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Real Guitar Amps vs Modelling

Has guitar amp modelling technology caught up or will nothing ever compete with the real guitar amp experience? I love guitar amps, valve guitar amps in particular, but recently I’ve delved into the world of modelling partly out of curiosity, partly out of trying to not be the traditionalist. How did that turn out? Well… Modelling amps aren’t the real thing We now live in an instant, just add…

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I love my fireworks, say all my neighbours as they cram a flimsy plastic tube full of low-yield explosives. Surely everyone in my community will also appreciate them. If not, they are some kind of Grumpy Gus and are not invited to the block party cookout. Friends, I can tell you this right now: I am not going to that barbecue.

As you might have imagined, the residents of my area of the world like to shoot off a bunch of Roman candles when they feel like it. Sure, fireworks are fun and all, but I feel like if you're burning three or four hundred dollars worth of illegal noise-and-light generators every couple of weeks, you might as well just take up smoking again.

At first, it was a lot of fun. Very festive. It helped the community spirit, even if all the dogs were constantly terrified and kept trying to chew through a fence to escape. Ol' Ray down the block lost a finger trying to grab onto what he called a "Winky Sprinkler," though, and then everything changed.

Once there was a scent of blood in the air, it became a competition. Ray needed to "make it worth" his sacrifice, so he started amping up his production. Bigger shows. Coordinated by electronics. More frequently. This drew the ire of another rich asshole (Bob Winsome, who used to own the Ford dealership) with poor impulse disorder, and soon the two of them were getting up to a night-time artillery show that the police were not equipped to stop, mostly because they were at the doughnut store or trying to knock over a casino for some quick cash in the retirement fund at the time.

Nearly every night became a terror of pop-pop-pop. although I am very good at ignoring troublesome noises, those noises are usually generated by my own car while I'm driving them. Not constantly happening while I'm trying to focus on my usual problems: things like "why is this bolt stripped," and "where did this pile of wires I just cut through go to?"

As the Constitution says, though: "fuck 'em if they can't take a joke." After one particularly rough night of having exploding munitions going off directly over my head while I was trying to find the origin of some faint valve clatter, I decided to respond in kind. A friend of mine, who will be called Millie Teri for reasons that are about to become clear, loaned me a couple pieces from her private collection. I had myself a patriotic parade that night. Courtesy, of course, of some army bases didn't really pay too close attention to what they listed on eBay. That's what they call "taxpayer value," even if I did have to technically buy the low-shrapnel M107 flash shells twice.

I had expected to draw a truce after demonstrating my superior firepower, much like how French tourists can shut down any discussion of cheese. After bombarding both rich pricks' homes, however, it soon became apparent that the dickheads blamed each other for the massive destruction wrought on their properties, and refused to believe that a belligerent third party could have done such a thing to them just for "several months of sleepless nights courtesy of constant 120dB outside noise."

After the mutually-assured destruction finished, though, I never saw or heard another fireworks display from Ol' Ray or Bob Winsome. If they ever find an identifiable chunk of either of their bodies, we'll probably have a pretty cool tribute at the funeral using up whatever unexploded fireworks they have still left in the scorched remnants of their family homes.

[cozzzynook]

I always loved the headcannon that Primes become extra horny due to the Matrix amping up their heat/ rut cycles. Now add this to TF 1 Optimus and you got a mech who's likely never had a heat cycle before and him suddenly get a very intense and long cycle.

Poor Optimus is suddenly hunched over his desk panting as he tries to strive off some of the charge with barely any luck. His coding is screaming at him to find someone and let them pound away at his valve until he can barely walk.

Elita is the one to find Optimus in this state and not wanting to draw any attention to the office, she gags Optimus's intake with a rag and drags his aft to his room so she can call a medic in peace. While the prime is lying on the berth whining like a needy turbo fox all Elita does is roll her optics and waits, knowing its best to knock some sense into Optimus before anyone tries to frag him.

