I would like to begin recording the Hendrix covers I have been studying. It would be nice to get a studio quality recording rather than the iPhone memos I record to. I have a superlead and all the pedals necessary for Jimi. A real-world solution would mean buying decent mics, a mic preamp and the audio interface to my mac, not to mention the recording software (although garageband and audacity is already on my old 2008 macbook pro). A lot of time, money and effort went into getting the right cabs and speakers, not to mention the amps. While I do play the classic Hendrix songbook, I have much more interest in the more melodic and warmer guitar tones he got, so everything from clean to fuzz driven. Plus, I've been warned to avoid attenuation on vintage amps
However, I wonder whether going the ox box route might make everything simpler.
Moreover, I could also attenuate the amps and finally hear their true drive.
Furthermore, I could play in the bedroom with headphones rather than down in the cellar with the risk of bothering my neighbours.
I'm hesitating from buying the unit as I would've expected an update by now, which does impact upon the used price if I have to sell on. In fact, there's one for sale near me for £800 so I could take a hit and still sell it on.
Thoughts? I did buy the Revival Drive to avoid attenuating the amp for my drive. But now that I'm curious about recording and would appreciate playing through headphone....
Unless you can persuade me to get other kit or recording equipment.
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However, as an attenuator, i didn't rate it as much. It attenuates on clicks (not freely like a Fryette Power Station), and I found it didn't reproduce the actual sound of my Rambler. It could have been user error, but my amp(s) definitely sounded different.
The Fryette PS was superb as an attenuator style unit.
What about the new Boss thingy ?
Any reports on playability with headphones?
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- Combined optical digital input/analog line in (minijack)
- Combined optical digital output/analog line out (minijack)
for this model (I've substituted the HD with an SSD):https://support.apple.com/kb/SP503?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
Is there another possible solution from that info?
If you really want to use your amp, I would suggest either the OX box, I think it does what you want, or you could buy or build an Iso cab.
My own experience has been with the Mooer Radar, I have a modded Marshall Class 5 head, which has a built in load, so I tried the Radar on that for IRs, worked ok, But then I got just as good results using the Radar after a 5150 OD, into a Focusrite Scarlett, into Reaper.I split the signal before the pedal, and got a DI which I then used amp sims and IRs in Reaper, apples and oranges I know, but when it was in a mix it all sounded fruity.
Think of budget and upgrade a bility, the Radar is a handy little tool that does a lot for a ton, If your amp sees the correct load, you could still use the radar from the FX loop, Line out or whatever you have.
I also have a couple of attenuators, a powerbrake, and a weber Mass, both have line outs to allow silent recording, so that could be another option, some of the good attenuators are very good.
I’ve hated every headphone solution I’ve tried (modelling / IR’s etc.) - but having very young children needed to find a silent solution. I now prefer playing through the OX with cans than without at home. With the room mics, and the exceptional studio reverb / delay it’s an incredibly immersive experience. It’s also very very flexible but easy to get your arms around, plenty of mics / cabs without overkill and no temptation to load 3rd party IR’s and go down that rabbit hole. And with no screen, once I’ve set up some “rigs”, I just plug and play and forget it’s got digital wizardry.
I wouldn’t worry about obsolescence either, it’s a stand alone piece of kit that’ll sound good in 20 years time. And UA don’t chuck things out on a whim.
One of the best pieces of kit I’ve ever purchased.