Direct Profiing (w) 3.0.10856 ..... the " FANTASTIC PART " .... and the " FAULTY D.I's " ......

    EDITED BY ME TO BE LESS DRAMATIC AND MORE FACTUAL :) LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A FAULTY DI .... WILL REPLACE AND REPORT BACK !!


    Hi all


    The FANTASTIC PART


    FW 3.0 Direct / Merged profiles from other people ie: DeadLightStudios [ MB Stiletto ] and Michael Brits [ OTS Clean ] and Thumas [ MK3 Boogie ] ..... sound AMAZING !!!!! ... the only way to describe them is that they are REAL amps in a digital box.



    SOME ISSUES LIKELY AT MY END


    My only attempts so far at Direct Profiling have been with 2.8 Beta -and- 3.0 .... I never did any kind of profiling with 2.7.4


    I am Direct profiling my DC30 Clone [ Ceriatone ] ie: Post-Power-Amp-Pre-Speaker


    I am using an ArtZDirect and the pads are both on = -40db and all my Kemper and Reference levels and LED's are all well in the GREEN zone.


    I set everything up, all good ...... and so far, with both 2.8 and 3.8 the resulting Direct profiles are somehat fizzy / fuzzy ...


    This was/is identical with both 2.8 and 3.0 - I never used 2.7.4 for anything.



    Now as I see it, there are only 2 possibilities


    ( 1 ) I am an idiot [ not the first time :) ] and have no idea what I am doing even though I have followed the steps word for word

    or


    ( 2 ) My ArtZDirect is faulty - not even sure how I could test it :( but it is brand new out of its blister-packaging


    Any help / advice / suggestions would be hugely appreciated.


    My DZ30 DC30 clone is an amazingly great sounding amp and I am keen to Direct profile it .....


    Ben

    Edited 9 times, last by benifin ().

    How are you monitoring?


    Cheers,
    Sam

    After you've made the Direct Amp Profile what are you playing it through, are you adding a Cab and playing through Studio monitors/headphones or a poweramp into a real guitar cabinet?

    Maybe you can try a completely clean sound. If there is some kind of distortion i would say that your DI is faulty or connected the wrong way (somehow)...
    If it is possible, also try another amp. Even a simple solid state one should help in this case.

    Quote from sambrox

    Well there should be no difference with Cabs on then anyway. Strange that it's still fizzy through your real cab, though. What guitar cab/speakers are you using?


    Cheers,
    Sam


    Am using my KPA + my Matrix SS amp + my real 2 x 12 Celestion G12T-75 Box.


    Guitar is a PRS Semi Hollow with a P90 in the Bridge.


    Signal is:-


    - No mic's being used at al - its all only direct
    - Guitar to KPA front Input
    - KPA " Direct Out / Send " to AMP-GUITAR-INPUT
    - AMP Speaker-out to ArtZDirect DI " Input "
    - ArtZDiect " Canon-Out " to Kemper 1/4" Return [ -40db set on the DI ]
    - ArtZDirect " Input Through " to my Real Speaker Cab
    - All Levels [ Inputs, Returns etc..... ] set to very low .... as in way-under any form of clipping ie: pure green LED's etc......


    Unless I'm doing something wrong above, I'm starting to wonder if its my DI ??? :(


    Ben

    Edited 2 times, last by benifin ().

    I am going from the ArtZDirect 3 Pin Canon to the KPA 1/4 return with a " Canon - to - 1/4" mono - plug " .


    I will try tomorrow again, with a " DI - Canon - OUT -to- KPA - Canon - IN " and report back


    Ben

    Edited 3 times, last by benifin ().

    Hmmmm ...... just opened up my Art DI ....... and got my trusty mutlmeter out .....looks like one of the -20db pads is not functioning at all !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Will take it back to the store and exchange it and report back ........I really wasnt expecting a faulty DI :(