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I don’t believe so! If you’re using a shared space/studio or need to frequently load projects on someone else’s computer I can imagine the physical key would be the more secure route. Otherwise you’re good with the cloud. Apologies for any confusion! 😅
you can install ilok licences on your computer, and do not need dongle then. There are usualy 3 options for iLok - install on computer, on dongle or on cloud
Hi Chris. Thanks for the video. Regarding support for the Twin X you just bought. You should be good for several years. That unit is the latest model. It hasn’t been replaced yet.
Oh, UA is already late on delivering a new model, but even when they do, I would expect support on the Twin X for some time. Unless they introduce new DSP chips and develop new plugins just for those. Who knows at this point, but I still think you got a great deal on yours.
I don't get why people have developed such a Stockholm syndrome regarding UA... Their hardware products come loaded with DRM crapware, account binding, and horrible apps to use. Even if they _were_ the best sounding products on the market, I wouldn't touch them with a stick (anymore). Sold my UA gear, never ever going back. Edit: Ohhh, and don't get me started about their customer support...
I'm with you on that. Also the fact to use their plugins you need to be online just to use them. I purchased one on sale last year just to give it a go and the following day I opened a session and the plugin would not load cause I was not online. I was like wtf? No other plugin developer does this that resides on my system. And their app would open periodically in the middle of a recording/editing. Uninstalled it and never again. I stay well away from them. They seem to be on a huge marketing spree nowadays. Must be quite desperate. I don't get why some people feel they need them like getting some kind of high over them. But I digress.... to each to their own I guess LoL
Hi Chris, your videos are looking so much better and professional ... would you be willing to do a video sharing and explaining the equipment/assets you use in recording and producing your videos for RU-vid (your RU-vid Set Up)? ... Being a subscriber from early on ... but just wanted to comment and say congratulations on not only the substantive quality of your videos, but the SOUND and PRODUCTION quality continue to get better and better ... thank you!!
Hey thanks!! Lots of trial and error.. I’d be happy to make a video about it in the future.. just for now I’d recommend a few things: Camera: Sony ZV-E10 set to 4k 24fps Lens: Sigma 16mm (got this a few months ago.. makes the background blurry) Light: GVM makes some LED panels that are around $150 each.. Mic: Sennheiser makes a wireless lapel mic that connects to my camera.. the lapel is taped inside of my shirt Software: I use Final Cut Pro to edit all the videos.. sound fx are included and texts.. I am still trying to get things right but I appreciate the feedback 😅 There’s a lot to learn but also talking to a camera is nerve racking 😬
@@heychrisgreen great to get your reply ... well it sure is looking great ... some magic sauce is happening or sure ... looking forward to your video when you get a chance ... thanks again for all the great videos ... very clear and helpful!!!
Hmmm… what audio interface do you use? Sometimes devices like the RME Babyface have to be adjusted with their own software and not within Studio One.. if you have a Presonus brand of interface the options should definitely be available within any project
@heychrisgreen I bought the PreSonus AudioBox USB 96 Studio Ultimate Bundle - 25th Anniversary Edition from zzounds about a year ago and I'm just now unboxing and setting everything up. I've watched multiple videos now and for some reason I can't get things going. One thing I did notice was that some of the options that are available to you and other creators are darkened on my setup and unavailable for me to adjust. Could it be my computer? It's a laptop but it's a gaming laptop. It has a graphics card and a lot of storage
I’m sure there’s some effect on your cpu or processor when using 64 bit instead of 32… It is most likely going to be a difference in performance rather than audio quality. I don’t know of any music that is at 64 bit.. each bit is the equivalent of 8db so you’re raising the dynamic range when you raise the floating point.. this is mainly to prevent clipping.. I’ve not done the research but I would guess the file sizes might be greater with a 64 bit project over a 32 bit one? Just speculating.. I don’t typically ever get close to clipping my signals so I’ve never had to go beyond 32bit
If you're primarily a home player, which I am these days, its easier to just plug into a small combo than get a modeller, a power amp of some sort and monitors.
