This is the video that I've been looking for. Thank you so much. I love your complete setup. Everything looks really clean and organized. Also a computer with Gig Performer is damn good! Like.
It’s my pleasure! I’m really happy with the setup and how much flexibility it gives me. I’m glad the video has helped you too - thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
oh my freakin god man. that delay when switching bwetween presets is driving me crazy and I have been searching for a fix for weeks now. I have been watching your awsome videos lately and stumbled upon this awsome explanation of yours! I am honestly pissed that of all the famous dudes reviewing amp sims and gears are not addressing this issue. im like, is no one playing a song from start to finish? everyone is just playing parts which for me makes the amp sims/fx useless. thank you sir!
@@moderatelyloud my absolute pleasure and thanks for those kind words! It drove me nuts for ages until I found gig performer. The latency thing is the most frustrating but it’s nice to know there’s a fix for it - I hope it helps and enjoy playing around with it! 😁🤘🏻
Great stuff Nick! I love the neural stuff. They really switched up my process and I’ve more or less use their plugins exclusively. Loved seeing your approach. Great content as always!
Thanks so much Alex! I’m not surprised you use the neural stuff exclusively - their plugins are incredible. We have so many great options available to us now as guitar players - it’s great! Always enjoy hearing the tones you create on your own stuff too 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Hi, currently there is a black friday sale on neural dsp plugins. I cant decide to get petrucci or gojira plugin? Have you tried the gojira plugin and can you recommend which one to get? Im testing Gojira plugin now and have tried Petrucci long time ago so i cant compare the two right now. Just from the specs i think petrucci is maybe more versatile plugin. Are you satisfied with petrucci plugin?
@@genefrankle1 hey, I haven’t tried the Gojira plugin, but I’m very happy with the Petrucci one. There’s plenty in there to get loads of different tones. The detune feature is really great too 😁👍🏻
Well…there goes my next paycheck! I’ve been looking for a better way to record my guitar tracks on my music lately…you have given me a gift today Sir Nick!
Hi Nick! Thank you so much for this video. I’m a beginner at recordings, and I have been wanting to use my pedals when recording to DAW (Logic Pro), and I was confused with the set up. 😢 I have a question! Many videos recommended to have reamps between the pedals and the audio interface, but your video doesn’t show this. Do I need one? And, would I need an amp sim too? Or is this optional?
To record your guitar with your pedals you don’t need a reamp box but you would need an amp sim. Without the amp sim, you would only hear your very clean DI guitar sound. So you plug your guitar into your pedals but instead of plugging the output of your pedals into an amp, you plug straight into the DI of your interface. This is sometimes called instrument or has a picture of a guitar by the input. Then in logic, you would assign your track to be the right input. So if your instrument di is input 1 you’d set that on your track. Then you would load up an amp sim on that track and you’re good to go! Make sure your input level of your guitar is set at a good level - I would suggest just peaking at around -12 but the bulk of the signal hitting -18. I hope that helps?
@Fitzgerd Thank you so much for the thorough reply🥲✨💕Ah I see. I have 3 more questions is that okay? -Is this procedure correct?↓ I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 gen 2. So after I plug my guitar into my pedals, I plug my output of my pedals to this Scarlett 2i2 inputs. Then in Logic, I check that the input of the track is correct, and then I would assign a amp sim. -I’m worried that my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 gen 2 is too old. (I got it from a friend long time ago. I wonder if there is anything missing in this interface comparing to a new one, when recording my guitar with pedals) But what do you think? -The neural dsp (Archetype petrucci) you’re using in the video, is the amp sim right? And this can be any amp sim that I would like?
@@marinayozora point one is absolutely correct. Point 2 - that interface will be absolutely fine 👍🏻 Point 3 - yes the petrucci plugin is an amp sim and yes you can choose anything you like. Just make sure the amp has a “virtual cabinet” too, otherwise you will only hear a preamp sound with your guitar that will sound weak and buzzy! If the amp sim you are using doesn’t mention a cab or cabinet, you would need to add an ir loader with impulse responses. This is a whole different topic so for now, make sure the amp sim has a cabinet with it and you will be fine 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd thank you! i spent hours online looking for confirmation on its functionality with the signal chain: Guitar->Gt-10 Input; Gt-10 Output-> Input 2 on Scarlett Interface. With Preamp off (or on cleanest/flattest eq preamp) its handy having pedals from the tubescreamer to the stereo delay or crybaby wah which all actually sound nice and for $200 for the unit i dont see why not especially for live purposes. took a day with Amplitube and got the tone for Candlebox’s Far Behind
Great stuff! There’s so much great gear out there for guitar players these days. Once you get a handle on what you’re aiming for, you can do a heck of a lot at home and in a live setting 😁👍🏻
This is the video I was looking for. Thank you! I'm trying to use the daw (logic pro) without a gigperformer. After connecting the pedalboard to the audio interface, turn on the neural dsp plugin on the track and it will work the same?