Who knows maybe word gets to the Decepticons about the primes predicament and there might be 2 very eager mechs willing to be the prime's first. ^.^

Megatron & shockwave immediately rush & fill that valve with as much transfluid as they can.

Optimusnis popping out a mini army by the time they’re through

[icouldntfindquiet]

sfrenchevents A brilliant session on guitar rigs today at @ternsvenue 🎸

Our mission on every one of our Skills Bootcamps is to give learners a wide range of knowledge in all aspects of live events tech - these specialist classes help to do just that! Today our learners got to grips with a Kemper amp profiler as well as a more traditional valve amp rig to make sure they’re prepped for all kinds of backline tech 🎶

Special thanks to Johnny Bond for showing our learners around his guitar rig 🙌

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Digital or analog?

First off, Welcome to Hi-Phi.

In this inaugural post, I will highlight the main difference between a fully digitalized amplifier, which is the most common today, to a completely (or almost completely) analog amplifier, plus a little extra, just for you <3. Please enjoy.

PS:please bear in mind this blog is for everyone and I will be explaining as much as possible to the best of my ability. Do not expect an extremely detailed run down!

Analog:

(taken from hi-fi news, Vacuum-packed: the "Airtight" amplifier)

Analog or valved amps were the first amplifiers to be created and are the living embodiment of: Grandpa is old, but he's no slouch! These bad boys can deliver amazing sound at great volume with a lower wattage than the new kids on the block. These things are also very customizable since all the sound depends on the type of vacuum tubes you put in. You want more bass? Change the tubes for a different family. You like the tubes already in the amp, but want more power? Stay in the same family, but switch to the next step-up!

These are the sort of shenanigans that would be harder to do on a digital amp, as you can't just unplug a transistor or a thyristor without having some technical know-how. Speaking of which, one of the glaring (yet stunning) problems with valved amps is in its namesake. The tubes (or valves) are very pretty to stare at, but, they require special treatment. The tubes are made from quartz. Quartz is known for not enjoying oils being rubbed on it, and the skin on our fingies have oils on them. YOU MUST NEVER TOUCH A VACUUM TUBE WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES. If you do, you must shower the tube in surgical spirit and wait for the spirit to evaporate, if you don't, I can almost guarantee that the tube will crack within one heat cycle. Keep a set of cotton gloves with the amp, just in case. Speaking of heat, tubes get hot, and quick, which is either a downside or an upside depending on the person!

Now, let us get technical. As I mentioned above, these amps can still deliver amazing sound with lower wattage, but what does any of that mean?.

To put it simply, Wattage means Power (literally) and the more power the more volume (usually), valved amps can still get loud with low wattage, yet, they shine with lower volumes as they keep their clarity without needing volume. They also usually have a great top end (treble), usually sounding clearer and more sparkly*, while still holding good sub-bass* and bass, of course this depends on the types of tubes you use. However, there is some objectivity to this, as with a valved amp you aren't distorting the sound as much as a digital amp would. Valved amps have the ability to produce smoother peaks* due to there being less digitalization of the music, this depends on how you are playing your music however, as if you are playing off a digital source than the type of file you are using still very much matters as well as the digital to analog converter* (DAC for short) and I've also heard that Upsampling* plays a major part in it, if your DAC is equipped with it.

(*Sparkly, in the audiophile world means a great and clear and defined treble, treble is where the high notes of music live, like Cymbals, flutes, and trumpets. Please refer to fig 1, this image also explains helps to explain sub-bass.)

(*Sub-bass, is the part of the music below the bass, this is where the very low notes in music live, like kick drums, cellos and low notes in bass guitars, please refer to fig.1 to help explain.)

