Right, I've had to learn a lot about sound engineering since I went digital modeling last year. But to be clear, if we are going FoH, it is best to not high cut because the sound engineer will handle that? But if we are only playing through our frfr, we should cut high frequencies above what a guitar speaker would put out? Thanks for your time on this as I really want to get this correct.
Well, good question.
Many people ask me if my presets are fitted for FRFR or FOH or Headphones or monitors etc...
I try to answer with this sample: " When you buy a CD do you ask to the seller if it is good for your HiFi stereo? or Your car audio system? or you hedaphones etc?
Everybody assume the sound engineer work hard to get the best mastering and let the record to be listened in every system.
With digital modeler is the same concept.
We should learn to handle our sound like a sound engineer, because modelers can do this.
What is very important is to select your REFERENCE audio system: studio monitors, Headphones where you can create the sound in the same you listen the music you love.
test your sound in any of these systems and you will have the most usable sound.
When I create my preset I use my headphones, than studio monitors, than Car Audio and of course I test on live stage,
Tipically the sound engineer doesn't tweak anything and let the left right in total flat mode.
This is valid ONLY if the sound engineer is good and the PA is tuned for the ambient.
The most stupid sentence I hard from analog guitarist is "I am afraid to use digital modeler because the sound is different in any PA...."
Do you think the using of Analog system the sound on a bad PA is better!??!?!?!
Maybe you have good sound on stage, but the audience will hear bad sound!! It's logic!!
My english is bad but I hope you understand