St. Rock AMPERIUM LIVE

[Mongillo19]

@Mongillo19 - nicely done! Both playing and tone.

Appreciate it! Super easy to get the tone I was going for and didn't have to fiddle with EQ or anything. Despite its looks, the Amperium is a breeze to use with the app.

 

[azulejomusic]

The main channel is Left (Input).
Logic:
LEFT-RIGHT - that is mean that in Left channel you will get Left signal, in the Right - right signal
LEFT-LEFT - left channel left signal, in the right channel also left signal (right=left)
LEFT-THROUGH - left channel have a left signal, the right channel is in Through(bypass) mode
RIGHT-RIGHT - in the left channel the signal is from right channel, in the right - right

and so on...
So the first word is what is in the left channel, second word is what is in the right channel.

About Loop.
By default LOOP is disabled by MIX knob.
Signal takes from PRE (preamp part) and goes to POST(Master) part.
The knob MIX is mixing signals from PRE part and RETURN.
INTERNAL SEND ROUTING - is select what will come from PRE part - by default both channels with the same signal LEFT-LEFT.
RETURN ROUTING - is select what the signal comes from Return. It can be stereo - LEFT-RIGHT, or double mono : LEFT-LEFT or RIGHT-RIGHT.

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SEND ROUTING that is what will be on physical send outputs.
May be LEFT-LEFT - is double mono where left=right, or LEFT-MUTE - in this case right channel will be muted.

Thanks for the info, St. Rock. I'll keep it in mind when I run some FX loop tests later today.

 

[40DayWarningK]

I think it suits people who already know or are familiar with amps and the sounds they want. It only comes with 4 presets so it's literally a blank canvas to work with. If you're a presets player, then, it might not immediately give you what you want. If you're a tweaker, then, I think you'll find there's plenty here for you to get to where you want to be.

It only took me about 30mins to get my basic sounds dialled-in and that's by going straight to the amp/s I would use.

It also boots up almost instantly, so, there's literally no waiting around. I'm surprised the website doesn't highlight the Amperium Live's strengths tbh outside the latency.

 

[Mongillo19]

I think it suits people who already know or are familiar with amps and the sounds they want. It only comes with 4 presets so it's literally a blank canvas to work with. If you're a presets player, then, it might not immediately give you what you want. If you're a tweaker, then, I think you'll find there's plenty here for you to get to where you want to be.

It only took me about 30mins to get my basic sounds dialled-in and that's by going straight to the amp/s I would use.

It also boots up almost instantly, so, there's literally no waiting around. I'm surprised the website doesn't highlight the Amperium Live's strengths tbh outside the latency.

Do you have any other digital device experience

 

[40DayWarningK]

Do you have any other digital device experience

Yes, I started with digital;

POD HD500X (current live pedal), Boss GT10 - GP10 - GT001 - VG99 - GR55, Zoom8080 - 505 (first pedal), Kemper and countless virtual amp sims including the latest II II II II, MLC S-Zero 100 and Clairvoyant.

 

[Mongillo19]

Yes, I started with digital;

POD HD500X (current live pedal), Boss GT10 - GP10 - GT001 - VG99 - GR55, Zoom8080 - 505 (first pedal), Kemper and countless virtual amp sims including the latest II II II II, MLC S-Zero 100 and Clairvoyant.

Awesome! Yeah not to beat a dead horse but I'm really enjoying this device

 

[40DayWarningK]

In my testing the Amperium Live will also work using a Li'l Moxie 2000ma cable and Anker battery pack.

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[TheTrueZoltan!]

Damn, the JVM410 model sounds sooo good (apart from the noise floor, which is also present in the real amp).

I played around a bit with the impedance curves and found that the Private Jack comes closest to my personal taste. It's so quick and easy to dial in great tones with the Amperium.

 

[Mongillo19]

played around a bit with the impedance curves and found that the Private Jack comes closest to my personal taste. It's so quick and easy to dial in great tones with the Amperium.

I wish the curves didn't have vague names

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

I wish the curves didn't have vague names

They‘re not vague at all! Just take a look at Emenince Speakers‘ product page.

 

[Mongillo19]

They‘re not vague at all! Just take a look at Emenince Speakers‘ product page.

 

[Mongillo19]

Damn, the JVM410 model sounds sooo good (apart from the noise floor, which is also present in the real amp).

I played around a bit with the impedance curves and found that the Private Jack comes closest to my personal taste. It's so quick and easy to dial in great tones with the Amperium.

Have you tried the new dumble model? I'm really enjoying it!

 

[TheTrueZoltan!]

Have you tried the new dumble model? I'm really enjoying it!

Nope. Dumbles don't chug.

And I went back to 1.75 because the software looks like the screenshot below on my M1 iMac, which is why I rely on the iPad app. So far they haven't been able to recreate and fix this scaling issue.

 

[Mongillo19]

Nope. Dumbles don't chug.

That is true I've been digging the Satan. Some fun models on here not present in others

 

[Mongillo19]

@st.Rock @deLuther

Is there anyway to potentially add a high/low cut to the cab block? Maybe I'm missing it but could be a good addition!

 

[Electric I]

@TheTrueZoltan! - just watched some JVM410 videos, and if that model in the Amperium live comes close, then hallelujah. Forgot how good that amp sounds. You mentioned the noise floor, are you using Amperium‘s gate with it?

Also, that’s so weird about the scaling issue. Hopefully there’s a resolution. Looking to edit on an M2. Crossing fingers.

@Mongillo19 - great idea. A high/low cut to the cabs would be most welcome. Most guitar speakers are between 80-5 kHz and it would be nice to set that range inside the Amperium.

All in all, this is the first time I’ve really looked forward to using modeling software and to do some in-depth tweaking.

 

[st.Rock]

@st.Rock @deLuther

Is there anyway to potentially add a high/low cut to the cab block? Maybe I'm missing it but could be a good addition!

Why is the EQU block bad?

 

[Mongillo19]

Why is the EQU block bad?

Oh I guess I didn't realize you could change all those parameters (including adding a high/low pass). It's just ease of use to have it on the cab block but it would a low priority item I think

 

[st.Rock]

Oh I guess I didn't realize you could change all those parameters (including adding a high/low pass). It's just ease of use to have it on the cab block but it would a low priority item I think

In EQU block you can change any parameters :
filter type : Peak, Low Pass, High Pass, All pass, Band Pass, Notch, Low shelf, high shelf
and Freq + Q. If band in zero state then it bypassed and don't take CPU power.
So you can use only HP+LP. And using toggling active\bypass in the block for checking effect.

 

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Basically nothing else but the galvanic separation part of a DI box.