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Sampson-Era BadCat WildCat 40R (for testing)

Amp + Cab Capture

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Clay Bennett

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THIS is a calibration test: I've captured my 2004 (Sampson Era) BadCat WildCat 40R matched with my custom-built Matchless style cabinet with one G12H30 (not mic'd) and one G12M25 (mic'd) set to my P90 Heaven setting from my full amp capture - as you can find on my website www.claybennett.co.uk This calibration test will show you the differences between the following methodologies in capturing from a calibration standpoint. 24dBu is the level at which my interface (Focusrite RED 16Line) will send a signal without any attenuation. This is how TONE3000 and Steven Atkinson say we should be capturing. 18dBu is my reference level, This is where I believe the capture signal works best as it provides the capture with plenty of headroom and is accurate across the frequency and dynamic spectrum. 15dBu is the reference level for most well recorded DI guitars and is the minimum gain setting on my personal interface at home. This is the level I used to capture at in the beginning. 13dBu is what most people's cheap interfaces and TONE3000-devices will operate at. If we all captured at this level, there would be no need for calibration however the trade off is for high output guitars and if pedals are ran in digital or analog into the amp sim, the result will be the least accurate to how the amplifier behaves when pushed in real life. DIGI = Signal has been attenuated from the computer before the interface converters. ANLG = Signal has been attenuated on the reamp box I'm using.

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Each model captures the gear at specific knob settings.

A2-FullESR: 0.003

A2-LiteESR: 0.0103

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

A2-FullESR: 0.0031

A2-LiteESR: 0.0092

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

A2-FullESR: 0.0033

A2-LiteESR: 0.0084

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A2-FullESR: 0.0038

A2-LiteESR: 0.0095

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

A2-FullESR: 0.0026

A2-LiteESR: 0.0077

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

A2-FullESR: 0.0028

A2-LiteESR: 0.0084

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

A2-FullESR: 0.0034

A2-LiteESR: 0.0104

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Tone3000 - NAM Captures and IRs

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My experiment results were as follows: DIGI captures had a significant increase in signal:noise ratio meaning they were hissing more underneath the playing which got louder as the calibration send level got quieter (still quieter than the real amp I should add)... overall dynamics and saturation all got less exciting and much flatter sounding as the send level decreases and (as I already knew from my own testing at the beginning of the year) the 18dBu send level ANLG was closest in an A/B test against the real amplifier. The 24dBu version was the noisiest in terms of signal:noise ratio and wasn't as accurate as the 18dBu one in terms of tone as it was overall more saturated than the real amplifier resulting in woolier low-end and more agressive top end than the real amp. I hope that this serves a purpose to someone else too as these results will almost certainly change between interfaces and reamp methodologies too.
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