@@Fitzgerd Thank you very much! Since I use Neural dsp as an amplifier, it will work well without preamplifier or cabinet simulator pedals, just connecting pedals such as overdrive and distortion, right?
No problem and yes that’s right. Your amp and cab will be taken care of in the Neural plugin so you can add any drive pedals plus any modulation pedals you like 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd wait i can add modulation pedals lke delay and such straight into the input of the interface? whats the effects loop solution? wouldnt modulation stuff mess with overdrive sounds otherwise if theres no effects loop or does dsp software handle all of that??
It will be like you are adding pedals to the front of a regular amp - no effects loop available this way. The neural stuff has great delays in the plugin that can be added post amp so they stay nice and clear. If you are using a pedal, be aware that with overdrive they won’t be very pristine and will get a lot of colour from the overdrive
This was so informative! I have been using Neural DSP stuff exclusively for the last two years but I finally got my giant pedalboard out of storage and want to make a hybrid setup like this. I’m curious if you can run the delays and reverbs of the Neural DSP after the delays and reverbs of your pedalboard or vice versa. I’m curious how much control you have with ordering. Thanks again!
No problem! Yes, you absolutely can run the reverbs and delays from neural after the amp and cab section. I do this a lot as I have my delay and reverb pedal in an odd spot on my board. For your actual pedals on your board, there’s less flexibility. Best I can think of is run them last before they hit the neural stuff. There may be some elaborate way to route them so that they would technically be after, but I really don’t know how or if that’s possible at all 😅. Thanks for watching!
@@Fitzgerd yeah I have all my time based effects running after my distortion pedals and usually run them through the effects loop of an amp. But I haven’t even need an amp since 2019, so that’s why I pretty much switched to Neural DSP plugins
@@RileyMerlino nice! You’ve got a wide range of tones there 👍🏻👍🏻. I’ve only got the Petrucci plugin but am very curious about the Rabea one too. Love that guy 😁
I tried to figure out a way to get pedals like delay or reverb, modulation after the amp (like an fx loop) but this isnt possible? As far as i understand the only way to use pedals with ampsims is frontloaded? Great vid man, thanks
@@PARISONFIRE thank you! That’s correct, all pedals would be as if going into the front of an amp. You can get delay and reverb after the sim, but you would need plugins for that, physical pedals can’t do this. Thanks for watching!
Hello Happy 2024. I use an amp sim by Scuffham called S-Gear. Do you still use and recommend the Blackstar midi pedal? I have been interested in the new BossIR2 pedal to update my old pod bean. Great channel. Thanx.
Hey and happy new year to you too! I don’t use the midi pedal that much these days but when I was using it, I really liked it and never had an issue with it. I would happily recommend it 👍🏻
Not really - there’s some great videos out there showing to leave the gain of the D.I. input at 0 - I wasn’t doing that when I first started and depending on the guitar (single coils always being noisier) I would have to up use the gates on plugins to help with noise. The room you’re in can make a big difference too. When I recorded this video, I used to have quite a problem with the wiring in the room. I’m in a completely different space at home now and the power is a lot better and that helps keep noise down too. Lastly, the proximity to the computer isn’t ideal but there will always be a spot where noise is reduced - just keep turning around until you notice the hum reduce and that’s the best spot to face 👍🏻 I hope some of that makes sense?! 😅
It does. I have a ton of synths and I had to keep moving the audio output cables around to get it at least manageable with noise. I use my wireless guitar devices on my guitars and basses and it is very quiet although there is a latency issue sometimes but I haven't wired my pedals to my audio interface yet but looking forward to playing with those with Gig Performer and a FCB1010. Thanks for the video!
