Guitarman
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Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
#945384 - 05/10/11 06:39 PM
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Hi Guys
Hope this is in the right place.
I currently use an M-Audio
Profire 610 Interface,and Guitar Rig 5 Pro with Universal Audio Plugin's.
My
question is,which would sound best for D.I recording,GR5 or a Blackstar HT-1 using the
Emulated Out?
I can't use a Mic'd amp because of the neighbours.
Thanks
Alan
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#945386 - 05/10/11 06:55 PM
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You can't even mic a 1W amp? I'd always go with the analogue option.
Best bet
is demo both and see what you think
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TheChorltonWheelie
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#945393 - 05/10/11 07:35 PM
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Quote Guitarman:
My question
is,which would sound best for D.I recording,GR5 or a Blackstar HT-1 using the Emulated
Out?
GR5, by a country
mile!!!
As it happens we're using GR5 at the moment, the DI out on the
Blackstar is "ok" at best. We have the Tubemeister here too, the Red Box DI on that is
superb, hence it was recently voted as having the best DI out on the smaller/compact range
of heads/combos.
Go to NI's site and listen to the demos, they're all from
presets so there's no monkey business or polishing the turd.
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Darren Lynch
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#945577 - 06/10/11 10:05 AM
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Go to the Studio Devil website. Download their free British valve amp simulator. Then
consider the purchase of Guitar Amp. Much cheaper than GR5, and to my ears, more authentic
sounding. YMMV. I don't see the point of buying an amp just to use its emulated output! A
Sansamp would be a more cost effective solution, especially the Liverpool model from the
Character series. But do try out the British Valve Custom from Studio Devil. It's free,
it's a JCM800, it rocks.
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The_Big_Piano_Player
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#945579 - 06/10/11 10:11 AM
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I've been using Amplitube 3 for a while, then, when I got Komplete 8, it happened to come
with GR5, so I thought I'd give it a go out of curiousity. I'm never using
Amplitube 3 again - GR5 is in a different league.
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Guitarman
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The idea was to have the best of both worlds.
I could use the Blackstar for a
different type of clean tone,and use the Cab's in GR5 in conjunction with the
Blackstar.
I thought this would give me more choice?
Alan
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zenguitar
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#945766 - 06/10/11 11:35 PM
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Get both, as a matter of principle. You will want (therefore NEED) even more
stuff later, so why bother with artificial decisions now? If you even imply you have to
make a choice now, future toys will come under even more scrutiny. Rule Number
One. If you are offered a choice between 2 items, both are available. If both are
available, then take both. Simples Andy 
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TheChorltonWheelie
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: zenguitar]
#945809 - 07/10/11 09:24 AM
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Quote zenguitar:
Rule Number One.
If you are offered a choice between 2 items, both are available. If both are available,
then take both.
Which is why
I have a strat and a Les Paul. And a tele. And an SG. And another strat.
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marsnic
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Quote TheChorltonWheelie:
Quote zenguitar:
Rule Number
One. If you are offered a choice between 2 items, both are available. If both are
available, then take both.
Which is why I have a strat and a Les Paul. And a tele. And an SG. And another strat.
you need a 335 
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mick.n
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: marsnic]
#945890 - 07/10/11 04:23 PM
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Quote marsnic:
Quote TheChorltonWheelie:
Quote zenguitar:
Rule Number
One. If you are offered a choice between 2 items, both are available. If both are
available, then take both.
Which is why I have a strat and a Les Paul. And a tele. And an SG. And another strat.
you need a 335
Wrong, he needs to give one of them to
me! 
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ChrisSnyder
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#947125 - 14/10/11 11:31 AM
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I would totally go for the Blackstar. my studio have all the guitarplug-ins.
But since I bought a Tiny Terror and a Blackstar, I have NEVER, even once used the
plug-ins.. I record with different types of mics, but for the Blackstar, a
Royer 121 thru a Chandler TG-2 really kicks every plug-ins ass.. in a mather of minutes..
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Red Mastering
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Re: Guitar Rig 5 or a Blackstar HT-1
[Re: Guitarman]
#948243 - 20/10/11 06:19 PM
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I dunno, maybe it's just me, but plugging guitar into amp, mic'ing it up with sm57,
cranking preamp and then recording has some workflow kind of vibe I won't be able to
substitute with modeling software.... there's a vox 4vt (I am not sure the exact
name) it's 4w, pure class a, push-pull valve amp - it sounds better then any
modeled software imo (not talking about fx here) and mostly - it gives you unbeatable
pleasure to deal with sound.. I agree those modelling software are better and
better, but they are still like comparing real sex to sex telephone:) when we
talking about a guitar amp
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