I really need to try axe FX, are they deemed to be 'the best' amp sim?
I've heard so much about guitar rig, amplitube and all the others i dunno which is best!
Can anyone enlighten me? :?
Give em a whirl, they all have free trials and demos 8)
None of them sound anywhere near as good as a mic'd amp IMO but ideal for getting ideas down and late night playing :D
The difference is painfully obvious if you mic real amps and modellers.
I had a version of an old song that was all amps. Recorded a solo for it. Switched to modellers to do more work on it for consistency (not an optimal recording envoronment - mics got bumped often, tones changed from bar to bar). The solo sat ok in the mix. Copied it to the new modeller version because that section wa still the same structure - it didnt work because it sounded FAR too good, too alive, too dynamic, too full and detailed a sound. Tried it with the modeller; sounded the usual dull fizzy and lifeless by comparison, hated it, had to scr@p it. This is one of many things that have let me to nearly completely abandon modellers (and I only say nearly in case I find a use for them later). Horrible things compared to a cooking amp and excursing speaker with a well placed mic or two.
