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ZeGlobx
Published on 01/20/09 at 01:44
I bought this stealth plug to have a good connection between my guitar and my PC for testing and modeling software such as Amplitube ...
And eventually, to complete my palette of sounds when recording ...
My config: ASUS G2S Laptop 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz
UTILIZATION
Installation without any problem
However .. impossible to play on top of another application .. because the stealth plug comes out the sound of the guitar in his headphones and not the other sounds ...
Clearly video to play on a pedagogical or an MP3 over, connect the output of the stealth plug to the audio input of the PC ... Feedback and hello to boot :-(
GETTING STARTED
Result:
"Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
It is the breath we hear when we do not play and that is connected with the stealth plug on AmpliTube 2 Live (which comes with) ...
If the amp models 'clean' ca remains almost discreet ... Any 'gain pushed a little' or any stompbox overdrive bring this horrible blast unbearable levels ... (like, a breath half the volume of the guitar) ..
There is a noise gate ... but with this level of noise, you are playing, you can clearly hear what was blowing very hard ...
I test several guitars, including one with EMG81 (famous ultra-quiet) .. always the same!
In short, useless for something serious ..
To train when you have a PC at hand .. ok ...
No way to record anything with an unparalleled
And if not, to top it off .. even on a PC powerful enough all the same (a 2.2 GHz dual core!), latency very 'sensitive' even in the set to the minimum
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Edit after several months OF USE:
always the problem of latency can be set in the Control Panel stealth plug the number of buffers: The more, the more stable CEST (no unwanted clicks), but the more delayed latency ( lag between the time that we play and hear the sound o) .. 512, the sound is stable, but the latency is really important and feels great .. to 300, the latency starts be acceptable, but is paid well for ticks that come spoil the sound Jai performed this test on 4 PCs (the mini-notebook as the big quad processor Atom 3Ghz), including 2 that are really powerful trs on XP, on Vista 48Khz, 44.1Khz in, jai tried everything possible to reconcile and correct latency stable
Concerning the problem of breath .. jai tried everything .. still the same problems: the breath, the breath of the breath and let this breath is highly amplified by the simulations dampli .. Unfortunately, no need to push the bottom to gain quil become invasive with a good simulation of JCM800 and a good gain reasonable style ACDC, cest dj too
Oddly, with software quAmplitube else (guitar rig 3 and jai ReValver that could be tested in demo version), the problem is much less! and ca is almost usable (except with respect to latency issues / plays)
So I maintain: this thing is a toy and can not do anything serious enough to sentrainer Cest with the headphone if you have nothing else but the asarrete!
OVERALL OPINION
No, I will not repeat that choice!
clearly! It is a toy that thing!
And eventually, to complete my palette of sounds when recording ...
My config: ASUS G2S Laptop 2GB RAM, Core 2 Duo 2.2 Ghz
UTILIZATION
Installation without any problem
However .. impossible to play on top of another application .. because the stealth plug comes out the sound of the guitar in his headphones and not the other sounds ...
Clearly video to play on a pedagogical or an MP3 over, connect the output of the stealth plug to the audio input of the PC ... Feedback and hello to boot :-(
GETTING STARTED
Result:
"Ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff"
It is the breath we hear when we do not play and that is connected with the stealth plug on AmpliTube 2 Live (which comes with) ...
If the amp models 'clean' ca remains almost discreet ... Any 'gain pushed a little' or any stompbox overdrive bring this horrible blast unbearable levels ... (like, a breath half the volume of the guitar) ..
There is a noise gate ... but with this level of noise, you are playing, you can clearly hear what was blowing very hard ...
I test several guitars, including one with EMG81 (famous ultra-quiet) .. always the same!
In short, useless for something serious ..
To train when you have a PC at hand .. ok ...
No way to record anything with an unparalleled
And if not, to top it off .. even on a PC powerful enough all the same (a 2.2 GHz dual core!), latency very 'sensitive' even in the set to the minimum
------
Edit after several months OF USE:
always the problem of latency can be set in the Control Panel stealth plug the number of buffers: The more, the more stable CEST (no unwanted clicks), but the more delayed latency ( lag between the time that we play and hear the sound o) .. 512, the sound is stable, but the latency is really important and feels great .. to 300, the latency starts be acceptable, but is paid well for ticks that come spoil the sound Jai performed this test on 4 PCs (the mini-notebook as the big quad processor Atom 3Ghz), including 2 that are really powerful trs on XP, on Vista 48Khz, 44.1Khz in, jai tried everything possible to reconcile and correct latency stable
Concerning the problem of breath .. jai tried everything .. still the same problems: the breath, the breath of the breath and let this breath is highly amplified by the simulations dampli .. Unfortunately, no need to push the bottom to gain quil become invasive with a good simulation of JCM800 and a good gain reasonable style ACDC, cest dj too
Oddly, with software quAmplitube else (guitar rig 3 and jai ReValver that could be tested in demo version), the problem is much less! and ca is almost usable (except with respect to latency issues / plays)
So I maintain: this thing is a toy and can not do anything serious enough to sentrainer Cest with the headphone if you have nothing else but the asarrete!
OVERALL OPINION
No, I will not repeat that choice!
clearly! It is a toy that thing!