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VT Bass DI Speaker Sim = HPF?
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Just reviving a dead thread... is anyone using the VT Bass DI and a HPF/LPF?
I've been A/Bing using the Broughton and using the bite/speaker sim buttons... and I'm thinking that I lose the Broughton. I love that pedal, it just doesn't seem to be doing "that" much more than the bite/sim buttons, AND I'm looking to slim down my board. Curious to hear how others have landed on this.
I've been A/Bing using the Broughton and using the bite/speaker sim buttons... and I'm thinking that I lose the Broughton. I love that pedal, it just doesn't seem to be doing "that" much more than the bite/sim buttons, AND I'm looking to slim down my board. Curious to hear how others have landed on this.
I did Broughton RFE -> VTDI for 1-2 years. Yes, not the ideal order, but I don't have a separate DI, so...
I agree that the LPF isn't doing anything meaningful over the cab sim on VTDI.
The HPF side is very useful in live venues to contain unwanted mud & boom when amped. When DI'd with a competent sound engineer, I don't find it necessary. Also redundant when I play in my bedroom into a DAW.
RFE's other tone controls are fun, but I find them unnecessary given that I have 4-5 other EQ options in my chain at any given time. I can replicate the same sounds elsewhere with less complexity.
I listed my RFE and will get a perma-HPF in the future if I have any live gig prospects. Nothing wrong with the pedal, I just have better uses for the pedal board space now.
I don't think HPF/LPF is needed with VTDI at all from my experience. With the blend knob all the way up, the baked in tone already removes much of the muddy lows regardless of your settings and speaker sim takes off the highs.
I will say this regarding the speaker sim however, I find that it is rolling off the highs in a very steep manner compared to more modern impulse responses. When it comes to recording, lately I tend to turn it off and apply an IR (in DAW) of my choosing that leaves a bit more overtones.
For practicing through headphones and for playing live I use both the speaker sim and the bite button engaged. That's the pedal's mojo IMHO.
I will say this regarding the speaker sim however, I find that it is rolling off the highs in a very steep manner compared to more modern impulse responses. When it comes to recording, lately I tend to turn it off and apply an IR (in DAW) of my choosing that leaves a bit more overtones.
For practicing through headphones and for playing live I use both the speaker sim and the bite button engaged. That's the pedal's mojo IMHO.
I don't know I have the Broughton HPF/LPF running into the VTDI and I use them for different things. One is a utility pedal – good for boomy live rooms but I've also found having that makeup gain knob helpful for recording. The other I use for that sim SVT sound which is nice if we're renting a room and I don't have my regular rig. At this point they're both part of my dialed in sound and I'd miss having either one.
