Computer based guitar gear

mentoneman

mentoneman

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It’s always been a drag to watch older software tech support vanish as a form of planned obsolescence. it’s why i shy away from heavily computer reliant musical tech. if the device’s onboard menu controls can’t access every feature, then when the external control device ages out or needs to be replaced, good luck.


or if a worldwide web hack takes customer support offline, you are toast. i just got notice from one of our clients and our our office that the WWW is being compromised!


https://www.wired.com/story/this-is...erabilities-are-setting-the-internet-on-fire/
 
mentoneman said:
It’s always been a drag to watch older software tech support vanish as a form of planned obsolescence. it’s why i shy away from heavily computer reliant musical tech. if the device’s onboard menu controls can’t access every feature, then when the external control device ages out or needs to be replaced, good luck.


or if a worldwide web hack takes customer support offline, you are toast. i just got notice from one of our clients and our our office that the WWW is being compromised!


https://www.wired.com/story/this-is...erabilities-are-setting-the-internet-on-fire/
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Now you know why I prefer toggel switches and jewel lights over menus and effeminate soff-touch buttons. Please contact Play Fender to make a payment and restore your Fender pre-paid account.
 
VonBonfire said:
Now you know why I prefer toggel switches and jewel lights over menus and effeminate soff-touch buttons. Please contact Play Fender to make a payment and restore your Fender pre-paid account.
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you analog warrior!

i’m guilty of checking out new gear at the expense of sanity and joy. the tonex pedal almost killed me🤣

between that thing, the axe fx II i have been dragging my feet on diving into, and the H9 app on my phone i open on occasion, i’m at my menu navigating tap out point!
i sold my UA Lion because just dealing with software permissions to access features on a dang distortion box was totally killing my fun.
 
I have a few software plugins for guitar, and several synth packages, including OmniSphere 3, and Arturia V-collection.

My favorite guitar plugin is PolyChromeDSP McRocklin Suite; I paid $99 when it was first released, and it's had several updates for free; there's a free trial version. They've reeased several other plugins, I got one, Nunchuck which is based on a modified Marshall JCM 800....but the McRocklin Suite is loaded with great tones IMO, I could use it alone and do most of what I like, very versatile.


this is good demo / overview, but oldere...it sounds better and does more now

 
rsm said:
I have a few software plugins for guitar, and several synth packages, including OmniSphere 3, and Arturia V-collection.

My favorite guitar plugin is PolyChromeDSP McRocklin Suite; I paid $99 when it was first released, and it's had several updates for free; there's a free trial version. They've reeased several other plugins, I got one, Nunchuck which is based on a modified Marshall JCM 800....but the McRocklin Suite is loaded with great tones IMO, I could use it alone and do most of what I like, very versatile.


this is good demo / overview, but oldere...it sounds better and does more now

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i’m not saying the stuff sounds bad. it’s just uninspiring buying a new software based product that immediately begins losing value, being expected to memorize layers of menus just to locate a function, and then audition and learn what each of the hundreds of options do, how they interact, and how to properly uniquely name and store preset changes without erasing stuff you want to keep, and deal with downloads and updates to software.

again and again.
 
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mentoneman said:
i’m not saying the stuff sounds bad. it’s just uninspiring buying a new software based product that immediately begins losing value, being expected to memorize layers of menus just to locate a function, and then audition and learn what each of the hundreds of options do, how they interact, and how to properly uniquely name and store preset changes without erasing stuff you want to keep, and deal with downloads and updates to software.

again and again.
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PolyChromeDSP plugins are easy to manage; I've stored my patches, and made backups just in case. But upgrades don't over-write user patches; the layout is very simple and intuitive, without menu diving. It's one of the more intuitive interfaces, I've used.

I found many presets I liked, and spent time to see how they're made to learn by example.

With the free upgrades, it's not losing value IMO. Get the free trial version, and try a few of the presets; they're organized by type:s.

Worth a look. FWIW, I built a computer rig because of this plugin. I've been considering a VST host in a floorboard format to run it. There are two available, the one that has the form factor I like has mixed reviews and stability issues:

https://paintaudio.com/products/computer-effects-ce1


, the other isn't much different than my current rig, other than combining the VST host and audio interface in a single box.

https://octavetech.eu/products/the-octave-hs-1

My computer rig has a touchscreen tablet, audio interface and MIDI floor controller
 
rsm said:
PolyChromeDSP plugins are easy to manage; I've stored my patches, and made backups just in case. But upgrades don't over-write user patches; the layout is very simple and intuitive, without menu diving. It's one of the more intuitive interfaces, I've used.
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Don't forget that unlike us luddites you are a computers expert though.:poke::D
 
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PolyChromeDSP plugins are easy to manage; I've stored my patches, and made backups just in case. But upgrades don't over-write user patches; the layout is very simple and intuitive, without menu diving. It's one of the more intuitive interfaces, I've used.

I found many presets I liked, and spent time to see how they're made to learn by example.

With the free upgrades, it's not losing value IMO. Get the free trial version, and try a few of the presets; they're organized by type:s.

Worth a look. FWIW, I built a computer rig because of this plugin. I've been considering a VST host in a floorboard format to run it. There are two available, the one that has the form factor I like has mixed reviews and stability issues:

https://paintaudio.com/products/computer-effects-ce1


, the other isn't much different than my current rig, other than combining the VST host and audio interface in a single box.

https://octavetech.eu/products/the-octave-hs-1

My computer rig has a touchscreen tablet, audio interface and MIDI floor controller
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i applaud you and others that are totally into it and have found their sound.
had this tech been available when i was just starting out i would have been deep in it.

i’ve just reached a place where i can click on my rack and jam or plug into the princeton and instantly be happy.

every time i fire up the axe fx II or tonex it’s cool at first, then i feel obligated to search for a better sound and spend the evening plucking a note or chord and think what else is in this thing?
 
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