@@marcusagain hiya, my pedals would all be going into the “front of the amp”. If you wanted something after the sim then yes, you’d need a delay and reverb plugin 👍🏻
Hey Nick, how would you wire an fx loop in which you'll go back from the virtual amp to a reverb / delays in your phisical pedalboard? Would you just go out from your amp to one of your soundcard's audio out, from there to the wet effects and then back in to another soundcard input? or is there any better option? I'm kinda worried about latency too. As you can se I'm struggling with this, any help would be much appreciated! :)
Hey! I wouldn't try to setup an FX loop with my pedals and my computer. If you really want to do this with pedals, I would put my delay and reverbs at the very end of the physical signal path before it goes into your interface. I know this isn't the same as using as loop but it should tame down any crazy tone shifts - like if you were using an amp that didn't have a loop. If I want that kind of clarity that a loop supplies, I would stack plugins to make an fx loop. So for example, I would have the amp sim I wanted to use, then place delay and reverb and then have that run into my IR loader. If you use something that already has cab modelling, like the Neural stuff, I would just use the delay and reverb that comes with these as they are really nice and are setup in a kind of fx loop situation anyway. Depending on how well the plugin(s) are made, you shouldn't be taxing your CPU too hard and hopefully shouldn't be getting any crazy latency from this either. Obviously, this could all depend on how many plugins are running at once! I hope this helps?
@@Fitzgerd Thank you so much. That all makes perfect sense! It wasn't clear to me if using the Neural stuff I was able to somehow insert any third party pedal before the cab. Thanks for the detailed explanation and tips :)
So all of your pedals are going into the front of the (virtual) amp? Is there any way to put modulation and time based effects after the amp, like an effects loop on a real amp?
That’s right, all the pedals go into the front of the virtual amp. The only way to get modulation, delay and reverb after the pre amp would be to use digital effects after the pre amp and before a cabinet (ir loader). I don’t believe there is any way to do this with physical stomp boxes unfortunately.
Hi Nick! Does it work the other way around? I got a pretty decent amp in my house and I have no pedals (atleast at the moment). Well, is it possible to hook my guitar to my Mac then fire up a software, choose virtual pedals and bypass the amplifier and speaker simulator in the app then output it in my amp???
Hey! You can absolutely do that 😁. I assume that amplitube allows you to bypass the amp and just lets you add pedals? If yes then that will work no problem. The thing to note is that the effects would no longer run into the front of the amp, they would always be coming after your amp signal so some effects may not sound the way you would like - overdrives and things may sound strange compared to having a pedal in front of your physical or even digital amp. Modulations, reverbs and delays should be all good but some things can sound really cool before the overdrive/distortion so just keep in mind that there will be a kind of trade off tonally. Best thing to do is give it a go and see how you like it 😊👍🏻. I hope that helps and thanks for watching 🤘🏻
Hi, I´m new to this stuff so i don´t know much about this. My question is how do we hear the sound? From the pc speakers or do i need to buy some special speakers or do i need to use headphones? Sorry for this dumb question but don´t have a clue about this...
Hey 👋🏻. There are no dumb questions at all, this stuff can be very confusing! The answer is all three 😁. You can just use your pc speakers, although I wouldn’t recommend this as you won’t get the best sound from them. I usually use headphones so I can play silently and not wake my kids up at night! And option 3 is to get some studio monitors - these will be way better sounding than your pc speakers. They plug directly into your interface - a left and a right output to give you a stereo sound. Hope this helps?
So you are basically running your entire pedalboard into the interface's instrument input which all occurs prior to the amp-sim. What about your modulation and delay effects?. I feel like this is not as useful to most people using amp sims who are seeking a way to have pre amp-sim pedals prior to the sim, and a way to route post amp-sim pedals as a DAW insert after the amp-sim.
