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Post by drbill on Nov 21, 2019 10:13:55 GMT -6
Ha! Yeah, that one and the vintage king one are what kicked me over the edge.....
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Post by sirthought on Nov 22, 2019 23:45:37 GMT -6
I've been using the Iridium live. The Vox emu. I'm using it with the Two-Notes Torpedo two mic cab IR's instead of the built in ones, and my drive pedals in front of it. I like the sound I'm getting. There's lots of ways to go these days to get really satisfying guitar tone. Nice to hear. You've already been using the Cab M pedal, no? Was it just that you were more use to that cab sound? Can you load the IR from the Two Notes product into the Iridium software? CAB M seems really nice, but I was surprised they haven't made it stereo, at least for recording situations. I think this thing is in my future 2020 plans. I just need to sell an amp to fund it and one other item on my list. I saw the That Pedal Show episode and they seem less enthused about it, saying that it sounded more like a finished recorded guitar sound, rather than a live amp. That doesn't sound like the end of the world to me, but from most of the YouTube demos this seems really nice. I saw one video where the guy tests it versus the HX Stomp, using the Stomp's cabs for both. The two amp sims both sounded good. I thought the Iridium really shined when he used other effects pedals in front, whereas the Stomp seemed to really lose something. I'm sure if you just want to use those effects you're good, but I have pedals I don't really want to abandon.
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Post by ragan on Nov 22, 2019 23:52:12 GMT -6
I've been using the Iridium live. The Vox emu. I'm using it with the Two-Notes Torpedo two mic cab IR's instead of the built in ones, and my drive pedals in front of it. I like the sound I'm getting. There's lots of ways to go these days to get really satisfying guitar tone. Nice to hear. You've already been using the Cab M pedal, no? Was it just that you were more use to that cab sound? Can you load the IR from the Two Notes product into the Iridium software? CAB M seems really nice, but I was surprised they haven't made it stereo, at least for recording situations. I think this thing is in my future 2020 plans. I just need to sell an amp to fund it and one other item on my list. I saw the That Pedal Show episode and they seem less enthused about it, saying that it sounded more like a finished recorded guitar sound, rather than a live amp. That doesn't sound like the end of the world to me, but from most of the YouTube demos this seems really nice. I saw one video where the guy tests it versus the HX Stomp, using the Stomp's cabs for both. The two amp sims both sounded good. I thought the Iridium really shined when he used other effects pedals in front, whereas the Stomp seemed to really lose something. I'm sure if you just want to use those effects you're good, but I have pedals I don't really want to abandon. Worth noting that those two "Pedal Show" dudes aren't recording guys at all. They're used to playing amps in a man cave, not sitting at mix position monitoring the signal going to tape or performing on stage where you've got the mic'd guitar sound in your ears/wedges. Their 'criticism' of the Iridium is mostly a 'criticism' of monitoring a mic'd amp vs sitting in front of the amp. When they switched to their mic'd versions there (Super Reverb and not a Deluxe Reverb differences notwithstanding) I mostly thought the Iridium sounded like a better-recorded amp. Their amps had some nice expressiveness trying to happen but they were also thin and pointy to my ears.
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Post by sirthought on Nov 23, 2019 0:17:10 GMT -6
Well, Dan plays live all the time and even goes on tour. I think they play live enough, although they might not think about recording as much. I believe they've really gotten into the UA OX Box as a mic'd amp alternative. Anyhow, I do agree with your grain of salt when listening to their comments. It's all useful info, though. My main amp is a 1977 Super Reverb, so I'm particularly interested to know if the Iridium can get in the ballpark of that.
I have a small tracking space, so I'm trying to do live bands with little bleed. Was thinking about the Boss Tube Amp expander, but this is cheaper. IF I can split the signal and track the Iridium along with a clean capture, then if the player is uppity about using a sim sound, I can just take the clean out for reamping and he can judge if it's better or not. This should work well though based on what I'm hearing.
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Post by ragan on Nov 23, 2019 0:20:19 GMT -6
Well, Dan plays live all the time and even goes on tour. I think they play live enough, although they might not think about recording as much. I believe they've really gotten into the UA OX Box as a mic'd amp alternative. Anyhow, I do agree with your grain of salt when listening to their comments. It's all useful info, though. My main amp is a 1977 Super Reverb, so I'm particularly interested to know if the Iridium can get in the ballpark of that. I have a small tracking space, so I'm trying to do live bands with little bleed. Was thinking about the Boss Tube Amp expander, but this is cheaper. IF I can split the signal and track the Iridium along with a clean capture, then if the player is uppity about using a sim sound, I can just take the clean out for reamping and he can judge if it's better or not. This should work well though based on what I'm hearing. Oh ok. They just treat 'recorded guitar signal' as if it's something totally foreign, that they aren't into listening to as they play. Funny that they're into the OX. Out of all the silent recording solutions I've tried, that one, while a lot of fun, sounded the most like an obvious sim to me. And when I posted blind clips here and on GS everyone called it out as the non-real track about 90% of the time. No accounting for taste I suppose.
