Adventures In Audio
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Adding tubes to an acoustic guitar with Freqport Freqtube

by David Mellor

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@danutmarinescu6509:  I have a guitar processor where you can adjust the parameters. In some effects there is a parameter that imitates the sound of an electronic tube that makes the sound warmer by enriching it with even harmonics. It was logical that there would also be a software program that would do this at a higher professional level for studios. I had a hard time understanding why the tube sound cannot be obtained with transistors and I now realize that it is useless to make a perfect physical or hardware amplifier since we have 24 or 32-bit processing in a software program that easily achieves what we want. Certainly a transistor guitar amplifier can imitate the sound of a Marshall Amplifier that gives warmth and special nuances to the electric guitar.

 @cubemerula5264:  I never heard a DSP imitation of real sound that tricked me.

 @MarcelNL:  Oh hey, spitting the videos out in a row huh? :D That's great!

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David Mellor

David Mellor

David Mellor is CEO and Course Director of Audio Masterclass. David has designed courses in audio education and training since 1986 and is the publisher and principal writer of Adventures In Audio.

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