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I did mean live, rather than recording.
I have very little experience of recording, but plenty agree with your view of subtleties being important.
I heard some "oddness" in some of the Helix sounds that I don't hear when playing - I think it's the difference between being engaged with listening for differences, and being engaged with the playing. I'm not denying the sound is there, but it just isn't as important when playing.
Which seems to be the opposite from how a lot of people go about it.
Anyways, I certainly appreciate all the effort that's been put into this. Most interesting.
Actually I think that's pretty common with any gear.
I have also experienced the opposite... where something sounds better when listening to it versus how you perceive it when playing... that's Telecasters to me in a nutshell!
Have to say I prefer the helix to the AFX 2 as well.
There's actually not as big a difference in the low end as first seems - the increased treble in the mic clip makes a huge difference to perception.
The solid part is the mic and the red overlay is the loadbox plus IR clip. You can see the biggest differences in the high end.
Taken using a loop of the palm muted section using the freeze function and sidechain of FabFilter Pro Q2.
Sure. (link updated 19.04)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0s0ffr5i6qs9i9/Mic - Loadbox+IR - Mic+EQ.mp3?dl=0
1. 5150 III Red + SM57A raw
2. 5150 III Red + loadbox + IR
3. 5150 III Red + SM57A + EQ
You could get a lot of cab packs for the price of one mic and the sound is close to indistinguishable as long as you don't count speaker distortion as part of your tone.
I fully respect the art of getting a good sound with a mic and have spent a lot of time trying to learn it... but pragmatically - IRs are one area where I think digital really is favourable.
is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?