http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1569935/Impulse-Amp Shootout.mp3
Here is a shootout I've done to compare my three favorite tube amps by using a microphone vs. using an impulse response through a cab simulator. This is a LONG clip with a riff from a song I wrote repeating approximately every minute and four seconds. Each time the riff repeats, the amp changes. This is going to be a guessing game at first to see if you can tell which amp is which. As soon as 50 posts are reached, I will reveal the responses.
Note: I did not keep settings the same for the amp and impulse version of that amp. I simply tried to get the two as close as possible.
Amps:
Mercury Magnetics Modified Peavey 5150II
Mercury Magnetics Modified Peavey Windsor
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Rack
Guitar:
Dean Vendetta 3 equipped with Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine Livewires
All of these clips were re-amped (had the DI of the guitar sent out of the recording interface into the amp)
Chain for Amplified/Mic'd Clips:
RME Fireface 800->John Cuniberti ReAmp v2->Maxon OD-820 Pro (used as a boost)-> Respective Amplifier->Mesa 4x12 Standard Straight Cab->Audix i5->RME Fireface 800
Chain for Impulse Clips:
RME Fireface 800->John Cuniberti ReAmp v2->Maxon OD-820 Pro (used as a boost)-> Respective Amplifier->Weber MASS 150 Attenuator Line Out->RME Fireface 800->Peavey Revalver MK III speaker convolution loaded with CatharsisStudio's s-preshigh impulse.
No post processing aside from a high-pass @ 80hz and a low pass @13khz was used on the guitars.
The backing tracks remain EXACTLY the same throughout.
You have to choose from 6 clips:
A, B, C, D, E & F (all in the same mp3).
Your possible options:
-Dual Rectifier Mic'd
-Dual Rectifier Impulse
-5150II Mic'd
-5150II Impulse
-Windsor Mic'd
-Windsor Impulse
As mentioned before, at approximately 1:04 seconds, the riff repeats and it becomes "clip B."
I'd also like to mention that one of these amps did NOT take well to impulses. There was no balance between dull and shrill, I fought with it for about a half hour to no avail.
Here is a shootout I've done to compare my three favorite tube amps by using a microphone vs. using an impulse response through a cab simulator. This is a LONG clip with a riff from a song I wrote repeating approximately every minute and four seconds. Each time the riff repeats, the amp changes. This is going to be a guessing game at first to see if you can tell which amp is which. As soon as 50 posts are reached, I will reveal the responses.
Note: I did not keep settings the same for the amp and impulse version of that amp. I simply tried to get the two as close as possible.
Amps:
Mercury Magnetics Modified Peavey 5150II
Mercury Magnetics Modified Peavey Windsor
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Rack
Guitar:
Dean Vendetta 3 equipped with Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine Livewires
All of these clips were re-amped (had the DI of the guitar sent out of the recording interface into the amp)
Chain for Amplified/Mic'd Clips:
RME Fireface 800->John Cuniberti ReAmp v2->Maxon OD-820 Pro (used as a boost)-> Respective Amplifier->Mesa 4x12 Standard Straight Cab->Audix i5->RME Fireface 800
Chain for Impulse Clips:
RME Fireface 800->John Cuniberti ReAmp v2->Maxon OD-820 Pro (used as a boost)-> Respective Amplifier->Weber MASS 150 Attenuator Line Out->RME Fireface 800->Peavey Revalver MK III speaker convolution loaded with CatharsisStudio's s-preshigh impulse.
No post processing aside from a high-pass @ 80hz and a low pass @13khz was used on the guitars.
The backing tracks remain EXACTLY the same throughout.
You have to choose from 6 clips:
A, B, C, D, E & F (all in the same mp3).
Your possible options:
-Dual Rectifier Mic'd
-Dual Rectifier Impulse
-5150II Mic'd
-5150II Impulse
-Windsor Mic'd
-Windsor Impulse
As mentioned before, at approximately 1:04 seconds, the riff repeats and it becomes "clip B."
I'd also like to mention that one of these amps did NOT take well to impulses. There was no balance between dull and shrill, I fought with it for about a half hour to no avail.
