carlaz wrote:Peter_IK wrote:The power amp is a custom-created “IK” power amp customized for and tailored to the preamp's behavior.
Interesting again ... so perhaps this really means something like a 9100 or 9200 was quietly modeled in there?
I'm also intrigued by IK creating their "own" stuff again. I think it would be interesting if IK kicked out a few more models that were basically their own inventions: a "based on hot-rodded Marshall" or weird pedals or something. They might not be as popular as straight models of well-known famous gear, but they would be
interesting.
Intriguing, and surprising. At that point, I would think the developers would simply use the old style swappable power tube section, especially since the amp models with swappable components are still available in Amplitube 4; perhaps this a sign that those models may eventually be phased out. I far prefer the Brit 8000 over the British Tube Lead 1, regardless of the latter's flexibility. But, the decision might fall more in line with the new philosophy of whole head modeling: if you don't have a full head to model, you simply create an optimized poweramp to match the preamp. I've always wondered if the departure from swappable components came from the desire not compete with Revalver, which of course operates on the other end of the spectrum with regard to component swappability. I don't know, I never quite had the feeling in my gut from Revalver that I do from Amplitube models. Especially the Amplitube cabs. They really get me. But again, it's just what works for your playing.
Whatever kind of preamp was created for the JMP-1, the preamp / power amp combo sounds great. Tight as hell, and very responsive. Perhaps that's the point of an optimized poweramp. This is the developers' idea of what a rig involving a JMP-1
should sound like. I'd love to see some of the Voodoo Amps JMP-1 mods in Amplitube. Especially since this is not an official Marshall collaboration, who cares, why not use an enhanced version? Hell, isn't that how Boogie started, modding Fenders? Lee Jackson Metaltronix stuff, wasn't that started with modded Marshalls (if memory serves)? Anyway...
My current favorite is the SLO 100. I found a forum in which a Jet City employee was talking about the respect IK showed by approaching Soldano to create an agreement involving royalties for the use of the name, and the attention to detail in the modeling. I for one would completely love to see Soldano cab models! I realize Amplitube is utterly oozing with cab sounds, especially with the new swappable speakers (I imagine that was a very complicated modeling approach!), but still, there's a reason any Soldano is so sought after. And since there's already a partnership, it's a logical next step simply to model more of Mike Soldano's inimitable creations.
I imagine it would be endlessly fascinating to see how the speaker modeling was developed. I mean, how do you isolate the part the cab plays alone, aside from the speakers, perhaps you measure the cab with speakers, measure the speakers without the cabs, and use some sort of subtractive algorithm to approximate the effect the wood structure itself has on the sound. That's just awesome. Unless of course the devs simply installed all 29 speakers into each cab and measured them; the number of permutations would seem a daunting task to measure haha!
Thanks for looking into my question, Peter; always nice to peek behind the curtain to the thought process behind this software.
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