adam79 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Anyone use a Tube Preamp infront of the DI box w/ Helix Native? Whether it be a studio grade Mic Pre or All Tube Guitar Pre, altho I'm more interested in the later.... I was reading how it can really improve the realism of the Amp Sim. What has your experience been? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachz Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 The amps Sims already sound fantastic and don't need anything external Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinon2 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 8:51 PM, adam79 said: Anyone use a Tube Preamp infront of the DI box w/ Helix Native? Whether it be a studio grade Mic Pre or All Tube Guitar Pre, altho I'm more interested in the later.... I was reading how it can really improve the realism of the Amp Sim. What has your experience been? Thanks. 99.97% of the time it's nothing more than confirmation bias. Lifelong tube snobs will inevitably conclude that the results are infinitely better with a tube preamp in front of everything, because they've been worshiping at that altar since day one, and they desperately want it to be the "truth"... so before they've ever played a note and tested it out, they already "know" what the results are gonna be. Quitting smoking is easier than forsaking the Gospel According to Tubes... trust me, I've done both...;) But when push comes to shove, I'd bet money that you couldn't tell the difference in a blind taste test... with the exception of the handful of true "golden eared" producers/engineers out there in the world, most of us couldn't...and that includes me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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