Re: [Harp-L] Blues Tunes - Blind Test Results

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I sat down for a few hours with my amp and the digitech.  I used the
Blackface amp because I have a blackface amp.  I set out to make it
sound exactly like my deluxe.  I think I did that for the most part
except that the rp400 doesn't respond in the same way as a tube amp. 
Much less predictable than an amp.

I don't remmeber the whole patch.  But I used the Blackface amp
setting, gain was at 31. All of other effects were off because it's
easier to add to a sound than substract in the studio.


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>---- Original Message ----
>From: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx, Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Blues Tunes - Blind Test Results
>Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 13:32:28 -0500
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>>"Chris Michalek" wrote:
>>"I thought it was interesting that many picked up on the fact that I
>>didn't use my Filiskos on the recording but nobody heard the
>>difference between my amp and the Digitech...The Blue Energy cut was
>>played with the RE 10 into the Digitech that was directly patched
>into
>>the HD Recorder. To my ears, the RP400 was actually crunchier than
>the
>>amp..."
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>>I heard the extra crunch and suspected that the piece was played on
>the
>>Digitech.
>>
>>In fact, I thought it was a little too crunchy on the loud notes --
>a
>>little too much like digital distortion, as opposed to analog tube
>>distortion.  My guess is that the GAIN on the amp model used in the
>>patch is set in the high double digits -- like 70 or higher -- and
>the
>>result is a bit too much distortion when the notes are played hard. 
>Is
>>this the Tweed amp model?  I find that it's difficult to get exactly
>the
>>right amount of distortion on that one -- it seems to want to sound
>>either warm and cleanish, or unpredictably harsh, and not much
>>in-between.   
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>>For a sound with a lot of crunch, in a nicer, tubier way, try using
>the
>>Boutique amp model with GAIN set somewhere around 5-7, or the Stack
>>model with GAIN set to zero.  (Yes, zero.  That Stack is a very hot
>amp
>>model.)  The Stack will sound deeper and fuller; the Boutique will
>have
>>a lot of edge on the sound.  Put a little bit of slapback delay on
>>either and you'll have crunch, punch, and a nice wide sound, all at
>>once.  Try using the compressor too. 
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>>Regards, Richard Hunter
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>>

Chris Michalek

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