Play a lot of gigs throughout the state. Grab my tube amp, cable, guitar, guitar stand and im good to go. Maybe a pedal or two, tuner and ready to gig. Been doing it for 50 years. Play my gig, get my mula and head to the house. Works well for.
Jim Lill said it best "The amp in the room sound is an ILLUSION!" & "more than it doesn't matter, it CAN NOT matter in getting a good tone" Every guitar tone you've ever loved on any classic record was, for the most part, a RECORDING of a guitar > amp > cab & speaker > microphone > studio processing, more or less. THIS is what modelers are trying to recreate, NOT the amp in the room sound older players can't seem to detach from. Going through comments on any video regarding physical amps vs. modelers & plugins, it is mostly bedroom players who are team tube amp or nothing, as they have never heard what their amps sounded like mic'd up professionally and have thus a massive disconnect between what they are used to hearing / feeling and what modelers are actually meant to produce. There are some ways to get that in the room sound if of some reason you can't live without it, such as running your modeler through a separate power amp with power amp simulation disabled if available into a real cab. Running it through an FRFR or P.A. system will just be replication the final professional studio sound at high volume, which is still a completely different sound than in the room. I hope this information could be of service to someone out there to help along their Guitar journey! In any case, keep on Rocking guys! \m/
I’ve been playing through plugins or modellers for over 10 years now. Never even switched on an amp. I have a huge collection of amp sims. Recently I played through an amazing tube amp and all I can think now is the sound of that amp for a month now. Maybe I just grownup but all I want nowadays is comeback from work, plug my guitar straight into the amp, sit on my couch and play. No interfaces, no menus, no nothing. And the interesting thing is that now I pretty mucked stopped recording. If I was I’d definitely use plugins or modellers still.
What’s with all of the grumpy old farts coming in, stating how many years they have been (poorly) playing, and then dumping insults on people? They do this all the time….”Well I’ve been playing for 30 years and here’s my obstinate train of thought!” Keep it to yourself, Colonel Sanders, adults are talking gear.
Nope. Just don’t want to put the effort in to get digital to sound good. Too easy to plug into a simple tube amp and sound good. Just bought a Revv G20. .
Maybe it’s a generational thing but it seems us older folks prefer tube amps because of the feel. It’s not just the sound we are buying. We also lean more toward Marshall type amps that modeling doesn’t mimic well. Maybe this video should be subtitled if you use a Fender style amp and you’re younger than 40. Also you were more influenced by John Mayer.
It just doesn’t feel right to me when I’ve tried to use helix and stuff like that playing live. Especially with a loud drummer. I’d rather have a fender deluxe at a reasonable volume and a good OD pedal. The dynamics and response is superior to modeling through a wedge and PA. Modeling works great in church and the studio though
I guess everyone these days assumes we all have the tech sitting in our music area to buy whatever amp modeler and plug it into whatever you plug these things in to? I'm assuming it's some type of computer program with monitors? I don't know? I have a tablet. I don't even own a computer. I do have a deluxe reverb, vox ac15, a vintage pro reverb, and multiple other amps i have accumulated over the years. I wouldn't even know where to start to use that little amp modeler, and im certainly not going out and purchasing a computer and monitors and programs and whatever else. I have multiple amps to choose from when I play my guitars.
All you internet guys can use digital, but pros use tube amps. Don't think so? Watch a bunch of pro's playing live, umm, hmm, are those tube amps behind those players? Never believe these Internet players who are desperate to convince you otherwise, They simply need confirmation for their choice of digital... Yeah me too, I don't think so.
You can’t generalize that. There is plenty YT guys that play tube amps and plenty Pros that play digital/modeler. Most of which play both. It is all just tools, that do a job. You use the tool that does the job you currently have best.
@@dragonsquare2802Plenty pros play digital modeler? I don’t know any at all. All my heros used and still use tube amps. I‘ve seen some worship bands using in ear monitoring with modelers, but still most of them use real tube amps (sometimes in a sound proof booth).
What’s your f’n problem, kid? Look, you’re not a pro. Never have been never will be, so don’t speak for them. You’re in here responding to every person with the knuckleheaded Luddite takes. You don’t like digital? Fine. Don’t buy it. But cut the shit, boy.
