Synergy Bogner Ecstasy Blue Ch. (VHT Black Beauty Power)

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Synergy Bogner Ecstasy Blue Ch. (VHT Black Beauty Power) Expressive high-gain lead tone with a tight low end, rich mids, and just the right edge for solos—subtly shaped with a BOSS SD-1 pre-boost. **Mic’d with** • Sennheiser MD421 (main, on-axis) • Shure SM57 (adds extra bite) Summed to mono via a Radial passive mixer for perfect phase and punch. **Cabinet** Marshall 2536 2×12″ (Celestion V30) --- ### 📷 Capture Chain • Re-amp interface: IK Multimedia **TONEX Capture** — LEVEL knob at 12 o’clock (≈ –12 dB pad) • **Send Level**: –9 dBu RMS at the amp input (DAW output –10 dBFS RMS ≈ +3 dBu RMS) • **Return Level**: Trimmed so the DAW reads –10 dBFS RMS (≈ +3 dBu RMS) • **Signal Path**: Guitar → BOSS SD-1 → Synergy Bogner Ecstasy Blue Ch. → VHT Black Beauty power amp → MD421 + SM57 → Chandler TG2 → Rupert Neve 551 (light EQ) → Radial passive mixer → WesAudio NG76 (minimal compression; subtle harmonic enhancement) --- ### ⚠️ Note During capture, the DAW output was set to –10 dBFS RMS (≈ +3 dBu). After the –12 dB pad in the TONEX Capture, the signal reached the amp at –9 dBu RMS. To match the original gain and volume captured during profiling (Neural Amp Modeler plugin): Input Level   : –9 dBu Calibrate Input : ON Calibrate Output : OFF (Output Mode: RAW)

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