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JR 19 to sound like it is playing through a tube amp?
r010159:
I have the drive all the way down and there is significant distortion at times. Perhaps this plugin is not working well with MC. I am looking for that "warmth" which you refer to as like record hiss. I see where I can change anode, grid, and cathode values (combination of resistor and capacitor circuits). I do not know where to start. I guess this depends on where the signal is distorting. He mentions in the article that the distortion is happening at the second stage. Maybe that is where I should be spending my time?
(I hope this is not my headphones)
mwillems:
--- Quote from: r010159 on April 22, 2014, 08:20:45 pm ---I have the drive all the way down and there is significant distortion at times. Perhaps this plugin is not working well with MC. I am looking for that "warmth" which you refer to as like record hiss. I see where I can change anode, grid, and cathode values (combination of resistor and capacitor circuits). I do not know where to start. I guess this depends on where the signal is distorting. He mentions in the article that the distortion is happening at the second stage. Maybe that is where I should be spending my time?
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That might help, but as noted, be sure to stop music playback before changing the values. You also might try turning down the internal volume in jriver if you have it maxed (in case the plugin is driving things into clipping or something). Other than that, I'm not too sure, it was pretty mild "warm" distortion when I tried it.
r010159:
OK, I will follow your suggestions.
pcstockton:
--- Quote from: mwillems on April 22, 2014, 07:54:35 pm ---Tube amps (the ones I've heard anyway) tend to have a distinct distortion profile (described as warm, kind of like record hiss) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_sound. All amps introduce some distortion, but tube amps tend to have a different sounding distortion profile than solid state amps do. Some tube amps exhibit it more than others (like any amp), and it's most obvious when the amp is overdriven (like in a conventional tube guitar amp).
If you're serious about there not being a distinct "tube sound" to tube amplifiers, you must have access to much lower distortion tube amps than the ones I've interacted with ;D
The plugin (when working and not making terrifying noises) reproduced the conventional "tube sound" pretty well, and you could adjust the drive to get a subtler or more conspicuous tube coloration.
Try turning down the drive knob all the way down and see if that helps.
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I don't know.... i think it is a misnomer. I have heard all kinds of presentation from tube amps. From McIntosh, to Canadian i am forgetting, to Clear Audio, Zu, to obscure SET amps. All are different.
bebe:
Hello: I just tried to add Rube Tube VST but program didn't want to accept it. I this because I am using 64 bit Media Center now?
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