From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017073121191764791-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > It sounds like a sound to me. And since I don't know what some old   
   > mechanical instrument actually sounded like, you'd be surprised how much I   
   > don't care if the immitation is exact :-)   
      
   I seriously doubt there'd be any difficult in discerning the sound, or you   
   can always download a sample if there's any doubt.   
      
   > Caring if it's " right " assumes that that matters. To me it doesn't.   
      
   Caring is what's Prevents the Crap!   
      
   > I don't care if it sounds exactly like something else. That's not my job,   
   > not my concern.  I'm an artist, not a forger :-)   
      
   A forger seeks effects that hurt and abuse for their own gain, but an artist   
   seeks effects for Awesome Vibes for everyone's gain!   
      
   > Speaking of that, I'm thinking of using my old Pod XT as a guitar rig next   
   > weeked.  I'm playing guitar in a bar band as a fill in, and well, I don't   
   > really use amps anymore. I have a few vintage ones, but it seems kinda a   
   > waste to burn off some of the hours left on those old vacuum tubes playing   
   > them in a bar. So it'll probably tbe the POD and a power amp.   
      
   While the vintage gear is heavy, it also sounds heavy ;)   
      
   > Does the fender amp simulation in my old line 6 red thing sound EXACTLY   
   > like a real fender twin ?  First you'd have to work out what a real twin   
   > sounded like. I've owned about 8 or those over the years and none of them   
   > sounded the same.   
      
   All that great old gear was like that, real Personality and Individuality -   
   no two sounded exactly alike...even the instruments, and that Includes   
   Hammond organs!   
      
   > I still have one blackface, and the POD sounds just like it, well, except   
   > for the filament buzz the real amp has. And the random static sounds the   
   > real 7025 tubes make.  And the nearly 90 lbs the thing weighs.  Other than   
   > those, and and a bunch more, the POD sounds perfect to me.   
      
   You could always put it into a case of some sort and load it up with weights   
   to see if that'll make it more psychologically similar ;)   
      
   > Of course purists are gonna argue the POD doesn't sound real. Because it's   
   > not a Twin. It's not EXACTLY the same physical device in the same shape,   
   > made on the same day.  But in a blind test, I'm absolutely certain they   
   > couldn't tell the difference. I can't, and I own the things, have played   
   > them side by side, a lot. If there were an amp  sound Touring test, the   
   > POD would pass.   
      
   I'm used to analyzing sound, not only with test equipment, but with my   
   ears...to see what it Really needs and what it doesn't.   
      
   > I'll do that, but why bother ?   
      
   To change the harmonics, you need individual gain controls for them, not   
   only one mod wheel.   
      
   > It is.  The surprise is someone preprogrammed the pan controls to actually   
   > be pan controls.   
      
   Then that's a good thing, isn't it?   
      
   > Does anyone actually record live shows anymore ???   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   They should!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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