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How come with my Line 6 Spider III 150W amp cannot go without losing quality when i turn it up?
on one of my solo channels where i have re-verb and a bit of delay. if i push the volume knob past the bit between quarter and half way it starts decreasing in sound quality,
what can i do?
Ahhh, welcome to the world of digital modeling amps. Where things don't always behave the way you would expect them.
Your description of what's happening is very vague. When you say that you're loosing sound quality, what is that? Does the high end go away? Does the bass get muddy? It would have been nice to have more details other than what you gave us.
I've been playing modeling amps since 1999, and here are a few things to keep in mind:
- In digital modeling amps, things can be done to the signal that can't happen in a normal analog amp. Gains can be much higher, and EQ settings more extreme. Just because you can put enough bass on a sound to rattle the dishes in the kitchen doesn't mean that you should.
- Most people go way overboard on gain and effects in a modeling amp. A setting of "7" on the gain of a Marshall JTM-45 is very different than "7" on the Insane model on your Line 6.
- And speaking of the Insane model...forget it's there. In a live setting with a band, it's totally useless. It just comes out as white noise. Line 6 put that in their amps for solo bedroom players...that's it.
- However much distortion your think you need, cut it in half. Then, think about cutting it in half again.
- Did I mention how bad the Insane model is?
- When you're developing a patch, turn off all the effects. Get the basic amp sound down first. Then, and only then, start adding reverb, delay, chorus, etc.
- On every Line 6 amp I've ever owned, the 95% of the factory patches are useless. They're over-overdriven, over-effected, and over-EQ'd pieces of garbage that are there to show off what the amp can do and have no use in a live situation.
- The Insane model sucks....still.
Finally, keep in mind that the sound of the amp will change significantly as the volume you play at changes. If you develop a patch that sounds good at a low level, it will sound bass-heavy with a shrill top end when you turn it up. This has to do with the way the frequency response of our hearing changes depending on the sound pressure level of the sound. Do a search on the Fletcher-Munson curves if you want to know more about this phenomenon. But, suffice it to say that you have to tweak your patches at performance level.
I could go on for days on this subject, but this should get you started.
Good luck.
Greetings from Austin, TX
Ken
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