Speaker Simulator

[JV]

Hey gang! I like many here have not been too impressed with POD's, software amps (Nigel;Amplitude;Guitar Rig). So I picked up a Palmer Speaker Simulator.http://www.palmerdirect.com/pga04f.htm. I gotta tell ya, this thing is GREAT! I own various Marshall heads, Fender combo's, and access to Mesa Boogie's. So far to my ears all the the amps recorded using the Palmer sound....well...just like they do when they're connected to their cabinets. Turning up my Marshall 100wPlexi Reissue without fear of the police knocking on the door is most welcome. It has balanced XLR and un-balanced 1/4" outputs. I ran both outputs into my Mackie mixer, panned both hard right/left...the sound was HUGE on playback.
Well anyways I thought I would share my experiences with this unit to all here. I figured why shell out money for an amp simulator, when I have the real McCoy's sitting right here. For direct recording I highly recommend this baby!

 

[Andy Sneap]

Def Leppard use one with a Rockman of all things...apparently

 

[Black neon bob]

Anyone else who has used a speaker simulator like the palmer? and if anyone has some soundclips of it, then i would be very thankfull...

I am looking to buy one as well.. im pretty much forced for now.. simply put, i dont have the room, i cant go loud, and i want to improve the tone i have now (POD XT)... a decent head and a palmer PGA-04 seems to be my solution...

im hoping for some soundclips though..

 

[Mutant]

http://www.palmerdirect.com/pga04f.htm

The page cannot be found

 

[Mutant]

This one works:
http://www.palmergear.com/pga04.shtml

 

[006]

Congrats JV. I was jusst telling Bob about it on MSN, coincidentally. Post some clips man!

~006

 

[greyskull]

we got a Sequis motherload in the studio... that thing is fucking cool, cab simulator, AND output attenuator (hot plate sort of vibe)
the chief engineer was using that on all guitar tracks for aaaaaaaaaaaaaages, then i brought down my 5150, orange 4x12 and maxon 808 and set up the two 57s (you know what i mean!) into a chandler tg2;
and it hasnt really been used much since, except maybe for guides.. lol!!
but seriously if you cant turn your amp up i cant reccomend that thing enough!! its ace

http://www.motherload.co.uk/

 

[Black neon bob]

Congrats JV. I was jusst telling Bob about it on MSN, coincidentally. Post some clips man!

~006

yeah, i just bumped this thread up a bit... hoping JV would see it, and the people who know about this kind of stuff..

 

[HeadCrusher]

Anyone else who has used a speaker simulator like the palmer?

Satriani uses a Palmer.

 

[006]

Yeah, he's probably the most famous user. Pretty much the last handful of albums he has used it on. Sounds great to me. I'm adding either the Palmer or the Sequis to my list of things to get.

~006

 

[Nitronium Blood]

Def Leppard use one with a Rockman of all things...apparently

Will you try it my good sir?

 

[Gaspard]

Sorry for the bounce lol

But i am really intrested in speaker simulators...

What is better sequis or palmer ?

And what about the "classic" palmer model ? PGA03 i think, i've seen rush using one for guitars.

Any soundclips yet ?

Wonder if anyone found the settings that make it sound CLOSE to a 4X12...

 

[Rob Logic]

I heard some samples of the palmer on the internets a while back, sounded pretty stellar considering it wasn't a mic'd speaker. If I didn't know it was the cab sim, I'm sure I would have been none the wiser and just thought it was a sweet job capturing a good tone.

 

[s34nsm411]

you should make impulses of it so we can all enjoy it

 

[iekobrid]

http://www.spl-usa.com/transducer/2601_controlelements_E.html

"Fun stuff..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfzE6-iZ3Uk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgh3776vxA

 

[Loren Littlejohn]

Yeah I was going to ask how this stacks up against a v30 cab with 2 57s.

I can see where this would be pretty sweet live IMO.

 

[noarin]

sound clips would indeed be very nice

 

[VH100R]

Hey gang! I like many here have not been too impressed with POD's, software amps (Nigel;Amplitude;Guitar Rig). So I picked up a Palmer Speaker Simulator.http://www.palmerdirect.com/pga04f.htm. I gotta tell ya, this thing is GREAT! I own various Marshall heads, Fender combo's, and access to Mesa Boogie's. So far to my ears all the the amps recorded using the Palmer sound....well...just like they do when they're connected to their cabinets. Turning up my Marshall 100wPlexi Reissue without fear of the police knocking on the door is most welcome. It has balanced XLR and un-balanced 1/4" outputs. I ran both outputs into my Mackie mixer, panned both hard right/left...the sound was HUGE on playback.
Well anyways I thought I would share my experiences with this unit to all here. I figured why shell out money for an amp simulator, when I have the real McCoy's sitting right here. For direct recording I highly recommend this baby!

post some clips man!

 

[Gaspard]

I think i'll get a palmer (once i hear sound clips)

BTW i am really intrested in the whole (using it live) Idea.

And I bet that using re-amping you can get cool mixes of different cabinet simulation settings.

 

[Emdprodukt]

I got a Palmer PDI09, DI Box with 4x12 Cabinet simulator. I will do some recordings with it for you tomorrow because all my cables are in the rehearsal room...

where could I upload the stuff then?