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Post by Johnkenn on Nov 23, 2019 13:56:50 GMT -6
Well, Dan plays live all the time and even goes on tour. I think they play live enough, although they might not think about recording as much. I believe they've really gotten into the UA OX Box as a mic'd amp alternative. Anyhow, I do agree with your grain of salt when listening to their comments. It's all useful info, though. My main amp is a 1977 Super Reverb, so I'm particularly interested to know if the Iridium can get in the ballpark of that. I have a small tracking space, so I'm trying to do live bands with little bleed. Was thinking about the Boss Tube Amp expander, but this is cheaper. IF I can split the signal and track the Iridium along with a clean capture, then if the player is uppity about using a sim sound, I can just take the clean out for reamping and he can judge if it's better or not. This should work well though based on what I'm hearing. Oh ok. They just treat 'recorded guitar signal' as if it's something totally foreign, that they aren't into listening to as they play. Funny that they're into the OX. Out of all the silent recording solutions I've tried, that one, while a lot of fun, sounded the most like an obvious sim to me. And when I posted blind clips here and on GS everyone called it out as the non-real track about 90% of the time. No accounting for taste I suppose. You get yours yet? Just found a place here that has them in stock and that’s currently burning the hole in my pocket hotter than the AxeFX III.
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Post by ragan on Nov 23, 2019 14:18:20 GMT -6
Oh ok. They just treat 'recorded guitar signal' as if it's something totally foreign, that they aren't into listening to as they play. Funny that they're into the OX. Out of all the silent recording solutions I've tried, that one, while a lot of fun, sounded the most like an obvious sim to me. And when I posted blind clips here and on GS everyone called it out as the non-real track about 90% of the time. No accounting for taste I suppose. You get yours yet? Just found a place here that has them in stock and that’s currently burning the hole in my pocket hotter than the AxeFX III. Oh nice. No Sweetwater is still a week+ out from having them.
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Post by indiehouse on Nov 23, 2019 16:33:39 GMT -6
Oh ok. They just treat 'recorded guitar signal' as if it's something totally foreign, that they aren't into listening to as they play. Funny that they're into the OX. Out of all the silent recording solutions I've tried, that one, while a lot of fun, sounded the most like an obvious sim to me. And when I posted blind clips here and on GS everyone called it out as the non-real track about 90% of the time. No accounting for taste I suppose. You get yours yet? Just found a place here that has them in stock and that’s currently burning the hole in my pocket hotter than the AxeFX III. I was just about to ask if you had taken the plunge with the Axe III. Considering the Iridium then? Looking forward to hearing some more thoughts, especially from Kemper owners/previous owners.
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Post by LesC on Nov 23, 2019 20:03:35 GMT -6
I have a small tracking space, so I'm trying to do live bands with little bleed. Was thinking about the Boss Tube Amp expander, but this is cheaper. IF I can split the signal and track the Iridium along with a clean capture, then if the player is uppity about using a sim sound, I can just take the clean out for reamping and he can judge if it's better or not. This should work well though based on what I'm hearing. I've been thinking about this as well. What would be the best way to split the guitar signal to track the Iridium along with a clean capture? I don't have any experience doing that.
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Post by Johnkenn on Nov 23, 2019 20:31:42 GMT -6
I have a small tracking space, so I'm trying to do live bands with little bleed. Was thinking about the Boss Tube Amp expander, but this is cheaper. IF I can split the signal and track the Iridium along with a clean capture, then if the player is uppity about using a sim sound, I can just take the clean out for reamping and he can judge if it's better or not. This should work well though based on what I'm hearing. I've been thinking about this as well. What would be the best way to split the guitar signal to track the Iridium along with a clean capture? I don't have any experience doing that. Not sure there’s a way to do that
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Post by LesC on Nov 23, 2019 20:47:12 GMT -6
Radial seems to have at least 6 guitar signal splitters. Fulltone also has them, so do lots of other companies. The MW1 might be the cream of the crop, but it's a bit pricey.
Does anyone have any actual experience with these, do they mess up pickup impedance going into pedals and DIs?
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Post by Quint on Nov 23, 2019 20:57:08 GMT -6
Radial seems to have at least 6 guitar signal splitters. Fulltone also has them, so do lots of other companies. The MW1 might be the cream of the crop, but it's a bit pricey. Does anyone have any actual experience with these, do they mess up pickup impedance going into pedals and DIs? I have a Radial Twin City ABY specifically because it is active and eliminates any interactions between things which are connected to it. Whenever I eventually get an Iridium, one output of the Twin City will go to it and the other will go into a traditional DI and then on to the AD.
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Post by LesC on Nov 23, 2019 21:03:50 GMT -6
Radial seems to have at least 6 guitar signal splitters. Fulltone also has them, so do lots of other companies. The MW1 might be the cream of the crop, but it's a bit pricey. Does anyone have any actual experience with these, do they mess up pickup impedance going into pedals and DIs? I have a Radial Twin City ABY specifically because it is active and eliminates any interactions between things which are connected to it. Whenever I eventually get an Iridium, one output of the Twin City will go to it and the other will go into a traditional DI and then on to the AD. Thank you!
