|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 11, 2024 16:57:25 GMT -6
OK - I'd like to officially say my initial reaction of Dream/Ruby native being cool, but not particularly better than anything...was wrong. And I hadn’t tried Lion before just now.
They’re all pretty stellar - way less tweakable - but comparing to my AxeFX, they absolutely hold up. In fact, it was pretty hard to NOT get a great tone out of these...I could match pretty easily in AxeFX, but the UA plugs are more intuitive…well, I was finding myself matching the Axe to the plugs especially on the Plexi.
But whoever styled the tones did a great job. I really, really, really, really, really don’t need another amp sim…but they’re a ton of fun. Might have to break down. Really thought the Ruby and Lion were absolutely stellar, Dream sounds great too, but I was pretty floored by Ruby and Lion.
|
|
|
|
Post by geoff738 on Oct 11, 2024 17:04:42 GMT -6
OK - I'd like to officially say my initial reaction of Dream/Ruby native being cool, but not particularly better than anything...was wrong. And I hadn’t tried Lion before just now. They’re all pretty stellar - way less tweakable - but comparing to my AxeFX, they absolutely hold up. In fact, it was pretty hard to NOT get a great tone out of these...I could match pretty easily in AxeFX, but the UA plugs are more intuitive…well, I was finding myself matching the Axe to the plugs especially on the Plexi. But whoever styled the tones did a great job. I really, really, really, really, really don’t need another amp sim…but they’re a ton of fun. Might have to break down. Really thought the Ruby and Lion were absolutely stellar, Dream sounds great too, but I was pretty floored by Ruby and Lion. Did you not have some of the pedals for a while? Wondering how these compare. Cheers, Geoff |
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 11, 2024 17:21:20 GMT -6
OK - I'd like to officially say my initial reaction of Dream/Ruby native being cool, but not particularly better than anything...was wrong. And I hadn’t tried Lion before just now. They’re all pretty stellar - way less tweakable - but comparing to my AxeFX, they absolutely hold up. In fact, it was pretty hard to NOT get a great tone out of these...I could match pretty easily in AxeFX, but the UA plugs are more intuitive…well, I was finding myself matching the Axe to the plugs especially on the Plexi. But whoever styled the tones did a great job. I really, really, really, really, really don’t need another amp sim…but they’re a ton of fun. Might have to break down. Really thought the Ruby and Lion were absolutely stellar, Dream sounds great too, but I was pretty floored by Ruby and Lion. Did you not have some of the pedals for a while? Wondering how these compare. Cheers, Geoff I had Dream and Ruby. It has been a while, but from memory, they sound the same…I’m getting a little more gain out of these because you can obviously determine how much gain you’re putting in. But man…I really might have to spring for these. |
|
kcatthedog
Temp
Super Helpful Dude
Posts: 16,024 
Member is Online
|
Post by kcatthedog on Oct 11, 2024 17:46:47 GMT -6
Your money, but Black Friday and Christmas are coming: they’d make an interesting bundle.
|
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 11, 2024 19:11:46 GMT -6
Your money, but Black Friday and Christmas are coming: they’d make an interesting bundle. I’ll probably just get spark when I get the urge and then cancel when I get my fill. |
|
|
|
Post by sirthought on Oct 11, 2024 19:52:49 GMT -6
They have that Signature 2 bundle right now for $199 that has all the new plugins including these. Even if you didn't care about the other plugins, that's $66 per amp sim, which isn't too bad. It's better than the $149 they were asking for each individually.
I haven't tried them yet, but listened to a bunch of the pedal demos on YT. Always thought they sounded great.
I've heard a bunch of people saying they prefer this or that better, but I think UA did a great job on the sounds. I'd be mostly concerned whether the latency would work since they aren't DSP. It probably depends on where your project is at when you have to play the guitar part!
|
|
|
|
Post by veggieryan on Oct 11, 2024 21:00:43 GMT -6
copied from another thread because its relevant: I spent about a half hour comparing the new UAFX amp plugin demos to my Amalgam captures in Tonex and it was not even close. Pretty sad for UAD honestly. Their DSP can't even run their new amp plugins which sound terrible compared to Tonex anyhow. It's a lose/lose situation. It's like they don't have any real musicians testing their stuff or at least nobody honest enough to give real criticism? Or do they just lack the talent now? I think its fascinating how Amalgam is just one guy with a vintage amp collection and his captures somehow completely smoke the stock Tonex captures and the UAFX amps... BTW: You can download the free version of Tonex and then download 20 of the free versions of Amalgam captures from tone net and you have tone and feel that no modeler plugin can even remotely get close to. It's absurd that this is FREE. just search "amalgam" once you login to tone.net in the tonex section.... For Dream 65 you would compare to the Amalgam 63' Deluxe here: www.tone.net/tonex/tonemodels/47984He also has a Matchless Laurel Canyon that is the boutique deluxe flavor: www.amalgamcaptures.com/product-page/mtch-lacan-txeI use a surfy bear metal on the way in or one of the Mixwave spring plugins for reverb. |
|
|
|
Post by bossanova on Oct 11, 2024 21:30:22 GMT -6
I really liked Tonex at first, but after a while the captures started to feel more static and less reactive than the algorithmic alternatives that I have. I never ended up paying for the full version because of it.
