silverhead Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Some find the sound using the VDI cable to be a little more harsh, or brittle, than the 1/4" connection. That's a matter of individual perception and perhaps some would use different words to describe it, but there is a slight sonic difference. Technically I think it's mostly attributable to two things: - a standard guitar cable carrying its analog signal, especially a long one, can contribute to creating a signal difference vs. the digital signal carried by the VDI cable, and - the 1/4" connection has a parameter associated with it related to impedance. The VDI connections does not have this parameter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Are there audio or sonic advantages to using the vdi cable to a pod as opposed to a guitar cable? Now you've done it. Here we go! Let the great D/A, A/D debate begin...again! ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbeddall Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 No , in fact many people say it is the opposite, a guitar cable sounds better than the vdi but obviously the vdi has the advantage of powering the guitar and allows switching of the models by the pod. There is a thread in here somewhere about how the vdi adds more brightness and can make tones sound thinner I haven't compared in depth but I create all my patches using the vdi, I guess if I created patches with a guitar cable and then switched to vdi the differences might be more obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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