Hi,

In message , Nick Gorham
writes
JustMe wrote:
In the "Amp swap disappointment" thread, below, Ian has said that it's
possible to accurately measure the differences between each amp and, I would
assume, judge just what it is about one amp that might make it preferable to
another amp, to some listeners.
Would it therefore be possible for someone to take a "straight-line"
amp -
and I'm happy to accept whatever you judge to be a representation of the
closest example of this - and then build an add on "filter" to alter its
sound to reproduce the sound quality of the Alchemist?
Then, maybe, a dozen or so other popular amps could be measured, and
filters
built to represent each amp in turn.
Would I be able to hear the difference between the "straight-line"
amp with
the Alchemist filter and the Alchemist amp?


This is the guitar amp version of what you are talking about

http://www.kellyindustries.com/guitars/line_6_pod.html

.... And the microphone preamp version is he
http://www.ffliquid.com/home.html

Cool technology - convolution techniques used to emulate vintage
preamps, and downloadable models. I got a demo at this years Video
Forum, and it seemed pretty impressive. But.. you have to take anything
you hear on a trade-show floor with a large pinch of salt, because it's
too damned loud to hear properly, so don't quote me.
--
Regards,
Glenn Booth