cris_mas
Active member
So, here's the deal:
i've tried many digital amp simulations, none convinced me. Fine, so i've found tube preamps, that to my ears are a step ahead.
BUT, yes, but, there's always this feeling that something just doesn't work with digital and my ears. In very specific, the power amp simulation. I believe is one of the hardest points to get right, because you have a physical factor (a big speaker moving air) and also an electronic one, that has some parameters like sag, the impedance curves that are generated by different power tubes, etc. I've tried Torpedo Cab M, sounded "hollow", somewhat didn't closed the sound right. Sounded ok, but something was missing. Had a Helix Stomp, at least in the moment i had it, was an advance compared to previous designs (POD HD), but was the worse of the amp models i've tried. When i changed to a hybrid approach, i was more pleased, but always missing that je ne sais quois factor.
I might be just a crazy bud that wishes an old good tube amp, but i've moved on of that for practical and technical reasons. So, in my quest for a portable rig, miniaturizing has been a search of years and lately i've been toying with this idea: as a reference, is an schematic of the power amp section of a Soldano 50 watter
I've done this very basic drawing to illustrate the idea to replace the tubes for FET o MOSFET and keep an inductor/capacitor to recreate the iron at the output. I'm still a noob on kicad to resolve how to make a proper schematic there, but explain a bit further what i want is:
-An analog representation of a tube power amp, in a stomp box format.
-Have a capability of hitting an Impulse Response loader pedal with a better/richer tone, saturation and compression that complements a digital part of a hybrid setup.
-Approach a correct impedance EQ curve that doesn't saturates or overloads the digital converters of the IR Box.
This could in part play a key role on the headroom that I've fought with in my attempts to make it sound authentic, to both record and play direct to PA in live applications.
I know there is an alternative https://axiomeffects.com/products/power-amp-emulator-pae-1
But i think is just too much, i want a simple design, not needing too many options. Besides, haven't seen an schematic of it.
Another possibility is Baja Reactor, but i don't need the speaker simulator.
What can be done here dear community? I would appreciate all help to start a design. I have very basic skill for electronic design but i can manage to figure out things.
i've tried many digital amp simulations, none convinced me. Fine, so i've found tube preamps, that to my ears are a step ahead.
BUT, yes, but, there's always this feeling that something just doesn't work with digital and my ears. In very specific, the power amp simulation. I believe is one of the hardest points to get right, because you have a physical factor (a big speaker moving air) and also an electronic one, that has some parameters like sag, the impedance curves that are generated by different power tubes, etc. I've tried Torpedo Cab M, sounded "hollow", somewhat didn't closed the sound right. Sounded ok, but something was missing. Had a Helix Stomp, at least in the moment i had it, was an advance compared to previous designs (POD HD), but was the worse of the amp models i've tried. When i changed to a hybrid approach, i was more pleased, but always missing that je ne sais quois factor.
I might be just a crazy bud that wishes an old good tube amp, but i've moved on of that for practical and technical reasons. So, in my quest for a portable rig, miniaturizing has been a search of years and lately i've been toying with this idea: as a reference, is an schematic of the power amp section of a Soldano 50 watter
I've done this very basic drawing to illustrate the idea to replace the tubes for FET o MOSFET and keep an inductor/capacitor to recreate the iron at the output. I'm still a noob on kicad to resolve how to make a proper schematic there, but explain a bit further what i want is:
-An analog representation of a tube power amp, in a stomp box format.
-Have a capability of hitting an Impulse Response loader pedal with a better/richer tone, saturation and compression that complements a digital part of a hybrid setup.
-Approach a correct impedance EQ curve that doesn't saturates or overloads the digital converters of the IR Box.
This could in part play a key role on the headroom that I've fought with in my attempts to make it sound authentic, to both record and play direct to PA in live applications.
I know there is an alternative https://axiomeffects.com/products/power-amp-emulator-pae-1
But i think is just too much, i want a simple design, not needing too many options. Besides, haven't seen an schematic of it.
Another possibility is Baja Reactor, but i don't need the speaker simulator.
What can be done here dear community? I would appreciate all help to start a design. I have very basic skill for electronic design but i can manage to figure out things.
