Here's my DEEP DIVE in the Two Rock Bloomfield Drive Plugin - Complete Tutorial!

[@danieldoke7725]

Thanks for the detailed explanation of how it works, no apologies to those with “0” attention span. You sold me CC! Plug-ins are a great way to get great amp tones at less than 10% of the physical amp price. This Plugin is an unbelievable value for us that play in the home on a musical equipment budget.

[@lucasvonbraun]

Back in 1979, my Dad - who was a professional guitarist - got me my first guitar - a '79 Fender antigua Strat .. I was 10 ...This was at the Guitar Trader in Red Bank ( the birthplace of the Gibson Heritage 80 ) .. So a few months after getting the Strat, we went back, and as soon as we walked thru the door, Dave the owner says "oh no, are you back because of the paint cracking on the Strat ?" .. Apparently, the antigua Strats were cracking and the finish was coming off after only a few weeks .. At the time, mine was OK, but geesh, over the next few years, the finish started crazing and popping off .. I still have the guitar, with about half the finish off and the other half looking like Keith Richards' skin .. That's a VERY cook Strat Corey, and thanks for this vid .. ROCK ON

[@kere92]

“John cordy! He’ll probably make a video on how much it costs to make a plugin…so go watch that…” I didn’t know you were a comedian 😂

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Super helpful vid corey…not just for this plugin but i need to rethink the levels on my UA 55tweed plugin which i have never been able to make work…congrats on 100k (now 105k!) too brother! 🙌

[@douglasmayersanchez2870]

Thank you so much corey! You helped me to understand the plugin ❤

[@coreycongilio]

Great to hear! That’s why we do it!

[@SjaakShirly6559]

Great video again, Corey. I wonder when Dan and Mick from That Pedal Show will invite you to be guest in TPS. You have so much to share with us.

[@coreycongilio]

🙏🏻

[@VintageGotham]

Super helpful video! Thanks Corey

[@DavidHinds-pk7he]

Great demo and tutorial Corey! Thank you! I have a real Bloomfield Drive and the Mixwave plug in, and you've just given me some great short cuts to finding my way around the plug in. Can't wait to get recording with it now!

[@Texasbluesalley]

This plugin is one of the best amp plugins I've ever used. I've secretly used it on every video I've made since I bought it, usually complimenting the tone recorded from one of my Kemper profiles. One of the only amp sim plugins I've ever used where I don't hear the "gaps" between the plugin and what I'd expect to hear from a recorded amp.

[@chipyeager2406]

Thanks Corey... your info is certainly helpful!

[@johnandre5558]

Great demo as always. You made something that’d normally be pretty intimidating to me make sense.

[@coreycongilio]

Glad to hear it and that's why I like to do these!

[@tanukibrahma]

I tried the demo of this and the Milkman after watching this awesome video. The gain staging on the Two-Rock is awkward. Had a hard time getting that right. The cabinet/mic options are really well done. Anyway, the UA Dream, Lion, Ruby native (and Fender '55) sims all sounded significantly more "real" and better (of course different) to me in comparison. Comparitively "thin" or "distant" are descriptors that come to mind for these MixWave plugs.

[@elbass0]

Cool video. Thanks.

[@davidsteedman9527]

Hey Corey, great video. Always love your tone and playing. I was looking for an amp Sim just recently and purchased last version of scuffham amps. Seems pretty good to me. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@RussClarkRocks]

22:10 Robben Ford vibes. Tasty.

[@chrisharbin623]

I have to say, I sure as heck couldn't come close to getting those tones with it. I get it, you are better than me at playing, but I had all kinds of problems with this. First, gain staging. It was impossible to get it tame and I do NOT have that problem with anything I use or have tried in years. Second, no matter what setting, it was really brittle. Third, it did not take any of my pedals or any other form of gain in front w/o buzzy tones like older amp sims. Forth, as usual, it had bugs. You could not use it at lower buffer settings. @64, dropouts. At 32 it was just noise and no real signal. They said they were aware of the issue but during the demo, they never fixed it. The standalone didn't have this problem. Don't misunderstand me, you peeps seem to be doing really well with it and that is great. I just personally could not get on with it.

