First Nebula Test!!!

[Metaltastic]

Welp, it took 20 minutes of sine waves for this ONE sample, it eats a HUMONGOUS amount of CPU power, and the file is 24 MB! HOWEVER...I think it sounds fucking great! And also really different from an impulse, but I think better...here's a zip file with two clips - one is Wagner played through Nebula with a sample of my Mesa 4x12, one is the same except played through an impulse I made of my Mesa with the same settings, mic position, etc. - yet listen to how different they sound! And here's the Nebula Sample (now updated with Francesco's suggestions to be more CPU efficient) and the Impulse (I think it's a good one!)

And for those who have been living under a rock and don't know what Nebula is, read this thread and don't DARE ask any questions until you have

 

[SocialNumb]

OMG OMG OMG trying now.

 

[AeternusEternus]

Alright. What session file did you use?

 

[kev]

wow fuck, they are incredibly different

 

[SocialNumb]

wow fuck, they are incredibly different

Yup, my head is

 

[F.E.T]

Wohoo, gonna check it out right away!

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, tell me about it! Aeturnus, Francesco instructed that I use the "Distorted Pre (10 Kernels) - stone3.xml" session, and under the "expert" tab setting repeats to "1," length to 30 seconds, and under the "deconvolve" tab in the same window checking the "mono" and "Normalize" boxes. I heard yours and I'm amazed how much more similar the Impulse and Nebula files sound to one another compared to mine!

 

[AeternusEternus]

I'm gonna do what Francesco told you to do and see what I can come up with.

 

[TheDude]

If you compare Nebula to the actual miked cab, is there a big difference? Usually an Impulse sounds very close to the mike, but those two are completely different!

 

[James-Doolan]

Wow pretty big difference between those clips i wasn't expecting that much of a difference

Is there no reamp to compare also?

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, that's what I'll do tomorrow - I was so worn out from listening to all those sine sweeps (they seriously made me feel sick) that I couldn't bring myself to do anything else, including a proper reamp or comparison to a mic'ed cab. Also, Aeturnus's test in the original thread sound a lot more similar, so I'm not sure...

 

[James-Doolan]

Yeah, that's what I'll do tomorrow - I was so worn out from listening to all those sine sweeps (they seriously made me feel sick) that I couldn't bring myself to do anything else, including a proper reamp or comparison to a mic'ed cab. Also, Aeturnus's test in the original thread sound a lot more similar, so I'm not sure...

No problem dude you rule for even doing this at all

 

[abyssofdreams]

Ok what do I need to play your file, Marcus?

Nebula 2 Free version + one random library?

 

[devouredremains]

Ok what do I need to play your file, Marcus?

Nebula 2 Free version + one random library?

I don't believe you can load custom samples with the free version.

 

[Let it burn...]

they both have their good points imo. They're just different

 

[kev]

I don't believe you can load custom samples with the free version.

correct

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I don't believe you can load custom samples with the free version.

Ooooh fuck. Sometimes I should probably spend a moment or two reading and finding out before I start to drool.

Oh, well.

 

[AeternusEternus]

You really ought to look at Nebula 3 for more than just cab programs brother. These are the best reverbs and EQs I've ever heard.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Well fuck it, I had to bite the bullet. Just paid for Nebula 2 and downloading it ATM. I'll post a short mix with it ASAP.

 

[jauernis]

I have no money left after all these purchases! Just jumped on nebula 2 and put the almighty Marcus preset into nebula and holy fuck! I'm in love, am I nuts or does this feel like the speaker is moving back and forth instead of just staying still and stagnant.