Radial X-amp frustration

[Proggm]

Been using the X Amp for years with no problems. You could try a new power supply, because the unit is sturdy as hell.

 

[FrenchFrog]

When I plugged the Xamp for the first time, the sound was incredibly shitty! No volume, no gain, no low end... I found that its output needs to be pushed really hard to attack the amp properly and deliver the real sound of it. I also have to attack the box pretty hard before clipping. Just wanted to share my experience.

 

[Splat88]

Thanks. For what it's worth, I always try to attack the box pretty hard before I clip. Haha. In all seriousness, however, I'm still curious if an impedance mismatch is possible between the output of the fast track and the input of the xamp.

 

[Ermz]

Best way is to get your hands on another brand of reamp box and give it a shot. You may well have some kind of dud.

PS. Hurry up and release your album so I can stem master it or something!

 

[Splat88]

Best way is to get your hands on another brand of reamp box and give it a shot. You may well have some kind of dud.

PS. Hurry up and release your album so I can stem master it or something!

Hell yes, ermz, I'll totally have you master it.

 

[Zozobra]

I had an issue that fits this description with early reamping attempts. It was an X-Amp at the time. I did find the output level low, but that could be compensated for with some clean gain from a boost after the actual problem was fixed.

The problem was tracking DIs too hot.

Back them off to -12dbfs peak. I run mine no hotter than -15, usually -18, and with the x-amp it fixed the no low end and horrible noise problem. Overall output was still low, but my red eye fixed that .