@@stevenvandemsky7290 let’s see, Guthrie Govan plays a Fractal FM9 with Hans Zimmer, John Petrucci plays Fractal Axe FX3, Mark Knopfler uses a Kemper Profiler on tour, The Edge (U2) switched to UA FX Ruby and Woody, John Mayer used a Fractal modeler on the Sob Rock Albumand those are just the ones I can think of of the top of my head. If I thought a few min more or utilized Google I’ fond a ton more. It is all just tools. Modelers and profilers are great for touring. The same sound every night, way lighter than tube amps and somewhat more reliable. Tube amps in a great room with great mics can be absolutely great and are cool in a studio but, if we are honest with ourselves, most venues suck acoustically. They know that and used them accordingly.
Get an attenuator or do like I do and spend $80.00US on a Mooer pre amp pedal. I have the Gold 012 and run it in the effects loop. You would be amazed and how you can use that little pedal to lower your volume without losing any of the great tone of your amp to play at lower levels. But sorry I have been playing for 39 years and amps are just awesome. I have modelers. They just don't cut it and we all know the feel under your fingers you can feel a difference. They are very close to amps, but still I use my modeler of my TONEX which is awesome! But hot damn when putting it into the return of an amplifier. It just comes to life. There is just nothing like an amplifier and cabinet yet. Sure I an play live with a modeler, Its close, but I can tell.
Well it’s true, but if you play pedals you do have to have something that takes pedals well. Not all amps do. The Iridium is pretty good, but a deluxe without the bright cap is better
Yep i recent sold my kemper .. That digital amps are nice if you like to turn knobs and things .. Actual I was recording and my voice wouldn't glue and when i used an IR room and amp on the guitar then it was good .. So I took after that expierience my Marshall JCM800, because it was dusty and this will fit for the test .. I put up 2 SM 58 Beta .. Did a little EQ when i recorded and compression and voila it sounded already better than the Kemper .. More warm so I was done with the kemper .. The sound is oke but if you listen very good at it and test it with recording then you will notice a high quality difference .. It will give you a lot of work and the oldskool way is almost good straight out of the box .. Maybe I sell my Artist Katana 100 too .. Then i still have 3 amps .. More then enough!
Unless it's a direct A/B comparison it's almost impossible to tell digital from the real thing anymore. Tech has gotten that good, and in the context of a full mix you're never going to be able to tell the difference direct A/B or otherwise. I like my amps and will always have at least one, but if I'm "recording" something 99 times out of 100 it's in the box using the Positive Grid Bias suite. I can get any amp sound (including the ones I own so no need for a mic beyond the initial capture) or guitar sound I want with a few mouse clicks.
@@agusg.t.8950 And you are basically doing a direct A/B when you play them back to back. Which was the point. Without a frame of reference one wonders how you would fair. Be well and do you.
I've found the same. Plus, digital modeling gives you a lot more clarity in the mix. With real amps and speakers, even with an ideal recording space, you have to EQ a lot in the mix. I end up using Amplitube 5 most of the time. My tube amps lose their tone as the tubes wear, and it is getting too costly to re-tube them. Digital, I always have my DI and can tweak as I mix or re-amp if I need to, even compare to real amps. It is a great time to be recording music for sure.
Hi, I think the main reasons people wouldn’t use a medium/large combo amp is convenience, i.e. not having to load in and out; having no sound onstage if using IEMs in a venue/band which prefers this. As for your comment re the expensive amps not sounding good to your ear.. well I agree with another commentator that good players will make all gear sound good. We’re all on a continuum when it comes to our tone, time, technique, taste etc and as a relatively experienced player and teacher, I’d suggest that things such as touch (speed of attack; fingers or pick; which gauge and material of pick); use of volume knob on guitar in particular; setting of controls on amp in each different room; age of strings (I change mine every 4 gigs or so) etc would be better to focus on than G.A.S. I’ve regularly been astounded to sit in a room with players better than me and swap gear, only to find they sound like themselves (i.e. amazing) and I sound like me (i.e. a work in progress.) Sure, there’ve been some great modern tones recorded or played live with amp simulators, but a good player with a well set up guitar with good strings played through, say, a Fender Blues Junior (or Deluxe Reverb or Blues Deluxe) is going to sound good all the time. There’s a warmth and depth to the sound and a response to touch which is inspirational. However, I do remember reading and working through the thought control and meditation exercises in ‘Effortless Mastery’ by Kenny Werner when at music school, and convincing myself to love the sound of my cheap little 5 watt transistor practice amp.