[@coreycongilio]

Software is tricky for sure. Lotsa variables when it comes to this stuff in the computer domain so, I get the frustration. Thank goodness there is still analog that I still prefer!

[@chrisharbin623]

@@coreycongilio I'm in an apartment, that is a no-go. I've tried a bunch of stuff like the IR-D and it's more trouble than it's worth for what is essentially a one-trick-pony. Nice that you are in that position though, much envy.

[@OneWomanMoreGuitars]

@@chrisharbin623try the Mixwave Benson Chimera collection. Great tones off the bat and doesn’t take as much tweaking since it’s not a super high headroom amp. I have both and I’m still working on getting the two rock to my liking.

[@chrisharbin623]

@@OneWomanMoreGuitars I have that and really like it :)

[@Texasbluesalley]

22:40 - Damn Corey. 🤣

[@juanmlarios]

Thanks for the video. This was super helpful. I can see that your input on the plugin is really low. Is that because you cranked the gain on your audio interface ? There is so much out there on how to dial in the gain (audio interface ) and input (plugin). Can you share how you dialed this in ?

[@clapton1062]

Thank you for the nice video! And I am also wondering how to apply this interface into recording software? I have tried using it but the nice two rock interface doesn’t show inside the recording interface, anyway to do it in a good way? Thanks in advance! Really great sound and the presets!

[@coreycongilio]

You should be seeing it in your DAW. I would reach out to Mixwave support and tell them what DAW you're using

[@ScottFowlermscottfowler]

Anything from Mixwave is money well spent.

[@vpovince1001]

Corey your thoughts on plug ins vs captures ?

[@coreycongilio]

Depends on if the plugin was using IRS or modeling. If I have to use digital I prefer something that is modeling as opposed to captures via IRs

[@vpovince1001]

@ thanks for the quick response! Great player and great at explaining stuff 100%!

[@DougB-pg1tf]

I was looking forward to downloading the Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive Free Trial. HOWEVER I have tried THREE times to download the demo. I received nothing. When I write to their support, I get no answer. So if I cannot try the demo, I am NOT going to buy the Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive.

[@coreycongilio]

That’s a drag. Sorry to hear that. It’s a pretty straightforward process typically. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@DougB-pg1tf]

@@coreycongilio I know. And there were no error messages either. Was it a full moon? 😞

[@coreycongilio]

Haha possibly!

[@Bluesguitarwork]

i can't make it recognized in Luna any support here ? thanks all

[@coreycongilio]

It won’t show up as a unison plugin. You have to put it in insert. You will have to turn off the ARM button on the far left of the mix window. You may also need to change your buffer size too. You can find that on the bottom of the screen. You might need to raise or lower it depending on where you have it set.

[@Bluesguitarwork]

@@coreycongilio Thanks Corey ! But i cant even ad as insert , not showing up

[@coreycongilio]

@@Bluesguitarwork That doesn't sound like an issue with the Plugin unfortunately. I'd delete the plugin and reinstall

[@Bluesguitarwork]

@@coreycongilio thanks will try that

[@Phoboss32]

I’m surprised you suddenly prefer modelers to tube amps. I thought you were thinking tube amps are superior.

[@coreycongilio]

Who said I prefer modelers? I sure didn’t.. This video is solely about explaining the plug in. I use amps 99.9% of the time. Pretty obvious if you’ve ever seen a live clip of me or you may have noticed the multiple amps in the video. My channel is about teaching whether it’s music or gear hence the tutorial. Many of my viewers enjoy my explanations and since I own the real amp I decided to teach about the plug in version…which I mention in the video

[@Phoboss32]

@Gotcha. I prefer tube amps, too!

[@peterhughes8699]

Thanks Cory - but I don't use or buy any plugins. I play REAL guitars, tube amps and speaker cabs. All plugins are rubbish by comparison imo :)

[@murrayatuptown353]

I'm having a heck of a time downloading the actual amp! ;O)

[@peterhughes8699]

@@murrayatuptown353 Enjoy - except you're not getting a tube amp. You're getting a 3rd rate copy of one

[@coreycongilio]

I'm pretty sure you can see all of the real tube amps next to me? I'm just here to help those who bought the plugin. Why would you waste the keystrokes?