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Post by Quint on Nov 23, 2019 21:37:39 GMT -6
I have a Radial Twin City ABY specifically because it is active and eliminates any interactions between things which are connected to it. Whenever I eventually get an Iridium, one output of the Twin City will go to it and the other will go into a traditional DI and then on to the AD. Thank you! I'm assuming you've read a little bit about the Twin City by now? One of the other nice features is that you can vary the impedance on the input to be whatever you want it to be. I originally purchased the Twin City for using two amps at once, but it will work just as well for doing that sort of thing with the Iridium.
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Post by LesC on Nov 23, 2019 21:53:51 GMT -6
I'm assuming you've read a little bit about the Twin City by now? One of the other nice features is that you can vary the impedance on the input to be whatever you want it to be. I originally purchased the Twin City for using two amps at once, but it will work just as well for doing that sort of thing with the Iridium. Yes, it seems perfect for this application. Thanks again!
My other option might be to keep the HX Stomp and use the Iridium in the Stomp loop. That way I could use the Stomp effects for the pedals I don't have, and use the Stomp USB interface for recording both effects and dry and for reamping.
I'm also on the wait list for the FM3. Decisions, decisions...
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Post by Bat Lanyard on Nov 24, 2019 8:37:35 GMT -6
I'm assuming you've read a little bit about the Twin City by now? One of the other nice features is that you can vary the impedance on the input to be whatever you want it to be. I originally purchased the Twin City for using two amps at once, but it will work just as well for doing that sort of thing with the Iridium. Yes, it seems perfect for this application. Thanks again!
My other option might be to keep the HX Stomp and use the Iridium in the Stomp loop. That way I could use the Stomp effects for the pedals I don't have, and use the Stomp USB interface for recording both effects and dry and for reamping.
I'm also on the wait list for the FM3. Decisions, decisions...
The Little Labs PCP deserves a mention. I use mine for splitting guitar and keys into different destinations. It's the bomb.
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Post by stormymondays on Nov 24, 2019 8:55:05 GMT -6
I've been thinking about this as well. What would be the best way to split the guitar signal to track the Iridium along with a clean capture? I don't have any experience doing that. Not sure there’s a way to do that The Little Labs DI/reamp box is what you want. Pedalboard into DI —> interface, and parallel out into Iridum —> interface. That’s what I do but using a Tech 21 Liverpool. The Little Labs also serves for reamping later. It’s brilliant.
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Post by ragan on Nov 24, 2019 9:32:14 GMT -6
Both of my DIs (Radial and Countryman) have a parallel output designed for exactly this. You can take a DI signal and split one line off to still go to an amp or whatever. I think almost any DI will have this option.
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Post by ragan on Nov 24, 2019 14:51:06 GMT -6
I like vids like these where there's no friggin' yappin', no stunt-guitar, just twist the knobs and play some basic stuff. This sounds so much like just mic'd amps. Can't wait to get mine.
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Post by geoff738 on Nov 26, 2019 17:13:48 GMT -6
Not seeing any BF deals on these. Not surprising as it’s a new product and Strymon is pretty much always on the exclusion lists. Oh well. If anybody sees these in sale, please let us know. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by indiehouse on Nov 26, 2019 18:22:04 GMT -6
Not seeing any BF deals on these. Not surprising as it’s a new product and Strymon is pretty much always on the exclusion lists. Oh well. If anybody sees these in sale, please let us know. Cheers, Geoff Strymon doesn’t do sales. Ever.
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Post by geoff738 on Nov 26, 2019 19:36:19 GMT -6
Not seeing any BF deals on these. Not surprising as it’s a new product and Strymon is pretty much always on the exclusion lists. Oh well. If anybody sees these in sale, please let us know. Cheers, Geoff Strymon doesn’t do sales. Ever. Yeah, kinda what I thought. And if you do find a place with a blanket 10 or 15% off, Strymon is always excluded from what I can tell. Bit of a bummer, but it’s their business model and I’m guessing it works for them. Maybe not so great for us consumers, but we can choose to buy or not, so I’m not. But partially that’s because I’m wondering if they will have something that gets into Kemper/Helix/ Axe fx territory based on this technology in the not too distant future. Cheers, Geoff
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Post by nudwig on Dec 11, 2019 17:20:59 GMT -6
Partially due to this thread I recommended this to a guitar player, he's here playing it today. I now understand the hype. Great pedal! This is why I love RGO, so much solid advice, thanks guys!
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Post by indiehouse on Dec 12, 2019 4:44:16 GMT -6
Partially due to this thread I recommended this to a guitar player, he's here playing it today. I now understand the hype. Great pedal! This is why I love RGO, so much solid advice, thanks guys! So it’s good? These are popping up on Reverb almost daily. Not sure if that’s a sign...
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Post by popmann on Dec 12, 2019 7:27:20 GMT -6
Partially due to this thread I recommended this to a guitar player, he's here playing it today. I now understand the hype. Great pedal! This is why I love RGO, so much solid advice, thanks guys! So it’s good? These are popping up on Reverb almost daily. Not sure if that’s a sign... Every unit on reverb ATM is selling for more than retail. Suggests to ME that there is a perceived or real supply problem.
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