Yeah, pro's can make cheap gear sound good, but nonetheless they use great gear, and by and large do not use digital amps. There is this internet delusion that digital sounds like analog. Any discerning player can tell the difference. Modern players use so much overdrive that digital vs analog is a moot point. I agree... Like you eluded to, tone is the hands and heart. But if your tone of choice is mush, go digital and it will save you from having to lift anything over 5 pounds. Finally, why are these guys so desperate to convince you to go digital? Are they so insecure with their choice that they make videos to confirm their bias?
The right tools for the right job. Sometimes you need a rip roaring Marshall stack. I have and use modellers along with my 66 AC30, 66 Marshall Super Tremolo and 67 Pro Reverb.
No one, and I mean no one, needs a rip roaring Marshall stack. They have PA's now, that allow you to mic your armp in lagre venues. so if you are that guy that just really needs a lot of saturation then you are covered. This isn't the 70's or 80's ... As far as digital, well digital sounds digital in the same way strings or a horn played on a synthesiser does not sound like an actual horn or strings. Good enough, maybe, but not for me... If you are going digital because carrying an amp is just too tough, well unless you are 70 years old, that is just pathetic...
I’ve been playing tube amps for about 15 years and I can tell you I’m hooked on tonex. There is a lot of crap captures but when you find the one the dynamics the feel everything is like a real tube amp, unless you’re using a fuzz face. You can put all the eq and comp in the chain as well as the sound being completely consistent. Sure I don’t think I would rely on PA to get the sound live but at home there is no better solution. Did I mention it’s free compared to the thousands of dollars worth of tube amp solution?
I tried to like modelers and for a quick practice amp they are good sometimes, but… nothing have the feel or sounds as good as my two modded Marshalls with a few of my favorite pedals. I like to use my volume knob to control gain from a crunch to lead tone and the modelers don’t do this very well for me.
Do you think some time you could make a video on how to correctly set up guitar amp plugins? I get increadible noise when trying to play through Ampire that came with Studio One. Im obviously doing something wrong. As for guitar amps I recently bought a little 10 watt class A amp and i was devistated at how loud the thing has to be to sound good. As a project I'm thinking of building an isolation box for it, but i primarily want to record completely silent throught vst's
Will do! The noise issue can be many many different things.. the origins could be the pickups on your guitar, there’s a certain level of pickup noise that will always be present if you’re using single coils.. you can try shielding the cavity of your instruments. I was able to remove a major hum from my bass guitar with copper foil tape.. It could also be a cable, pedal, or amp along the way.. I do not think it is primarily the software acting up but I can definitely put something together!
@@greyjamz6626 Sometimes it can be affected by where everything is placed. I was getting some extra hiss on my guitar before I realized I was standing too close to my amp while facing it and my pickups were "picking up" the amp.
I went into my local music shop expecting to buy an expensive Orange amp and they sold me on a Blackstar Debut for $250. Just what we need for making music at home and having fun.
Hey Chris! I couldn't agree more with your sentiments. I am a similar guitar player as you. Plays at my local Church, occasionally plays with other jam bands live, and records my own music for my business RU-vid channel. I invested into a Quad Cortex earlier this year, and I am not looking back. I still have my original Boss Katana from when I first started playing guitar again, which I use if the stage can't support my Quad Cortex. But I don't see myself owning an expensive amp anytime soon. The amp I do have my eyes on for those occasional live jam gigs is the Fender Deluxe Tonemaster. Every time I play it at a Guitar Center, I cannot believe it is a solid state. It sounds amazing to my ears, and it is a featherweight compared to a tube amp.