That’s correct - for what I need it for, this works just fine for me. As far as I know, there isn’t a way to simulate an effects loop with physical pedals and amp sims through an interface and into a DAW. It’s like having an older amp that doesn’t have an effects loop. Best thing to do would be to place modulation, delay and reverb at the end of the chain as you would if there wasn’t an effects loop on your amp. If you need reverb or delay after the amp sim, it would be better to add a digital effect in the DAW where you can add it after the amp sim or between the amp and the speaker emulation 👍🏻
Thanks, that is useful as it confirms the dilemma I have. I'm searching desperately for a reamp/interface box that can route stereo out and back in at instrument level so we can use our pedals as inserts in the DAW after software amp sims. The closest thing I have found is the Radial EXTC Stereo; however, it would require a separate interface (or a primary interface with lots of I/O) to work for this purpose. Thanks for the feedback and videos. @@Fitzgerd
Hi, it will be for studio and live use but the aim is for a portable setup that doesn't require much reconfiguration. I currently have all my pedals built into a portable rack unit with remote MIDI switching but having moved to amp sims rather than real amps, I have found the issue of post-amp pedals to be a bit of an issue. I am using software effects for the moment instead. @@Fitzgerd
Was having trouble finding a video that really shows the wiring. I appreciate that.
No problem at all, I’m really glad the video has helped you 😊👍🏻
This is the video that I've been looking for. Thank you so much. I love your complete setup. Everything looks really clean and organized. Also a computer with Gig Performer is damn good! Like.
It’s my pleasure! I’m really happy with the setup and how much flexibility it gives me. I’m glad the video has helped you too - thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
Wow, this is one of the best videos that I watched this year. Thank you!
Thanks so much for that kind comment! Hope it helped 😊👍🏻
Thank you for this! I'm planning on buying an interface and conecting it to my pedals
My pleasure! I hope it helps 😁👍🏻
oh my freakin god man. that delay when switching bwetween presets is driving me crazy and I have been searching for a fix for weeks now. I have been watching your awsome videos lately and stumbled upon this awsome explanation of yours! I am honestly pissed that of all the famous dudes reviewing amp sims and gears are not addressing this issue. im like, is no one playing a song from start to finish? everyone is just playing parts which for me makes the amp sims/fx useless. thank you sir!
@@moderatelyloud my absolute pleasure and thanks for those kind words! It drove me nuts for ages until I found gig performer. The latency thing is the most frustrating but it’s nice to know there’s a fix for it - I hope it helps and enjoy playing around with it! 😁🤘🏻
Great stuff Nick! I love the neural stuff. They really switched up my process and I’ve more or less use their plugins exclusively. Loved seeing your approach. Great content as always!
Thanks so much Alex! I’m not surprised you use the neural stuff exclusively - their plugins are incredible. We have so many great options available to us now as guitar players - it’s great! Always enjoy hearing the tones you create on your own stuff too 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Hi, currently there is a black friday sale on neural dsp plugins. I cant decide to get petrucci or gojira plugin? Have you tried the gojira plugin and can you recommend which one to get? Im testing Gojira plugin now and have tried Petrucci long time ago so i cant compare the two right now. Just from the specs i think petrucci is maybe more versatile plugin. Are you satisfied with petrucci plugin?
@@genefrankle1 hey, I haven’t tried the Gojira plugin, but I’m very happy with the Petrucci one. There’s plenty in there to get loads of different tones. The detune feature is really great too 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Thanks. I think i will go with Petrucci.
@@genefrankle1 enjoy my friend! 😁🤘🏻
Well…there goes my next paycheck!
I’ve been looking for a better way to record my guitar tracks on my music lately…you have given me a gift today Sir Nick!
😁👍🏻 I would definitely recommend downloading any trial versions of software before you buy anything 😉
Hi Nick! Thank you so much for this video. I’m a beginner at recordings, and I have been wanting to use my pedals when recording to DAW (Logic Pro), and I was confused with the set up. 😢
I have a question!
Many videos recommended to have reamps between the pedals and the audio interface, but your video doesn’t show this. Do I need one?
And, would I need an amp sim too? Or is this optional?
To record your guitar with your pedals you don’t need a reamp box but you would need an amp sim. Without the amp sim, you would only hear your very clean DI guitar sound.
So you plug your guitar into your pedals but instead of plugging the output of your pedals into an amp, you plug straight into the DI of your interface. This is sometimes called instrument or has a picture of a guitar by the input. Then in logic, you would assign your track to be the right input. So if your instrument di is input 1 you’d set that on your track. Then you would load up an amp sim on that track and you’re good to go! Make sure your input level of your guitar is set at a good level - I would suggest just peaking at around -12 but the bulk of the signal hitting -18.
I hope that helps?
@Fitzgerd Thank you so much for the thorough reply🥲✨💕Ah I see. I have 3 more questions is that okay?
