I’m not sure why, but it never fails for me to be disappointed whenever I use an amp sim.

Whenever I plug in my guitar directly into the DI and load up an amp sim with a cab ir, it just sounds super flat. No dynamics, no life, just very lack luster all around and I have no idea why.

I have recorded guitar tracks while running a distortion pedal into a Mooer Radar Cab IR Loader and it sounded very good. But cannot for the life of me get an amp sim to sound nearly as dynamic when I run just my guitar into the DI

What gives?

  • fartsparkles@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What amp sim? What cab IR?

    Active or passive pickups?

    Does the DI / audio interface have Hi Z input?

    Does it sound lifeless if you record/listen to the sound straight from the DI?

    My guess is it’s the impedance. If you’ve got a guitar stompbox pedal kicking about, one that doesn’t have true bypass, put your guitar into that and then into your DI and see if the life comes back (don’t engage the effect).

    Motu’ Zbox can be a game changer if your interface doesn’t offer decent Hi Z inputs to give you the impedance you need.