VST for clipping DI's?

[Switchback]

Hi all,

I figured out that heavy guitars sound better when the DI is already clipped (active pickup, I guess).
Is there any plugin that clips guitars the way an active pickup does?

 

[Eternal Tom]

You're must be kidding, right?

 

[Switchback]

You're must be kidding, right?

No I'm not
I figured out the best sound i got from a DI was with a clipped one
This video talk about that :

 

[Eternal Tom]

No I'm not
I figured out the best sound i got from a DI was with a clipped one
This video talk about that :

I watched this video long ago. But still I think that mixing shitty clipping guitars is a real pain in da ass and it's not worth spending time on it. It's better to get the guitarist to re-record his parts PROPERLY, not so "hot".

 

[Switchback]

I watched this video long ago. But still I think that mixing shitty clipping guitars is a real pain in da ass and it's not worth spending time on it. It's better to get the guitarist to re-record his parts PROPERLY, not so "hot".

Ok thanks for your reply

Well, I guess my request seems a bit silly

 

[Lupus1984]

Use a Tubescreamer. Done.

 

[newamerikangospel]

I wouldn't worry about clipping the DIs. A lot of that means that the signal is reaching 0 and effectively a louder signal, more than the tone when clipping is better. I have had a guitar player who clipped my input, and when I reamped.....couldnt really tell a difference when ran through my amp setup (which is effectively a series of clipping stages).

 

[Eternal Tom]

We ran into a meaning problem here. What does the topicstarter mean by "clipping"?
1) Hot signal that goes above 0 dB?
2) Or shitty WAVE form that was glued without proper crossfading different takes and actually makes that gross "snap" or "click" sound on glued places?

 

[Switchback]

Use a Tubescreamer. Done.

I wouldn't worry about clipping the DIs. A lot of that means that the signal is reaching 0 and effectively a louder signal, more than the tone when clipping is better. I have had a guitar player who clipped my input, and when I reamped.....couldnt really tell a difference when ran through my amp setup (which is effectively a series of clipping stages).

If you cannot tell the difference, then there's no benefit.
I think I was looking to the wrong way. Thanks for your post.

 

[Switchback]

We ran into a meaning problem here. What does the topicstarter mean by "clipping"?
1) Hot signal that goes above 0 dB?
2) Or shitty WAVE form that was glued without proper crossfading different takes and actually makes that gross "snap" or "click" sound on glued places?

Hot signal

 

[Eternal Tom]

Hot signal

Use what you want but don't clip the master channel. Period.

Captain Obvious has arrived just in time

 

[Switchback]

Use what you want but don't clip the master channel. Period.

Captain Obvious has arrived just in time

Ahah thanx captain

 

[Switchback]

Lupus, I always use a tubescreamer but it doesn't quite do what I want.
Maybe the DI's I work with are too shitty and nothing can save it, tho. :'(

 

[Eternal Tom]

Lupus, I always use a tubescreamer but it doesn't quite do what I want.
Maybe the DI's I work with are too shitty and nothing can save it, tho. :'(

Attach a screenshot of those DIs waveforms so we can check if they're shitty enough, lol

 

[Switchback]

Attach a screenshot of those DIs waveforms so we can check if they're shitty enough, lol

lol
The waveform is nice, I guess.
I recorded pretty low in volume and I edited them properly.
Just wondering if clipping it would make it better (I tried and seems like it won't lol).

Here's the waveform :

 

[Lupus1984]

Work in the sweetspot of your plugin (amp sim) use different tubescreamers and compare. Use other pickups. I would always try and keep the signal as clean as possible. I try to record my DI's with a max peak of -10 to -6db. No problem ever.

 

[Switchback]

Work in the sweetspot of your plugin (amp sim) use different tubescreamers and compare. Use other pickups. I would always try and keep the signal as clean as possible. I try to record my DI's with a max peak of -10 to -6db. No problem ever.

Thanks for the advice.
I'll definitely do some tests around tubescreamers and pickups.