Digital Guitar FX sound the SAME as Analog... or do they?

[@JustinMuncy]

If you can actually “tell the difference live,” is that a real flex? …I’d rather just enjoy the show than be concerned with whether a guitarist’s rig is digital or not. What about you?

[@amremorse]

Imagine if we put this much time and dedication into writing and practicing.

[@LYLOCrafts]

Clips b is moonshine, I thought the b was brighter…I like clip b a little better on the second one too..I couldn’t tell the difference this time. The second one is more chimey and bright- I’m doing pretty good! lol! I would enjoy them all live. This was fun!

[@JustinMuncy]

I feel that!! Good ear!!

[@jshearer94]

I was so confused at the beginning because I had a memory of the intro being from your QC. But shrugged and figured I remembered wrong. Turns out I NAILED IT. 😂

[@JustinMuncy]

HA! I have a version of it recorded with my pedal setup as well from that video. So it could’ve been that version. You never know what I’m gonna throw at you-

[@void_snw]

With these videos the one thing I am missing as a nerdy viewer is the settings or models used, out of curiosity's sake.

[@andrewfink8361]

QC reigns, brother!! Definitely the best piece of gear I have ever purchased. Great video!

[@JustinMuncy]

Hahaha! It is pretty great!! Thank you-

[@masterofreality230]

My take is that it does not matter if I can tell the difference in sound on a KZbin video, what does matter is how much something inspires me to play. If thats a cool piece of analog gear or something like a multi effect. Hell, maybe I like the way the box looks or how the knobs feel! lol Captures are great at sounding exactly like your favorite setting on an amp, but maybe you dont like how your favorite drive meshes with it. We all get to use whatever gear we want (cash willing) and I think thats great. I like these comparison videos though, can be fun to see how things sound.

[@JustinMuncy]

10:22 I agree lol! The point of the video isn’t to prove that one is better or that they sound the same. It’s to show you that you can great results with anything if you’re willing to work with it-

[@masterofreality230]

@@JustinMuncyOk man, I just wonder if some newer players might just think sounding the same = the same. For the purpose of the video, they could be, but I think some people might overlook the way things feel.

[@richardchristensen1768]

I keep hearing the term "the difference" Which has me thinking maybe we should rethink it all Instead of automatically saying that it's inferior if it's not real tube or analog Instead Just listen with your ears unbiasedly and just decide whether you like the tone or not Regardless of how it originated

[@JustinMuncy]

I’m glad someone understands the point of this video! Haha! You can make both digital and analog sound great if you work with it-

[@nickgriffis3405]

I really enjoyed getting out of the pedal world, because it made me less of a gear collector and more of a musician. I also think that modelers make it way easier to make the music as enjoyable as possible for the audience for FOH, due to the predictability and ease of sculpting the sound. Enjoyed the comparisons, and I am really impressed with the drive modeling in the quad cortex. One of the best digital fuzz sounds I have heard (you can't tell in a mix, but on its own I had no issues picking out the hx fuzz when isolated. But the qc got realllllly close).

[@JustinMuncy]

Definitely can see that! I feel that on some level too- having less options can sometimes help the creative process. And in this case, shifts the focus on actually playing guitar to some extent! Their digital fuzz is very good! Wish they could do captures of fuzzes too because the overdrive captures have been fantastic for me!

[@notalkguitarampplug-insrev784]

I was wrong most of the time BUT I could easily spot the difference. Maybe should you try the same with ToneX advanced neural capture AND NAM plugin ❤

[@JustinMuncy]

If ToneX wants to send me a unit, I’d gladly shoot it out! NAM is a cool plug in too! But since this was focused more on FX over amp modeling I left that one out. But I’ve definitely gotten some great results with that plugin!!