-Is this procedure correct?↓
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 gen 2. So after I plug my guitar into my pedals, I plug my output of my pedals to this Scarlett 2i2 inputs. Then in Logic, I check that the input of the track is correct, and then I would assign a amp sim.
-I’m worried that my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 gen 2 is too old. (I got it from a friend long time ago. I wonder if there is anything missing in this interface comparing to a new one, when recording my guitar with pedals) But what do you think?
-The neural dsp (Archetype petrucci) you’re using in the video, is the amp sim right? And this can be any amp sim that I would like?
@@marinayozora point one is absolutely correct.
Point 2 - that interface will be absolutely fine 👍🏻
Point 3 - yes the petrucci plugin is an amp sim and yes you can choose anything you like. Just make sure the amp has a “virtual cabinet” too, otherwise you will only hear a preamp sound with your guitar that will sound weak and buzzy! If the amp sim you are using doesn’t mention a cab or cabinet, you would need to add an ir loader with impulse responses. This is a whole different topic so for now, make sure the amp sim has a cabinet with it and you will be fine 👍🏻
Thanks for doing this :)
No problem at all - I hope it helps 😊👍🏻
just did this w a boss gt-10 yesterday
Nice 😁👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd thank you! i spent hours online looking for confirmation on its functionality with the signal chain: Guitar->Gt-10 Input; Gt-10 Output-> Input 2 on Scarlett Interface. With Preamp off (or on cleanest/flattest eq preamp) its handy having pedals from the tubescreamer to the stereo delay or crybaby wah which all actually sound nice and for $200 for the unit i dont see why not especially for live purposes. took a day with Amplitube and got the tone for Candlebox’s Far Behind
Great stuff! There’s so much great gear out there for guitar players these days. Once you get a handle on what you’re aiming for, you can do a heck of a lot at home and in a live setting 😁👍🏻
I wanted to just run a wah into my AI and apparently I can run anything into it. Lol thanks for sharing your knowledge!
😁👍🏻 no problem!
Thank you for this very helpful video. It seems that Gig Performer 4.5 can record it all - MIDI, inputs, outputs, no DAW is necessary.
No problem! And thank you for the info - I didn't realise there was an update. I'm downloading it now 😊👍🏻
This is the video I was looking for. Thank you! I'm trying to use the daw (logic pro) without a gigperformer. After connecting the pedalboard to the audio interface, turn on the neural dsp plugin on the track and it will work the same?
No problem! And yes, absolutely! You can add a neural dsp plugin on a track and you’ll be able to use your whole pedal board with the amp sim 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd Thank you very much! Since I use Neural dsp as an amplifier, it will work well without preamplifier or cabinet simulator pedals, just connecting pedals such as overdrive and distortion, right?
No problem and yes that’s right. Your amp and cab will be taken care of in the Neural plugin so you can add any drive pedals plus any modulation pedals you like 👍🏻
@@Fitzgerd wait i can add modulation pedals lke delay and such straight into the input of the interface? whats the effects loop solution? wouldnt modulation stuff mess with overdrive sounds otherwise if theres no effects loop or does dsp software handle all of that??
It will be like you are adding pedals to the front of a regular amp - no effects loop available this way. The neural stuff has great delays in the plugin that can be added post amp so they stay nice and clear. If you are using a pedal, be aware that with overdrive they won’t be very pristine and will get a lot of colour from the overdrive
This was so informative! I have been using Neural DSP stuff exclusively for the last two years but I finally got my giant pedalboard out of storage and want to make a hybrid setup like this. I’m curious if you can run the delays and reverbs of the Neural DSP after the delays and reverbs of your pedalboard or vice versa. I’m curious how much control you have with ordering. Thanks again!
No problem! Yes, you absolutely can run the reverbs and delays from neural after the amp and cab section. I do this a lot as I have my delay and reverb pedal in an odd spot on my board. For your actual pedals on your board, there’s less flexibility. Best I can think of is run them last before they hit the neural stuff. There may be some elaborate way to route them so that they would technically be after, but I really don’t know how or if that’s possible at all 😅. Thanks for watching!
