Best Cab/ir Loader Pedal? Options

[Todd Simpson]

Mertay got me thinking about CAB/IR Pedals in one of our threads so I went looking for a nice one that wasn't crazy price. I ended up at the HOTONE OMNI IR. I already tried out the HOTON CAB IR and I liked it. So I thought I'd trade up and try this one. These have a street price of $200 but I am guessing about half that on the used market once they trickle down. This one has 24 bit audio and other features that folks seem to like. I"m curious to see how it compares to the CAB IR. Video to follow. Almost got the MOOER cab/ir loader pedal, but already like the Hotone.

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[Mertay]

As mentioned in that topic, Nux as brand is really getting my attention. Not pretty but spec.s are cool;

http://www.nuxefx.com/show-7-277-1.html

Aside technical stuff, I think a poweramp sim. is becoming a must with these type of pedals. I was offered a CabdryVR (https://digitech.com/en/products/cabdryvr) for a good price from a friend of mine but not having a poweramp sim. made me pass. These emu's make the sound rich/warmer, also for extreme shred stuff they add a compression thats helpful in some ways.

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[Todd Simpson]

I'm thinking more builders are going to add a power amp section as time goes on. It's mostly a EQ/Compression section which is always a good thing

The OMNI from hotone has a software editor which is very important to me. I really didn't like having to edit patches using the little knobs/screen on the last one. Tone was great, but editing was a bit of a pain in the neck. I think builders will start adding software editors as well. At least I hope

As mentioned in that topic, Nux as brand is really getting my attention. Not pretty but spec.s are cool;

http://www.nuxefx.com/show-7-277-1.html

Aside technical stuff, I think a poweramp sim. is becoming a must with these type of pedals. I was offered a CabdryVR (https://digitech.com/en/products/cabdryvr) for a good price from a friend of mine but not having a poweramp sim. made me pass. These emu's make the sound rich/warmer, also for extreme shred stuff they add a compression thats helpful in some ways.

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[Mertay]

It's mostly a EQ/Compression section which is always a good thing

You mean that for poweramp sim.s? its actually a clipping/saturation section, only the presence knob is coded with eq. As we moved from eq based cab. sim.'s to ir's, the poweramp sim.s is/will be the next step.

This is obviously an affordable option, but still you'll hear the influence isn't really like eq and actually responds to pick attack;

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This post has been edited by Mertay: Jul 15 2019, 06:44 PM

[Todd Simpson]

I'm with ya it's got a clipping/drive bit in the power section. It's a pretty subtle difference on the video demo you shared. I agree power amp sims will make their way in to pedals/cab sims. It doesn't seem to make a huge difference though in tone. Like it says in the vid, it's more about "feel".

You mean that for poweramp sim.s? its actually a clipping/saturation section, only the presence knob is coded with eq. As we moved from eq based cab. sim.'s to ir's, the poweramp sim.s is/will be the next step.

This is obviously an affordable option, but still you'll hear the influence isn't really like eq and actually responds to pick attack;

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[Mertay]

I'm with ya it's got a clipping/drive bit in the power section. It's a pretty subtle difference on the video demo you shared. I agree power amp sims will make their way in to pedals/cab sims. It doesn't seem to make a huge difference though in tone. Like it says in the vid, it's more about "feel".

Agreed, but once started using and getting used to it becomes something one doesn't want to disengage.

We're already used to it from processors but unfortunately most doesn't give the option to tweak/bypass and let us judge what its doing for us. I'm sure you'll appreciate specially when soloing over a backing track its also a cool help to get the tone both cut and sit in the mix.

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[Todd Simpson]

As dsp gets cheaper, we might even see a stand alone power amp section pedal just like we are seeing IR pedals. Then again, it might just get slotted in a pedal like the NUX!

Agreed, but once started using and getting used to it becomes something one doesn't want to disengage.

We're already used to it from processors but unfortunately most doesn't give the option to tweak/bypass and let us judge what its doing for us. I'm sure you'll appreciate specially when soloing over a backing track its also a cool help to get the tone both cut and sit in the mix.

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