Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
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Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
I downloaded a trial of the Neural DSP Soldano SLO100 plugin. I've been a user of the original SLO100 for the last couple of years (mine is from 1993) so I decided to do a comparison.
I'm using only the amp section of the plugin, and the real amp is loaded down with a Suhr Reactive Load. Both are running through the same IR (#23 from the UAD Suhr SE100 plugin) to level the playing field. The guitar is a Fender Eric Johnson Strat with Suhr Thornbucker+ and V60LP pickups.
For the comparison bit skip to 4:18.
I was pretty impressed, let me know what you think
I'm using only the amp section of the plugin, and the real amp is loaded down with a Suhr Reactive Load. Both are running through the same IR (#23 from the UAD Suhr SE100 plugin) to level the playing field. The guitar is a Fender Eric Johnson Strat with Suhr Thornbucker+ and V60LP pickups.
For the comparison bit skip to 4:18.
I was pretty impressed, let me know what you think
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
There's a lot more presence on your amp than on the simulation, the sim is darker. Having said that, the sim version is bang on what I'd expect for a studio recording of a Soldano in a mix.
Nice work!
Nice work!
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
Great playing!
Listening to the a/b it seems like the real amp is breathing more (mic technique, maybe). The plugin sounds lovely....
Listening to the a/b it seems like the real amp is breathing more (mic technique, maybe). The plugin sounds lovely....
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
Having played both, how do you feel - a lot is said about the word feel.... Does it feel the same? Its pretty easy to sound the same.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:16 pm I downloaded a trial of the Neural DSP Soldano SLO100 plugin. I've been a user of the original SLO100 for the last couple of years (mine is from 1993) so I decided to do a comparison.
I'm using only the amp section of the plugin, and the real amp is loaded down with a Suhr Reactive Load. Both are running through the same IR (#23 from the UAD Suhr SE100 plugin) to level the playing field. The guitar is a Fender Eric Johnson Strat with Suhr Thornbucker+ and V60LP pickups.
For the comparison bit skip to 4:18.
I was pretty impressed, let me know what you think
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
Yup you can hear the difference in clarity here too:olegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:41 pm There's a lot more presence on your amp than on the simulation, the sim is darker. Having said that, the sim version is bang on what I'd expect for a studio recording of a Soldano in a mix.
Nice work!
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
The amp was recorded direct too (through a Suhr Reactive Load v1), both plugin and loaded amp signal ran into the same IR/reverb settings.crowbgood1 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:20 pm Great playing!
Listening to the a/b it seems like the real amp is breathing more (mic technique, maybe). The plugin sounds lovely....
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
The real amp was definitely more tactile and responsive, but I was very impressed how the plugin responded to rolling down the guitar volume. Not too many emulations do that well enough.
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
The amp sounds better - wider frequency spectrum / more low-midrange focus (beef, warmth, bigness, fullness etc) / more clarity, brilliance etc
BUT, if you close your eyes... Wow, the plugin is REALLY good.
BUT, if you close your eyes... Wow, the plugin is REALLY good.
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
You think you'll purchase it? I've been noodling away on it over the weekend, and its definitely cool. I think it comes in at $170 or so kiwi which probably means I won't stick with it.blackstratblues wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:16 pm I downloaded a trial of the Neural DSP Soldano SLO100 plugin. I've been a user of the original SLO100 for the last couple of years (mine is from 1993) so I decided to do a comparison.
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Re: Neural DSP Soldano VS the real McCoy
I think I’ll hold out for now, the real amp through the load box will do for the time being