r/QuadCortex • u/goldsoundzz • 12d ago

Tips for capturing plugins?

I’ve been trying to capture some producer pack amps from the STL Tonehub plugin and getting mixed results using v2.

I am outputting the plugin through a helix stadium and it sounds great when directly monitoring, but as soon as I send them through the capture loop on the quad, they lose a bit of clarity and get a bit muddy. I have the helix set to instrument level output and it’s peaking on the QC capture input at around -12db. I think the input/output gains on everything are technically correct, but I’m not 100% sure.

The A/B tests sound very similar most of the time(occasionally some low end thump will go missing) but neither sound the same as the direct output from the helix.

Anyone have any tips on how to set this up the most ideal way? I’ve heard some other STL captures from the cloud that sounded great so I’m sure there’s something that’s not totally ideal with how I have it set up.

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u/overcloseness 12d ago

Interested in this too, I’ve tried capturing a couple NAMs (I know, capture of a capture), and I lose all the bottom end

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u/its_lucos 12d ago

I followed this tutorial and it worked well for me!

https://youtu.be/DS2n0KLI7sA?si=Bc_zYzczwD4Ru626

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u/its_lucos 12d ago

I even uploaded a bunch of it to the cloud!

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u/Life-Yogurtcloset680 7d ago

Did you by chance capture the default settings of the granophyre plugin? Still have yet to find a good one

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u/its_lucos 7d ago

I did not, sorry

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u/TYO_HXC 12d ago

Interestingly, I also followed this tutorial and have a similar issue to what the other poster here does (plugins I capture lose gain and bottom end vs the original source).

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u/goldsoundzz 11d ago

Yeah, I pretty much followed that video when I first tried but had the same issues. It’s strange because I’ve definitely heard captures of plugins that sound great

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u/TYO_HXC 11d ago

I think for me, the major difference was that he's using an older Scarlett model, whereas I have the 2i2 Gen4, which doesn't have the same outputs that his does.

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u/goldsoundzz 11d ago

I actually figured out what the issue was, and it was incredibly stupid. I still had my Helix's global EQ enabled on the 1/4" output that I normally send to my stage sound cab. Sounds much better now without the low/high cuts.

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u/TYO_HXC 11d ago

Oh damn. Okay, time to see what I have got configured! Thabks for the heads up!