|
|
|
|
Post by wiz on Oct 11, 2024 21:39:21 GMT -6
I had an upgrade to ultimate for 199 …I grabbed that.
|
|
kcatthedog
Temp
Super Helpful Dude
Posts: 16,024
Member is Online
|
Post by kcatthedog on Oct 12, 2024 3:52:06 GMT -6
Good call !
|
|
kcatthedog
Temp
Super Helpful Dude
Posts: 16,024
Member is Online
|
Post by kcatthedog on Oct 12, 2024 3:57:43 GMT -6
Odd, I have signature but no upgrade price.
You can pick the new amp native plugs and put in bundle (2 or 3 )and save from the $149 per price .
|
|
|
|
Post by Dan on Oct 12, 2024 10:15:53 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard.
Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though.
Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop.
|
|
|
|
Post by phantom on Oct 12, 2024 10:24:30 GMT -6
They are really good. I'm a big fan of the pedals, and the plugins, from my initial tests, sound equally as good.
I won't say they are game changers, that my fractal, helix, other plugins like nembribi, Softube, are all crap now. But these UAFX amps are a lot easier to use and to get a good sound.
With any other modeler or plugin, I feel like a battle to make it good. It can be good, it can be great actually, but to get there it's hard. Even presets or stock sounds.
With these UAD plugins/pedals, it's hard to make them bad. I don't like their lack of features tho, with the pedals they doesn't bother me too much, but with the plugin, it's another history.
Cab options are too few, no gate for the vox and fender... Not even a tuner.
|
|
|
|
Post by niklas1073 on Oct 12, 2024 10:29:32 GMT -6
Where I think uad shines is in being emulations rather than IR captures. This especially in speaker emulations. I have not tried the plugs yet, but the pedals have been impressive. Looking forward to take on the plug for the quick and dirty if it matches the pedals… which so far has been the only shortcut I could imagine using.
|
|
|
|
Post by bossanova on Oct 12, 2024 10:50:30 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard. Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though. Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop. Which Vox? |
|
|
|
Post by Dan on Oct 12, 2024 10:52:51 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard. Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though. Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop. Which Vox? the ruby here. Still it’s very expensive |
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 12, 2024 11:26:22 GMT -6
copied from another thread because its relevant: I spent about a half hour comparing the new UAFX amp plugin demos to my Amalgam captures in Tonex and it was not even close. Pretty sad for UAD honestly. Their DSP can't even run their new amp plugins which sound terrible compared to Tonex anyhow. It's a lose/lose situation. It's like they don't have any real musicians testing their stuff or at least nobody honest enough to give real criticism? Or do they just lack the talent now? I think its fascinating how Amalgam is just one guy with a vintage amp collection and his captures somehow completely smoke the stock Tonex captures and the UAFX amps... BTW: You can download the free version of Tonex and then download 20 of the free versions of Amalgam captures from tone net and you have tone and feel that no modeler plugin can even remotely get close to. It's absurd that this is FREE. just search "amalgam" once you login to tone.net in the tonex section.... For Dream 65 you would compare to the Amalgam 63' Deluxe here: www.tone.net/tonex/tonemodels/47984He also has a Matchless Laurel Canyon that is the boutique deluxe flavor: www.amalgamcaptures.com/product-page/mtch-lacan-txeI use a surfy bear metal on the way in or one of the Mixwave spring plugins for reverb. I question that person’s ears. Tonex suffers from the same issues Kemper did originally. Everything ultimately sounds the same. Not nearly as dramatically different as these plugs or the amps in Axefx. |
|
|
|
Post by veggieryan on Oct 12, 2024 11:28:41 GMT -6
I really liked Tonex at first, but after a while the captures started to feel more static and less reactive than the algorithmic alternatives that I have. I never ended up paying for the full version because of it. To be clear 99% of TONEX captures are crap including all the ones from IK. Only the Amalgam full amp captures and maybe some other 3rd parties are worth trying. Once you start doing amp only captures and using IRs for the cabs the magic is gone. Static or less reactive or flat and 2d is how most captures and anything with an IR sounds/feels to me. The only time I would use an amp only capture is when using with a power amp and cab in a room. Algorithmic amps can have some good feel but something is off about the distortion and the cabs for my ear on most and especially UAFX. Milkman by Mixwave is much better but still falls short of Amalgam full captures on TONEX which he calls “essentials” to my ear. I do use the Milkman reverb if in the box though. Lovely stereo harmonic tremolo on that one too. |
