Amplitube cabs versus real Engl cab V30

[mrhyde-music]

A short comparison between my real amp recorded with amplitube speaker sim and a real engl 2x12 V30 cab (sm57)

first clip: amplitube speaker sim:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3399380/Test evil side of life amplitube cab.mp3

same clip with real engl 2x12 V30 cab (sm57)

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3399380/Test evil side of life real cab.mp3

I have dialed out some of the highs in the real cab mix.
Now they sound nearly identical I think. The difference is not so imense.
I guess I like amplitube 3 speaker sim more than IR's. To me amplitube 3 speaker sim sounds more dynamic.

 

[drew_drummer]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3399380/Test evil side of life triamp amplitube cab.mp3

That one sounds MUCH nicer in my honest opinion. To the point where I'm wondering if you did something wrong with micing up the real cab, or if you've deliberately labelled these the wrong way round???

 

[cloy26]

Yah... I was going to say the same thing...

 

[mrhyde-music]

The real cab is miced with a sm57 only.
The amplitube cab is with a mix of Sen 421 and sm57.

I have experienced that it is hard to get rid of the "fizz" of my real sm57 in front of the real cab.

It really seems strange. The mike is pointing at the middle of the cone.

Maybe the amplitube 3 cabs sit better in the mix and it is easier to achieve a more pleasant tone?

 

[drew_drummer]

Try pointing it at the edge of the cone.

 

[hoehlentroll]

not comparable, since the engl is a 2x12 = thin sound!