cmaness94

@phil_m It must be the way the OR80 sim compresses, I switched to the preamp block instead (same settings) and the issue was resolved. Unfortunately the preamp and amp blocks on this model do not sound very similar- however I was able to achieve an extremely similar sound with the JTM preamp block as the OR80 amp block. Thanks for your suggestions! I also reduced the input impedance, which made it react a little more "naturally" under my fingers. I am a much happier camper now.

@phil_m Thank you for the response! Yes, physical pedals. I only ran the stomp into the amp in this scenario to check if it was my perception being off due to the headphones - it wasn't. I typically will turn off the amp block if I am running into an actual amp- in this scenario the problem no longer persists as stated before. I will try to set the input to line, that is a good idea. Is there a way to "see" if the input is clipping? I thought that the input dot on the screen would turn red. Also, if the input was clipping wouldn't this happen whether or not the amp block is engaged or not? I thought about the "amp's" headroom idea. I set the amp block totally clean- dialed back the MV, channel volume, and gain - the same thing still happened. I will try it with a few other amp models, maybe even some of the pre amp models to, to see if the same thing happens. Just to be crystal clear. I am not talking about this only happening at high gain settings, this is any gain I throw in front of it. vol. on 1 or 10, no change in perceived volume- in headphones or in front of an amp with the amp block on (again not how I would typically use it).

Sorry to reply to an older thread, but I have came across the same problem (or similar anyway) The problem I am having is that no matter what gain pedals I stack in front of the Stomp, I get the same results. ( more distortion, more compression, less volume) This creates an issue, because I really enjoy stacking gain pedals to "goose" my amp harder and harder each time. (Rat->Muff->Boost) I can't do this if the signal just gets smashed with each pass. I bypass the Stomp and ran the board into my amp- works as it should. I bypass the amp block in the stomp, then put it in the front end of my amp- works as it should. I have tried changing the amps gain/volume ratios, the input impedance, the Stomp's level. I cannot figure out why this isn't working. Could it be the amp model I am using (OR80) or is this just a "feature". I know plenty of people run external gain and use the Stomp for just the amp/cab sim, and I don't think this would be the case if there wasn't a way around this...... Please help!