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?

  • Andjhostet@kbin.social
    7·
    2 years ago

    How are you hearing it? Nice speakers or a nice set of headphones? I’m guessing that’s the difference.

    • ObiWon_KanBloMi@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 years ago

      I’m using two rock it jbl speakers and a pair of AT5050. It’s not the speakers.

      I put in a dying fetus song to use as a mix reference and when compared side to side, the dying fetus guitars sound like they’re actually alive and extremely dynamic.

      • novibe@lemmy.mlEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        Are you doubling the tracks? Like recording the same parts twice (not duplicating them) and panning them hard left and right?

        If you compare your guitar playing to a recorded track, keep in mind many times guitar parts are doubled, even quadrupled…