@@Fitzgerd yeah I have all my time based effects running after my distortion pedals and usually run them through the effects loop of an amp. But I haven’t even need an amp since 2019, so that’s why I pretty much switched to Neural DSP plugins
@@RileyMerlino 👍🏻 the Neural stuff is awesome! 🙌🏻
@@Fitzgerd definitely! The first one I got was the Gojira but since then I’ve bought the Darkglass bass plugin, Plini, Tim Henson, Petrucci, and Rabea
@@RileyMerlino nice! You’ve got a wide range of tones there 👍🏻👍🏻. I’ve only got the Petrucci plugin but am very curious about the Rabea one too. Love that guy 😁
Any idea on how you could use analog pedals into the effects loops of an amp sim?
I don’t think this is possible with amp sims and a computer. It could be done with an amp sim pedal or bigger unit I would think.
I tried to figure out a way to get pedals like delay or reverb, modulation after the amp (like an fx loop) but this isnt possible? As far as i understand the only way to use pedals with ampsims is frontloaded? Great vid man, thanks
@@PARISONFIRE thank you! That’s correct, all pedals would be as if going into the front of an amp. You can get delay and reverb after the sim, but you would need plugins for that, physical pedals can’t do this. Thanks for watching!
So essentially, just guitar into pedals into the interface?
Exactly. Treat the interface like the input of an amp 👍🏻
Hello Happy 2024. I use an amp sim by Scuffham called S-Gear. Do you still use and recommend the Blackstar midi pedal? I have been interested in the new BossIR2 pedal to update my old pod bean. Great channel. Thanx.
Hey and happy new year to you too! I don’t use the midi pedal that much these days but when I was using it, I really liked it and never had an issue with it. I would happily recommend it 👍🏻
I'm curious if you have to deal with line noise from the pedal board to audio interface? Do you use the gate in the virtual amp to keep it down?
Not really - there’s some great videos out there showing to leave the gain of the D.I. input at 0 - I wasn’t doing that when I first started and depending on the guitar (single coils always being noisier) I would have to up use the gates on plugins to help with noise. The room you’re in can make a big difference too. When I recorded this video, I used to have quite a problem with the wiring in the room. I’m in a completely different space at home now and the power is a lot better and that helps keep noise down too. Lastly, the proximity to the computer isn’t ideal but there will always be a spot where noise is reduced - just keep turning around until you notice the hum reduce and that’s the best spot to face 👍🏻
I hope some of that makes sense?! 😅
It does. I have a ton of synths and I had to keep moving the audio output cables around to get it at least manageable with noise. I use my wireless guitar devices on my guitars and basses and it is very quiet although there is a latency issue sometimes but I haven't wired my pedals to my audio interface yet but looking forward to playing with those with Gig Performer and a FCB1010. Thanks for the video!
@@ericjohnson5188 great stuff! Keeping the gain on the interface at a minimum will definitely help. Have fun and I’m glad the video has helped you 😊👍🏻
question, how are you getting your Reverb pedal after your amp Sim?
unless you were using a reverb plugin
@@marcusagain hiya, my pedals would all be going into the “front of the amp”. If you wanted something after the sim then yes, you’d need a delay and reverb plugin 👍🏻
what about your studio vlog gear, what lab mic are you using?
I'm using the Rode SmartLav+ in this video 👍🏻
Cool beans.
😁👍🏻
Hey Nick, how would you wire an fx loop in which you'll go back from the virtual amp to a reverb / delays in your phisical pedalboard? Would you just go out from your amp to one of your soundcard's audio out, from there to the wet effects and then back in to another soundcard input? or is there any better option? I'm kinda worried about latency too. As you can se I'm struggling with this, any help would be much appreciated! :)
Hey! I wouldn't try to setup an FX loop with my pedals and my computer. If you really want to do this with pedals, I would put my delay and reverbs at the very end of the physical signal path before it goes into your interface. I know this isn't the same as using as loop but it should tame down any crazy tone shifts - like if you were using an amp that didn't have a loop.
If I want that kind of clarity that a loop supplies, I would stack plugins to make an fx loop. So for example, I would have the amp sim I wanted to use, then place delay and reverb and then have that run into my IR loader. If you use something that already has cab modelling, like the Neural stuff, I would just use the delay and reverb that comes with these as they are really nice and are setup in a kind of fx loop situation anyway.
Depending on how well the plugin(s) are made, you shouldn't be taxing your CPU too hard and hopefully shouldn't be getting any crazy latency from this either. Obviously, this could all depend on how many plugins are running at once!
I hope this helps?
