Amp/Cab Sim and Pre-amps – Does Signal Chain Matter?
Today Im experimenting. Going into this video I didn’t know 100% what I was going to find. I’ve been burned in the past thinking I know what Im talking about only to find my experiments proving me wrong.
Today we are testing out a few things:
1. Is an Amp/Cab Sim better in front of your pedals, after dry effects or at the very end of your chain?
2. Does having a pre-amp paired with your cab sim make a positive difference?
3. Can a video on Amp/Cab sim signal chain actually be useful?
Im not going to tell you my opinions, but rather will let you make up your mind based on the audio.
Im mainly on the neck pickup but switch back and forth a bit. Check out the bottom left of the screen if you’re curious where its at.
Comment below with thoughts and questions!
#AmpCab #Sim #Preamps #Signal #Chain #Matter
Originally posted by UCnVCmjYaoMWO0kiN_RVkEHw at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-fDRolnyA
Hi , I have Comp, Drive, Chorus, Delay and Reverb.
Where i can put my Noise Gate, Booster, Pre amp, and Cab sim ?
I'm waiting for your response ???? . Thank you ????
This was nothing more than a plug for one of the components used.
hey if i have a preamp pedal not a simulator would i put that at the end of the chain
What about running an EQ before versus after?
Can I run my amp sim in the effects loop of my amp if I am running clean ?
yo this is highly informative. thank you very much
Just came to thank you for your article. Ampless boards were just meh for me until you suggested a preamp pedal. After I added that I was all in. Total game changer. Thanks for sharing your insights. Much appreciated.
Best video!
if im direct to mixer, there is no need to use the 4 cable method?
Thank you!
What happens if you turn off the cab sim on irridium and just use the amp sim; then add a cab sim pedal at the end of the chain?
The amp sim before the modulation sounded muddier, messier, so I prefer it at the end in your demo.
Any recommendations on the best pre-amp to get to put before the UA Ruby? The Ruby is in the middle of my chain.
Please help me arrange this.
Tuner, amp simulator, delay, chorus, acoustic simulayor, ultimate drive, reverb.
Tnx in advance
Hi, if I only need to choose one which is more essential to the pedalboard that will go well with an overdrive & distortion pedal, is it the cabinet simulator or an amp simulator? Also, do both sim need a DI pedal? Sorry, I'm still a newbie on the pedal world. Thank you.
Excellent video and very well explained…
Thanks for the details you shared.
I happened to exchange IM messages (yesterday on 9-15-22) with Chippo from your website on a similar subject trying to get a modeler pedal to sound good for recording. I mentioned both my friend's Line 6 PodGo and my Valeton GP-200, both did not sound good going into an Allen Heath GL2400 desk. Yet, many videos on the two units sounded really great. A mystery.
I am going to try recording directly into the interface via USB tomorrow and also try running the modeler pedal outputs into an external API clone pre amp (or a Neve clone) and see if that helps. Right now both units sound really bad and not usable. There has to be a solution.
Chippo was very helpful and spent quite a bit of time with me, which I really appreciated. Thanks.
Phil
NYC Area
Thank you for this nice video. I am struggling right now, with getting sound out of my stereo pedals and into the Interface. I put the Iridium between a Boss Trem and the El Capistan and I am mono out to Dig and then Stereo out to Immerse, Big sky and Boomerang Looper going into 2 recording tracks in interface. Everything was working fine until I put the Iridium in the middle… My guitar goes into Boss tuner, then TC comp, EH Soul food, Sud and up then volume pedal (Morley) and into trem. I am trying to understand the fonction of the Iridium as a Amp Sim but I must be missing something. Maybe I can't do a stereo sound this way???
do signal chains go left to right in Australia? ????
Can you recommend a few (true) pre-amp pedals that you have played and verified work with amp sims? I have the ACS1.
Question, i ‘ve never used a cab simulator in my amp.. for experiment purpose , wheres better to connect, effect loop or front of the amp? I’ ve been playing for many years but never experiment with that
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I have a supro Delta 8, and a peddle board, I just got it, will I need to use an amp simulator before going into my mixing console, when recording, or can I go straight into the mixing console from the back of the supro without an amp simulator?
love the video, explanation, and the sound sample you made. just what i need
I have the Squire preamp with the POD Go and there’s a hiss, I have it just before the units simulator. It’s in the effects loop that’s movable to any section on the signal chain. Is the hiss unavoidable? Thanks
very helpful thanks!
The name of preamp ?
Hi, if i have comp+overdrive+chorus+delay+reverb. Where can i put my preamp pedal?