(*Peaks referring to the Peaks of a wave, all sound is a form of a wave, and digitalization usually leaves small distortions or also known as artefacts in the peaks of music, please refer to fig.2)

(*Digital to analog converters, simply turn the 1s and 0s into a wave, which means sound. *Upsampling, uses complicated math that I am deffo not qualified to explain to fill in the gaps of 1s and 0s meaning a larger file size, this isn't detailed as this is a blog about amps not dacs. I If you are still interested, headphonesty this website has a great about dacs)

(fig.1) (taken from: https://www.status.co/blogs/the-journal/explaining-the-audio-frequency-spectrum-bass-mids-and-treble)

(fig.2) (taken from: https://opened.cuny.edu/courseware/lesson/33/student/?section=2)

Digital/Solid state:

(taken from MV audio lab)

Digital amps are a little harder to talk about, as they are not only the most common but also harder to visualize with all their semiconductors and such. I shall still try my best to simplify and remove as much of the subjectivity as possible. Digital amps generally have a lot more “comforts” than valved amps, usually that’s because digital amps are a lot more beginner-friendly thanks to them ridding themselves from expensive tubes and bespoke design. Chances are, if you buy a basic amplifier, you are getting a black (or silver if you are feeling luxurious), if you spring the money or get a real good deal, you will get a cute little screen.

On the other hand, this design isn’t a bad thing, you can virtually fit digital amps everywhere, and you can even really compact models that the tubes simply don’t allow. The lack of tubes also means that your amplifier won’t double as a space heater, no cotton gloves for delicate quartz, and an overall more predictable sound, did I mention Bluetooth?

Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity is extremely comfortable and helps to rid pesky phone Amps and dongles that will affect sound, no wires mean less clutter in a small space. However, even if you have an older digital amp or analog there are DACs that have such features and at a decent price.

Digital Amps offer more power for cheaper, these things and easily push out 80 watts or more from something that can fit in a bag and sometimes a pocket! This power, comes at the cost of the sweet sounds of the tube, and often times, if you only focus on power you loose in the treble clarity and sometimes clarity in general.

Again, always note that with Digital amps, you will get some form of distortion due to said digitalization, meaning that the peaks will be stepped rather than smooth. However, amps nowadays deal quite well with that. You will lose the customizability of the tubes, but in return, usually you will get 2 small knobs for controlling the treble and the bass.

Again, what you lose in smoothness, you will get back in power however, if valved amps are wine, then solid state is whiskey, both can suck or as smooth as hell to the taste. But like I said, it all depends on the taste, and some people will naturally prefer whiskey than wine.

Now I won't go into the different classes of amps and such, but It's important to note that digital amps do have different classes and make-ups. There are some amps to avoid, (or so I've read), mainly the "New class A" technics amps, but the "Class AB" amps should be fine, (again so I have read, I haven't heard any of these Amps.)

Now if you are a beginner, and you probably are if you are reading this, you are probably going to get a digital amp, and I will not blame you. They are everywhere and sound great, even the older Pro stuff sounds damn good today (proud owner of a Kenwood KA-6100). However, let's say you are a person that wants the treble of the analog stuff, but you're a beginner or don't want to spend too much on an amp, you are in luck, Mr. President, there has been a third option.

THE CHEATER OPTION: Hybrid amplifier

(taken from the Mcintosh website, McIntosh MA252)

There is a reason why I called this the "Cheating Option", because like the examples I mentioned above, you will simply get the downsides of both styles of amps. You will need to spend the money to get a good hybrid amp. There are some decent picks and for good money, but I recommend not picking one up for your first proper amp. However, they are a great bridge between the 2 styles of amps, IF you can find a good one for decent money.

I will not talk about them here because I find them so fascinating that I want to talk about them alone in detail another time! However, there is this great blog I found on the matter that sums up the reason on why I wrote about them like I did: https://www.tubecad.com/april_may2001/

The end note:

Thank you so much for reading this decently sized blog, as you will notice I spent a lot of time talking about analog amps, that's because they are rarer and so there isn't an excellent starting point for people who know nothing about Hi-fi (I'm coping here). After all, i never even mentioned squeeze and push-pull set-ups (not to mention, I want to talk about in detail the make-ups of digital amps soon). Again, thank you so much, and I will see all of you wonderful tumblr people soon ;3 love you all, keep on rockin! <3

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