Before I start I just want to say that I "borrowed" DI track from aix's thread:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/rate-my-mix-tone-threads/706835-mixing-time-log-style-song-2.html
aix, if you think that I shouldn't do this with your tracks just let me know and I'll delete this thread.
Now, I know that some of you will say that this has been covered before, but if you do a search you'll see that there are no active links left with useful clips... And besides, I wanted to make a detailed shootout, so I'm giving you actually three tests types of tests:
- Test A: Preamps only (used one mono track)
- Test B: Overdrive before preamp ("Greener" in Revalver / Maxon OD-820 for real 6505). (used one mono track)
- Test C: All four tracks mixed and panned. A moderate EQ was added with identical settings for both tracks (I added the EQ so you it can reveal any problem in the higher frequencies, and it sounds more polished).
Since I don't own a real cab, all the track were sent through cab impulse (courtesy of GuitarHack), and I REALLY tried to match the gain and output volume between the clips. This method also allowed for true A/B comparison between preamps.
I also tried to match the overall tone using EQ knobs on sim/amp, and although I hope I did my best, it's impossible to make them sound identical. Having the knobs in same position for both the real amp and Revalver is even more pointless...
This is a blind shootout, so numbers in filenames ("A1", "C2", etc) do not follow any kind of order... One is always a Revalver, and one is a real deal, you'll just have to figure out which is which... and of course, to let us know which one do you like more!
Here are the clips:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/A1_Preamp_Only.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/A2_Preamp_Only.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/B1_Preamp_with-OD.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/B2_Preamp_with-OD.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/C1_Mix-Quad_Tracked.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/C2_Mix-Quad_Tracked.mp3
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/rate-my-mix-tone-threads/706835-mixing-time-log-style-song-2.html
aix, if you think that I shouldn't do this with your tracks just let me know and I'll delete this thread.
Now, I know that some of you will say that this has been covered before, but if you do a search you'll see that there are no active links left with useful clips... And besides, I wanted to make a detailed shootout, so I'm giving you actually three tests types of tests:
- Test A: Preamps only (used one mono track)
- Test B: Overdrive before preamp ("Greener" in Revalver / Maxon OD-820 for real 6505). (used one mono track)
- Test C: All four tracks mixed and panned. A moderate EQ was added with identical settings for both tracks (I added the EQ so you it can reveal any problem in the higher frequencies, and it sounds more polished).
Since I don't own a real cab, all the track were sent through cab impulse (courtesy of GuitarHack), and I REALLY tried to match the gain and output volume between the clips. This method also allowed for true A/B comparison between preamps.
I also tried to match the overall tone using EQ knobs on sim/amp, and although I hope I did my best, it's impossible to make them sound identical. Having the knobs in same position for both the real amp and Revalver is even more pointless...
This is a blind shootout, so numbers in filenames ("A1", "C2", etc) do not follow any kind of order... One is always a Revalver, and one is a real deal, you'll just have to figure out which is which... and of course, to let us know which one do you like more!
Here are the clips:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/A1_Preamp_Only.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/A2_Preamp_Only.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/B1_Preamp_with-OD.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/B2_Preamp_with-OD.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/C1_Mix-Quad_Tracked.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/41752323/C2_Mix-Quad_Tracked.mp3