Re: [linux-audio-user] OT: Using Linux as Bass amp / preamp recommendations

On Sat, 2005-07-02 at 23:58 +0200, Christoph Eckert wrote: According to the specs, it seems to have a 1M ohm input, so it should be good (not "optimal" though) for a bass / guitar. Also, you can try the drive on the preamp as an effect for the bass. It will (surprise, surprise) work like i explained with the "tube (pre)amp emulation" plugins.. :) Then you might be expecting quite a lot! :) As there is no "out-of-the box guitar/bass cabinet simulator" LADSPA plugin and thus, you'll have to know a bit of what you are doing. I'm not saying that you need a huge amount of experience & knowledge, the willingness to learn is more than enough. With the current plugins we have, Linux audio has huge potential for building your own "amplifier" and "tone shaping/bending" processors. Just don't expect it to sound "groovy" with the presets! (lol, like we would have presets!) But my main point was this = you will not get the "stadium rock sound" by simply plugging in your bass. You probably need a combination of a compressor, eq, delay/chorus/reverb etc. to get the sound you want. Maybe even more processing, maybe less. Have fun, that's the most important part. ..And enjoy your new toys! -- Sampo Savolainen <v2(a)iki.fi>