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 12, 2024 11:28:56 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard. Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though. Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop. It’s usually not worth arguing - and it’s been a while since I tried the Lemmy thing - but if you think that’s better, we have a dramatically different view of what sounds good. |
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 12, 2024 11:30:17 GMT -6
I really liked Tonex at first, but after a while the captures started to feel more static and less reactive than the algorithmic alternatives that I have. I never ended up paying for the full version because of it. To be clear 99% of TONEX captures are crap including all the ones from IK. Only the Amalgam full amp captures and maybe some other 3rd parties are worth trying. Once you start doing amp only captures and using IRs for the cabs the magic is gone. Static or less reactive or flat and 2d is how most captures and anything with an IR sounds/feels to me. The only time I would use an amp only capture is when using with a power amp and cab in a room. Algorithmic amps can have some good feel but something is off about the distortion and the cabs for my ear on most and especially UAFX. Milkman by Mixwave is much better but still falls short of Amalgam full captures on TONEX which he calls “essentials” to my ear. I do use the Milkman reverb if in the box though. Lovely stereo harmonic tremolo on that one too. What you’re describing wasn’t my experience. Have you tried the UAFX plugs? And look - I probably won’t buy them because ultimately the axe is a better solution…but I was pretty blown away by these. |
|
|
|
Post by veggieryan on Oct 12, 2024 11:41:49 GMT -6
Yes in my post I describe my experience trying the UAFX plugin demos. I can’t get a tone with them that competes with Amalgam full captures. They feel thin, 2d, fizzy and plastic to my ear. It reminds me of the disappointment when the UAD tweed came out. I do agree TONEX ultimately suffers from the all captures sound similar problem but to me all digital amps are kinda crap and it’s just the least crap one that I have tried. Nothing is really going to come close to my 64 Vibroverb and 15” vintage alnico speaker in my room in this lifetime I don’t think.
|
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 12, 2024 12:24:47 GMT -6
Yes in my post I describe my experience trying the UAFX plugin demos. I can’t get a tone with them that competes with Amalgam full captures. They feel thin, 2d, fizzy and plastic to my ear. It reminds me of the disappointment when the UAD tweed came out. I do agree TONEX ultimately suffers from the all captures sound similar problem but to me all digital amps are kinda crap and it’s just the least crap one that I have tried. Nothing is really going to come close to my 64 Vibroverb and 15” vintage alnico speaker in my room in this lifetime I don’t think. Oh well. |
|
|
|
Post by phantom on Oct 12, 2024 15:54:07 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard. Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though. Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop. It’s usually not worth arguing - and it’s been a while since I tried the Lemmy thing - but if you think that’s better, we have a dramatically different view of what sounds good. I agree. Lion and the amps from Softube are in a completely different league. |
|
|
|
Post by Dan on Oct 13, 2024 13:37:48 GMT -6
150 for a sheeny digital plexi is a hard sell when Softube gives you that and some extreme dirt for 100 bucks. I love the Lemmy Murder One with other IRs. Instant Hendrix with the Fuse Big Sur or Vintage Warmer into a Marshall guitar cab ir. Malcolm Young sounds are all there and you can push pedals into the normal channel hard. Mercuriall spark you can get for 60 though. Vox look like it will be cool for jangle pop. It’s usually not worth arguing - and it’s been a while since I tried the Lemmy thing - but if you think that’s better, we have a dramatically different view of what sounds good. you have to gain stage it, set it for the playing, and choose your pedals, inputs, and irs wisely. It’s not pre-mixed at all and not as limiting as a pre-mixed plexi type amp. The black rooster cypress TT-15 orange tiny terror is similar but with a contour knob that is just an eq and doesn’t add probably unwanted additional processing like the uad lion does. The softube Lemmy murder one marshall super bass, you’d have to turn more knobs or add an eq or treble boost pedal. |
|
|
|
Post by Johnkenn on Oct 13, 2024 14:42:35 GMT -6
I was just using my ears
|
|
