by 6stringer » Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:49 pm
Some of the amp models seem to sound "more like the real thing" if they have a bit more input gain. I think the best way to accomplish that is to do it in the preset itself. For example, I think the Fender Deluxe Reverb model sounds more like the real amp if I put a boost pedal before the amp and turn that pedal up about 10db. This is my opinion based on videos on YouTube of people playing a real Deluxe Reverb and trying to copy their settings.
If you try to increase the boost using your audio device, you'll need to change the input levels constantly as you change presets, which is why I add the boost in the preset.
But jih64 is right: use your ears. In my opinion, this gain thing being talked about on YouTube is missing the point. It would be convenient if I could copy the settings from a real amp to Amplitube and get the exact sound. But as long as I can get the sound I want from Amplitube, I don't really care if the treble knob is set exactly the way someone in a video had theirs. And since I don't actually own any of the real amps, I won't know the difference unless I analyze a bunch of YouTube videos. The entire thing seems like someone ran out of things to complain about and decided their next ax to grind would be that their amp modeller wan't 100% accurate to the real amp.
