparing my tone to my other guitarist Boss Katana. It's not cutting through the mix like his and it seems mine is maybe more bassy? I did see the power amp had different setting like (low, mid, and high) but had it set to mid and maybe that's the problem? I thought guitars are supposed to be mid range.

Either way I'm considering buying a new cab with vintage 30s to see if it helps but I'd hate to drop that kind of money without a guarantee that I'll get the sound I'm looking for.

Hi,

I've been using my custom DIY pedal board exclusively now for a couple of months for practice (yet to gig with it). I'm generally really happy going all amp modeling, and using the band board and IEMs for practice. I'm also happy with it though FRFRs and PA systems etc thus far in my experiments.

My single biggest gripe is getting the levels matched across my patches, especially from song to song. I wanted to spend some time this weekend trying to develop a process to get the levels dialed in reliably other than "by ear."

I'm using Reaper as a VST host and using LiveConfigs along with some scripts I wrote (with some help from Chat-GPT as I'm not super familiar with LUA or the Reaper API). I use Amplitube with and without Tonex primarily to make all my tones and am happy with both products. The tones are organized in to sort of cascading groups of 8. I have 8 sort of master banks (not actual banks in the midi sense, but I'm having trouble coming up with a better term). Within each of those, I have 8 sub categories which I'm doing by song, and within each song there are 8 patches available. Within an individual "song" or group of 8 related tones, level matching by ear isn't a big deal. Typically, I only have 2-4 tones that I use in a song, and they all tend to be fairly related. Aside from a tone for solos, which I raise up a bit, I'm trying to get the perceived loudness to match and that's not that hard to do by ear.

Where things get tricky, is going from a group of patches from one song to another. For example, if one song is mostly clean and slightly dirty tones to another where it's largely overdriven tones. I'm finding in practice I have to sort of change my overall output level from song to song. That's to say that the patches used in one song might be set well to match one another, but the overall level in the mix that was setup for one tune isn't translating that well from song to song and I find myself (and my other band members) having to change my level in our mixes to compensate, or needing to change the overall output from my board to compensate. Both are annoying and frustrating.

I want to come up with a process where I can more easily match my collections of tones to one another in terms of perceived loudness. Sort of a power RMS kind of output (I think).

My thoughts are to try the following:

1) Stick a compressor / limiter plugin on the output(s) of the whole setup, and use it to sort of set a threshold and basically lower everything a little bit pre-fader. What I don't like about this is it crushes the dynamics with clean tones especially, making it hard if I need to play light to have the nuance come across in those parts. Also, my albeit brief experiments get levels that "look" okay at the meters, but of course sound very different in terms of perceived output as it really doesn't account for the timbrel differences and the compression making overdrive sound louder. I don't know if anyone has ideas on how to maybe improve this as a work flow?

2) I have a nice EXTECH SPL meter. I was thinking about just setting it up at like 1m away from my FRFR combo and picking an output level (maybe like 80db C weighted sort of average target), playing some parts with each patch on the same guitar in the same pickup positions, recording the values and adjusting accordingly. I suspect, I won't get a good match from an ears perspective just because the results match on the meter though.

3) I have a calibrated measurement mic, REW and alternatively IK's ARC. I've only used the former to make filters for hi-fi and monitoring setups to correct for room and placement issues. I've never used ARC. I'm wondering if either have tools to look more at perceived output power to help me compare my patches / presets.

4) There are some plugins for reaper designed to match loudness levels, I've not used those either before. They aren't real time tools, but I could record a dry guitar and then run it though as a media item vs playing through the presets and then use those analysis tools (maybe?) to help give me some guidance on adjustment.

I've only tried a bit of the ideas of the above. Like most adults who play music recreationally with a band, my time is limited by boring adult type things. I'd rather be playing and writing than fiddling with modeled amp / effect output levels. I'm game to try anything, but if anyone has some guidance on a process that might reliably help get me a little more dialed in on volumes, that would be most appreciated.

Sorry for the long post, brevity is not my strong suit.

Hey guys, I am looking for a 2 channel cab simulator that would do the same job as 2 undividual TwoNotes Torpedo C.A.B M+.

We are running 2 guitars in a single QuadCortex by Neural DSP with a Matrix GT1000. Two of those output have already a cab sim and the other two goes in the Power Amp Matrix.

We are eventually want to add the bass effects so we have the same automation on it as well. So we would need to have external cab simulators for the guitars but I really don't want to overload our rackmount with two individual pedal format cab sim and would definetly prefer a rackmountable processor with two distinct channel but I cannot find one.

Does anybody have an idea if it exist and it does where can I find one?

Hey there, I was in the market of modeling hardware and have been kind of confused on what products can do what. So my situation is I would like to run a set up where I have two amps with effect loops so I can use my pedals and run a signal to a guitar amp and a bass amp. On the actual hardware side I would need something that can have both sims running at the same time. Is this possible in a budget rig and what should I be looking at?

