Good Vst Plug-in With True Amp Dynamics Response, here You can check it out |
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May 13 2013, 10:36 PM
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Today I wanted to share with You one of my favourite amp sim Vst plug-in ever. Even though I'm not a big Marshall fan...this JCM900 Dual Reverb simulation has killed me with the way it reacts for my playing.
It's very dynamic. But what this actually mean and why it's then good for practicing? This amp is very sensitive...like some really top notch amps...but not those for metal (To be honest many of high gain amps like Mesa DR or Peavey 5150 have some mods in the input circuit and this is done for a reason and I won't judge it now). They behave liek there was already some booster with top boost turned on. You can easily check this but turning gain to almost 0 and complete it to the clean tone of the same amp. You'll notice that the tone is getting thiner (less low, more treble) and doesn't sound like a clean with a bit of distortion. Amps with no modes in the input section of overdrive channel can give You almost clean and natural tone while you decrease the gain. Way of how the distortion channel is designed, affects our feel of is the amp soft or hard for playing - example? If You tried some more amps You could feel that even while picking soft there is still a bunch of attack and pinch harmonics are easy to produce while some amps seems to be stuborn and fails when missed just a few milimeters on the pinch harmonic range (string place where You hit the harmonics with Your pick and thumb) Now...those amps with no input mods are truly dynamic...why...because even on the high gain, when You softly stroke the string it not only looses the gain but also the treble...with a very noticable level. Those kind of amps are cruel for Your playing (shows every single flaw) but playing on them makes Your skills improved and tell more truth about Your guitar tone and Your playing. So...even if Your target is metal and You are addicted to some very "fast and short" tones with bunch of attack and treble it's always good to compare Your skills with some more natural amp. If You can handle such an amp with middle gain set up...You can easily handle the high gain one but...it doesn't work in the opposite direction. If You want the truth and to be honest to yourself...try to play on this JCM900 sim http://www.simulanalog.org/guitarsuite.htm You might not like it's freq response and the muddy sound with high gain...but it will suck all strength from You while trying to make it sound good only with Your hands and this is where the true adventure beginns. This topis is not about to say anything bad about the high gain amps and digital effects distortions but just an advice on how You can check where Your playing really is. This post has been edited by Darius Wave: May 13 2013, 10:38 PM |
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May 15 2013, 09:03 PM
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Sounds cool
 I wish there was a Macintosh version  But such is life eh? You bring up a really good point about dynamics. So much tone lives in the fingers and can easily be quashed by simply using too much gain. Being able to play in clean/low gain/mid gain situations is a skill in itself. A great example of this is the HUFSCHMID video that I linked of your playing in a previous post. You turn the volume knob down on the guitar and change the vibe of the entire solo. Great one btw!! Todd QUOTE (Darius Wave @ May 13 2013, 05:36 PM)  Today I wanted to share with You one of my favourite amp sim Vst plug-in ever. Even though I'm not a big Marshall fan...this JCM900 Dual Reverb simulation has killed me with the way it reacts for my playing. It's very dynamic. But what this actually mean and why it's then good for practicing? This amp is very sensitive...like some really top notch amps...but not those for metal (To be honest many of high gain amps like Mesa DR or Peavey 5150 have some mods in the input circuit and this is done for a reason and I won't judge it now). They behave liek there was already some booster with top boost turned on. You can easily check this but turning gain to almost 0 and complete it to the clean tone of the same amp. You'll notice that the tone is getting thiner (less low, more treble) and doesn't sound like a clean with a bit of distortion. Amps with no modes in the input section of overdrive channel can give You almost clean and natural tone while you decrease the gain. Way of how the distortion channel is designed, affects our feel of is the amp soft or hard for playing - example? If You tried some more amps You could feel that even while picking soft there is still a bunch of attack and pinch harmonics are easy to produce while some amps seems to be stuborn and fails when missed just a few milimeters on the pinch harmonic range (string place where You hit the harmonics with Your pick and thumb) Now...those amps with no input mods are truly dynamic...why...because even on the high gain, when You softly stroke the string it not only looses the gain but also the treble...with a very noticable level. Those kind of amps are cruel for Your playing (shows every single flaw) but playing on them makes Your skills improved and tell more truth about Your guitar tone and Your playing. So...even if Your target is metal and You are addicted to some very "fast and short" tones with bunch of attack and treble it's always good to compare Your skills with some more natural amp. If You can handle such an amp with middle gain set up...You can easily handle the high gain one but...it doesn't work in the opposite direction. If You want the truth and to be honest to yourself...try to play on this JCM900 sim http://www.simulanalog.org/guitarsuite.htm You might not like it's freq response and the muddy sound with high gain...but it will suck all strength from You while trying to make it sound good only with Your hands and this is where the true adventure beginns. This topis is not about to say anything bad about the high gain amps and digital effects distortions but just an advice on how You can check where Your playing really is. |
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