[@picksalot1]

This online article provides some interesting perspective: Why Modern Digital Synthesis Is More Analog Than Analog - by Mark Barton"

[@leavingsoulsBO]

Single pedals have two things going for them I believe: 1) a much more immediate tactile experience 2) most of them have a few quirks that makes us choose them over a similar model. I have made a kind of traditional pedalboard, but I enjoy using it only on recordings or writing sessions because once I have my sounds down for a song and I have to perform it live, nothing really beats the reliability an all in one modeller actually gives, after all it's easy to troubleshoot if you have just two cables to check. But when writing...the menu scrolling gets a bit in the way, compared to just turning the right knob; especially if like me you do all the modeller programming from an editor and know little of how using it's onboard interface

[@JustinMuncy]

For sure!! Though I will say, having the turnable knobs on the Quad Cortex really does help to add back the tactile experience! But it was still, a little bit of an adjustment- And definitely- menu diving on some of the units can be slow and ineffective. But for me at least, it’s still much faster than having to undo my board, and try and fit in a new pedal that wasn’t on it. I think since I’ve never used the QC’s desktop editor, I’ve gotten fast in the unit. But totally agree. If you’re not used to it, it could be a bump in the flow. Thanks homie!! Really appreciate your thoughts!

[@picksalot1]

I used to do all my Modeler Preset editing on computer. Everything changed for the better when I switched to doing the editing on my Modeler using its knobs. It is so much faster, easier, and I get consistently better results. HX Stomp user.

[@grimlyfiendish7474]

I’ll be honest, I have no problem with digital. As long as they are easy to navigate. They sound about as good as analog without noise or quirks especially delays.

[@JustinMuncy]

User friendliness is huge, analog or digital!!

[@anasssaidi1687]

Look. I'm on the camp of there's no significant advantage of using analog. And I don't even have a dedicated unit (or pedals for that matter), I just use plugins on my computer and they're good enough, but even I could guess correctly the first three (5.5% of change of getting it right by random guessing). It's not about sound quality, it's just that analog devices have some non-linearities, so if you listen carefully and if the player hits the right area in the right way, you might detect places where they don't respond uniformly. This could be considered a fault with these devices. Does it matter? Of course not. Nobody listens to isolated instruments with 100% focus on slight variations of sound. Also the gotcha schtick at beginning has been done in so many videos that everybody expects it now.

[@user-rc3fv1rj9e]

What do u think about the pod go line 6?

[@JustinMuncy]

@@user-rc3fv1rj9e I haven’t used one, so I’m not sure.

[@musicafteroldage]

It's been proven time and time again (JHS, Glenn Fricker, Tim Lil, etc) that those who claim they can tell the difference are simply lying. I just wish people would just say "I prefer this" vs "this is better" There is a huge difference. We all have preferences. That gives us our "uniqueness". But to simply state analog is better than digital simply "because it is?" Nah... Yesterday , on a related (or not as related lol) note I was jamming with some friends. They were using the Stomp XL and I was using the $100 Valeton GP-100. I dare anyone to actually tell me which was which. Did they sound different? 200% ! My friend has his preferences. I have mine. Did one sounded better than the other? Nope. Why can't we all get along? (Or at least support your argument with evidence!) haha thanks man! keep rocking! (or jazzing, or ..jenting? discoing? waltzing? reggaetoing? ...

[@JustinMuncy]

Hahaha for sure! Though sometimes, I think there’s a threshold. Some stuff just isn’t good 😂 or in some cases, the user hasn’t figured out how to make it sound good… but once you cross that threshold it’s preference. Price tag doesn’t really matter- I always love your comments! ✌🏻 Hope life is good!

[@stephenkeen6044]

Not a fair comparison, really. You have more going on than just the pedal (reverb, etc) and don't mention how you're doing the recording (direct / mic'd amp / interface, etc). KZbin compression doesn't help at all, not to mention the user's device DA and whatever system / speakers / headphones they're using to listen with. But most importantly, more often than not, it's more important to the player than the audience anyway. If the player prefers analog, they'll play better with analog. If they have no preference, they'll do fine with either and the audience most likely won't know the difference or care about it.

[@Mike.D.Martinez]

YOU TRICKED MEEEEEE 😂😂

[@JustinMuncy]

Sneaky sneaky-