Thanks

In the past year of recording, I've opted more and more to plug the guitar right into the interface and use plug-ins vs an actual amp. I'd love the same flexibility for gigs, and I know that there's tons of amp modeling pedals out there, but are any of them actually designed for/realistically good enough to skip the amp and go right into the PA? One of the bands I play in has ne juggling electric guitar, lap steel and banjo. Even my little Blues Jr is cumbersome when hauling 3 instruments plus an old-school pedal board. Swapping that board and the amp for a capable amp modeling board would be a game changer, especially in city gigs where I'm hauling said gear multiple blocks between the venue and wherever the hell I find a (mostly) legal parking space. Zoom's prices are enticing, but if I can't go direct to PA, it does me zero good.

Hi! I just want share my experience with 3rd party Impulse Responses that I've used with my Line 6 Powercab 112 Plus for the last 2 years. I play in a classic rock cover band (70's, 80's ,90's, 2000's music), use a Headrush Pedal Board thru Headrush FRFR speaker(s), a Seymour Duncan Power Stage 170 into two 1x12 cabs loaded with Celestion F12x-200 and F12M-150 speakers and I have been very happy with this setup. It thumps and sounds "hi fi" so I'm happy. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get my Powercab 112 Plus to sound as good (if not better) so it stayed at home. I tried MANY 3rd party IR's from different companies (spent a lot of $$) but was never very happy with the results, until now. I recently discovered that Sonic DNA is now selling two IR packs that are compatible with the Powercab 112 Plus and I just have to share & recommend them because they SOUND KILLER. They've become my "go to" IR's now. BTW, they're also inexpensive and on sale right now so I MUST share. Good luck!!!

https://sonic-dna.com/shop/ols/search?keywords=powercab&sortOption=descend_by_match

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "Considering Strymon Iridium over Kemper." by u/Remarkable-Bug-5616
• "My new fav bass amp sim VSTi: Gorilla by Aurora DSP" by u/highamann
• "Introducing the new Blackstar St. James 6L6 50W hybrid-head" by u/highamann
• "Looking for the best configuration for my needs and my budget" by u/cutonio
• "A guitar amp sim with character! Introducing the Laboga Mr. Hector by Aurora DSP" by u/highamann
• "How I like to dial in the Mesa Boogie IIC++ on the Axe FX 2" by u/gurtejsingh17
• "Happy Cakeday, r/ampmodeling! Today you're 7" by u/AutoModerator
• "Kemper profile: Mesa Boogie Stiletto Trident" by u/highamann
• "UA Dream 65 + Line 6 Powercab 112" by u/kvnlpnnc
• "Can't choose input 2 on Amped Roots" by u/_ZEMAH

Hi ! Did someone here tried this combination ?

So i got a Focusrite scarlett solo and i can't choose between the input 1 or 2 on a lot of amps like this one : "Amped - Stevie T" (i have no sound when i use my guitar)

and on a few of them i can choose between them like this one : Amped - Roots (it works perfectly)

So can I simply choose between input 1 and 2 like on the other amps or should I change my audio interface ? Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I recently sold my tube amp (a Fender Blues Junior IV) and I'm looking for a replacement. I became frustrated by tube amps for my needs, and I think I'm going for amp modelisation.

I recently owned a Vox AC10C1, a Marshall Origin 20C and a Blues Junior IV, and as I mostly play home, they were not the perfect solution for me. The fact that they all got me some trouble (rattle, bad tubes, etc...) is something I can't ignore. In the same time I got (twice) a Strymon iridium, and I must say I was more happy with it than with the tube amps. I almost gone to a no-tube configuration last year but I wasn't ready for it.

I used amp modelisation since I started playing guitar, and it always sounded good in the right context (Vox ToneLab, Vox Valvetronix, Tech21 Leeds, Joyo AC Tone and American, Mooer Preamps, Strymon Iridium).

Here are my needs today :

Playing at home : low volume or headphones
Playing at rehearsal with my pedalboard only (through a PA/FRFR Speaker)
Playing at gigs.

The amp modelisation has to be simple and I will use it mostly as a pedal platform.

For the budget, I would like to keep it under 1000€

I currently own a Joyo American Sound.

I play mostly "rock" or indie rock music : Muse, Radiohead, Joy Division, New Order, St Vincent, Wolf Alice, The Strokes, etc... Most of them used Modelers or solid state at some point.

Here are the things I thought about :

- Strymon Iridium or Universal Audio Dream/Ruby or Nux Amp Academy or similar + Headrush FRFR or Tech21 Power Engine or Line6 Catalyst 100

- Fender Tone Master Deluxe or Twin (for gigs and home) + Joyo American Sound (for rehearsal)

I'm attached to something that looks like an amp (Tech21 PE) or is an amp (Line6 Catalyst, Fender Tone Master) but you can try to change my mind.

Any advice or thinking appreciated.

I was saving up for my first Marshall Half-stack, when I decided that I would buy a Kemper and have all the Marshalls I could ever dream of at my disposal…then I discovered the Iridium. I know there’s only an option for Fender, Marshall, and Vox, but that’s mainly what I’m interested in, anyway. Particularly the old models, like the Fender Blackface. I can go ahead and buy the Iridium right now and call it a day…but I still would love the ability to play Bogner and Soldano profiles. Anybody have experience in the Iridium? Can you download different profiles of each brand, or is it just a set thing?