Because knowing the perfect integration between amp sim and ir why york audio don t realise the complete patches?
I don’t think I fully understand your question, but are you asking why I don’t include full presets in my packs?
If so, then I have a few reasons. First of all, cabs can sound great with lots of different amps, so there isn’t really a specific “only use THIS amp with THIS cab” solution. I normally use 8 or more amps to test each cab and find that even odd pairings can give you great tones. All that to say, I put my focus on capturing the cabinet and let the player determine the amp that’s right for the tone and feel they want.
Secondly, every player has their own sound in their fingers. Every guitar sounds different. And everyone has a different listening environment. This means that a patch created by someone that sounds great with their hands, their guitar, and their listening environment probably won’t translate appropriately to everyone who tries the patch with their own gear. Allowing players to dial in their own tones to suit their needs tends to give them quicker results than having to tweak someone else’s patch that may not align with their tonal tastes.
Thirdly, amp modeling firmware changes all the time. So if I made presets using Firmware “X” and then Firmware “Y” comes out... I’d have to redo presets for every cab. Since York Audio is just one person, I don’t have enough time to do something like that along with product development and customer service However, if people need recommendations for starting points, I’m always happy to fire up the Axe, try some things, and offer an opinion that I hope helps them.
I’m always around if you have any questions or need help getting tones.
Thanks! Yeah, was wanting to keep them similar-ish, so thought of using the mixes
Will use the stereo thickening trick of panning them 15 and -15, and setting proximity to 1 and 2, and then the modern setting of the enhancer set to 100 wide.
If you’re using Mixes, I would try them without boosting the Proximity parameter. That’s basically just a low end EQ that can quickly muddy a tone if you’re using blended mics. If you’re using single mics and want a little more low end that you can’t get from the Amp block controls, then you can use Proximity for a little more beef. Just be careful. A little goes a long way when you’re stacking elements.
I always suggest running your Axe like a real rig. So if you’re wanting to go stereo, you’ll probably want things hard panned or 90 and -90 with a faint room Reverb at the end of your chain to glue everything together. Panning 15 and -15 will give you a LITTLE separation, but may not be enough to give you a true stereo image.
If you try that and still want a little more width, you can use the enhancer. That one also needs to be used sparingly or you can run the risk of things being unnaturally wide and you lose the meat of your tone. I think the Enhancer can sound cool with a mono cab. Simplifying the cab can give you more control over the width of your stereo tone.
So try some stuff. I’d be curious to hear what you land on.