Waves CLA Guitars explained
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2019
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#CLA #Guitars simulates a chain of processes commonly used and tuned to work on most guitar tracks. It also includes three amp and cab simulators for the three basic types of tones: Clean, Crunch and Distortion. To better understand the differences, it is better to adjust the input gain to the level suggested by the designer, but this is a rule that can be broken as we will see later.
When Re-Amplify is OFF, the modes simulate effects and hardware chains that would commonly be applied to a guitar recorded through an amp with one or more microphones.
The BYPASS mode can be completely transparent in its default position, it can be used for acoustic guitars or to create an incredible pop tone from the 80s. Of course to be transparent we'll have to turn off the effects and match the output level. In this mode, Re-Amplify does not seem to have any effect although it seems to us that the effects are readjusted for this type of sound therefore it is worth experimenting with Re-Amplify in BYPASS mode (not to be confused with the general BYPASS of the plugin).
When Re-Amplify is activated in a mode other than BYPASS the plugin will also simulate the sound of a guitar amp, cabinet and mics which allows you to record with the guitar directly connected to the preamp of your interface. In these cases it is important that the input gain is adjusted correctly since it affects the characteristic saturations of each style and the compression amount of COMPRESS but as we said before this rule can be broken, for example... You can reduce the compression by lowering COMPRESS but if you want even less without turning it off completely simply reduce the input gain. This will also reduce the amp breakup but none of the other processes will be significantly affected. Just use your ears...
COMPRESS has three styles: PUSH makes the guitar sound more full and present, SPANK sounds more funky and increases the transients and WALL which is aggressive compression with minimum dynamics very useful for background guitars...
The BASS and TREBLE controls are wide and shallow as is common in guitar mixes. Each one has three positions in the frequency spectrum: SUB that can, LOWER and UPPER for bass and BITE, TOP and ROOF for highs... With these 6 positions it covers all the useful area of the guitar, all are good for boosting or cutting. SUB controls the lowest area (reduce in accompanying guitars and increase in solo guitars Leo Brouwer style). LOWER and UPPER are felt more than heard (try boosting in both positions until the guitar acquires weight and presence in the mix or reduce them in accompanying guitars). As we said these controls are extremely wide so expect a molding effect, not a surgical effect. BITE controls the area where the aggressiveness of the guitar lies, TOP and ROOF enter the bright and "expensive" zone but they can be annoying and increase cable noise. For example we can reduce BITE and increase LOWER to achieve the pasty sound of jazz guitars.
REVERB consists of three types. CLUB is a short and intimate reverb, HALL is an average reverb similar to the sound of a theater and ARENA is the stadium sound used in heavy rock guitars and there is no way to make them sound bad.
DELAY is synchronized to the BPM of your DAW. EIGHT is a short delay used to fatten the guitar without making it very obvious, EDGE is U2 of course and QUARTER is the delay that repeats each phrase and is very common in guitar solos. The delay effect is stereo wide (no ping pong) and when changing from one speed to another the change is gradual as in an analog delay.
PITCH contains 3 different settings to expand the sound in the stereo field. Although they all sound different they are probably all based on the same popular Eventide H3000 patch that slightly changes the pitch of each channel at the same time and advances and delays them respectively. If we increase PITCH in the BYPASS mode and equalize a DI guitar so that it sounds clean and bright with a little SPANK we will achieve the most used sound in pop music of the 80s. Pure Prince and MJ #style!
With the CRUNCH mode we can achieve a Dumble or Vibro Fender sound quite clear as SRV.
If we turn off Re-Amplify all modes become similar to BYPASS, each with its differences which makes them very useful to find the sound we are looking for, regardless of the styles that suggest their names.
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wow. had this for over a year and never thought to use it like this! Thanks!
I was hesitant too at first but the plug sounds so good that it's joining my guitar template as an amp sim!
Very good demo thanks.
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Thanks!
Thanks to you!
I use the Boss GT8 into the Golden Age Project with the equalizer that coincides with it into Pro Tools. Then I use Guitar Rig5 plugin. I have the CLA Bass which I love but I'll give this plugin a try
I've seen people swear by the GT line. What are you using it for? The effects or the cab sim too?
Andrei Martinez Agras For both. It really is a help to a guitar going into a preamp. I like the texture it adds to the sound
Cool, you are exactly right! I usually track through my Dynacomp at unity and minimum sustain, it really helps, especially on bass! Now, since I got my own TS9 replicated ITB I don't use much real pedals on the way in anymore: ua-cam.com/video/J64L9BrY-oU/v-deo.html
Great video! How comes that you don't have any hissing noise/white noise while this plugin is enabled? At least when I'm on the crunch or heavy setting, there is some loud white noise in the backgroud and it's driving me crazy! But my levels seem to be fine... Did you use a gate or something to avoid that?
Noise comes from cable, ground, lights, etc. The plugin is only amplifying the problem. 👍👍
@@AmagrasMUSIC Alright, thanks for your answer! I will check those things 👍🏼
Sounds good. Is it CPU intensive? Thinking using live real time maybe 4 songs. (20min)
It is not very intensive, however I can’t remember if it has too much latency; the user manual should say
Any idea what type of delays this uses? I assume it’s a tape delay in CLA guitars?
I belive its a tape delay because it has the effect when you change the tempo but the truth is does it matter? 😉
@@AmagrasMUSIC - It does matter, because I'm trying to replicate it in a live setting without using the plugin...
@@jackmesser7148 badass! I didn't think of that and actually I'm curious how it's going to turn out!! Are you planning to upload videos about that? I'm subscribing right away!
@@AmagrasMUSIC I'm using a Headrush MX5 pedal board, so playing around with the Tape Echo on that I am able to get relatively close at least haha
@@jackmesser7148 it shouldn’t make much of a difference, grab any delay and cut the highs at around 4-6k and you have similar results. Head rush is badass!
What guitar are you using?
Sounds like my Squier Deryck Webley modified by Mark Hammer
that demo sounds like the kind of things jeff buckley would play at sin-é
Such an inspired singer!