@@Fitzgerd Thank you so much. That all makes perfect sense! It wasn't clear to me if using the Neural stuff I was able to somehow insert any third party pedal before the cab. Thanks for the detailed explanation and tips :)
@@ms6465 no problem - have fun playing around 😁👍🏻
So all of your pedals are going into the front of the (virtual) amp? Is there any way to put modulation and time based effects after the amp, like an effects loop on a real amp?
That’s right, all the pedals go into the front of the virtual amp. The only way to get modulation, delay and reverb after the pre amp would be to use digital effects after the pre amp and before a cabinet (ir loader). I don’t believe there is any way to do this with physical stomp boxes unfortunately.
Hi Nick! Does it work the other way around? I got a pretty decent amp in my house and I have no pedals (atleast at the moment).
Well, is it possible to hook my guitar to my Mac then fire up a software, choose virtual pedals and bypass the amplifier and speaker simulator in the app then output it in my amp???
The order will be as follows
Guitar > Audio interface > Mac > Amplitube (or something) > Real amplifier
Hey! You can absolutely do that 😁. I assume that amplitube allows you to bypass the amp and just lets you add pedals? If yes then that will work no problem. The thing to note is that the effects would no longer run into the front of the amp, they would always be coming after your amp signal so some effects may not sound the way you would like - overdrives and things may sound strange compared to having a pedal in front of your physical or even digital amp. Modulations, reverbs and delays should be all good but some things can sound really cool before the overdrive/distortion so just keep in mind that there will be a kind of trade off tonally. Best thing to do is give it a go and see how you like it 😊👍🏻. I hope that helps and thanks for watching 🤘🏻
sup Nick! Whats the model of your pedalboard? Look for a new one here
Hey Pedro! It’s the Pedaltrain Terra 42. Great for space but only comes with a gig bag so may not be great for playing live?
@@Fitzgerd hard to find Pedaltrain here in Brazil. :(
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Does anyone know if I can use my pedal interface with the neural gojira x?
Hi, I´m new to this stuff so i don´t know much about this. My question is how do we hear the sound? From the pc speakers or do i need to buy some special speakers or do i need to use headphones? Sorry for this dumb question but don´t have a clue about this...
Hey 👋🏻. There are no dumb questions at all, this stuff can be very confusing! The answer is all three 😁. You can just use your pc speakers, although I wouldn’t recommend this as you won’t get the best sound from them. I usually use headphones so I can play silently and not wake my kids up at night! And option 3 is to get some studio monitors - these will be way better sounding than your pc speakers. They plug directly into your interface - a left and a right output to give you a stereo sound. Hope this helps?
@@Fitzgerd thanks! It was really helpfull. For now i´ll just use headphones👍
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So you are basically running your entire pedalboard into the interface's instrument input which all occurs prior to the amp-sim. What about your modulation and delay effects?. I feel like this is not as useful to most people using amp sims who are seeking a way to have pre amp-sim pedals prior to the sim, and a way to route post amp-sim pedals as a DAW insert after the amp-sim.
That’s correct - for what I need it for, this works just fine for me. As far as I know, there isn’t a way to simulate an effects loop with physical pedals and amp sims through an interface and into a DAW. It’s like having an older amp that doesn’t have an effects loop. Best thing to do would be to place modulation, delay and reverb at the end of the chain as you would if there wasn’t an effects loop on your amp. If you need reverb or delay after the amp sim, it would be better to add a digital effect in the DAW where you can add it after the amp sim or between the amp and the speaker emulation 👍🏻
Thanks, that is useful as it confirms the dilemma I have. I'm searching desperately for a reamp/interface box that can route stereo out and back in at instrument level so we can use our pedals as inserts in the DAW after software amp sims. The closest thing I have found is the Radial EXTC Stereo; however, it would require a separate interface (or a primary interface with lots of I/O) to work for this purpose. Thanks for the feedback and videos. @@Fitzgerd
@@ArrakisOCE no problem! Are you trying to do that for live use or another purpose?
Hi, it will be for studio and live use but the aim is for a portable setup that doesn't require much reconfiguration. I currently have all my pedals built into a portable rack unit with remote MIDI switching but having moved to amp sims rather than real amps, I have found the issue of post-amp pedals to be a bit of an issue. I am using software effects for the moment instead. @@Fitzgerd
@@ArrakisOCE ah I see. Plugins for your reverb and delays is definitely the way to go for you then. Best of luck with it all 😊👍🏻