MOOER PREAMP LIVE Tutorial, Part 1 - Basic Setup and Main Controls

Scotty takes us on a guided tour of the PREAMP LIVE.
In this first part we have a look at a basic setup and the main controls of the PREAMP LIVE.
1:10 - Setup
3:35 - Footswitch controls
5:20 - Global Controls
6:42 - Effects loop (serial mode)
9:19 - Cab sim
11:40 - Channel controls
12:43 - Pre/Post BOOST
16:24 - Pre/Post Noise gates
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[@jarrydee2799]

That noise gate on your voice is driving me NUTS

[@daarkism]

So true man

[@vondragonnoggin]

This product is severely underrated. I have mine paired with a Line 6 HX Effects and a Two Notes Torpedo CAB M+, and honestly it’s the most versatile rig I’ve ever owned. The amps in the Mooer are really responsive and a couple favorites which are the PLX 100 (1959 SL100) and Custom 100 (a boutique Plexi clone) will actually reproduce the light picking almost clean to a roaring gain on hard picking. Really dynamic feel. It’s the pairing of the Line 6 HX Effects and Torpedo CAB M that really bring this thing to life though. If it wasn’t the base sounds and feel of the amps in the Preamp Live being so good, it wouldn’t work the same. There are over 100 amps now with latest update and the boost options are amazing. It also does IR Loading and power tube emulation that’s pretty good although I prefer the options in the Torpedo for the power amp tube emulation and final power amp stage, but if I didn’t have the torpedo, the built in ones would definitely be used. The Shitcow model is pretty amazing (VHT Pitbull model) and the Suhr Badger model are great and so is the Friedman models. They are all great. Really underrated piece of gear. Worth the $400 price tag for a versatile preamp with reactive feel. It’s like having the whole collection of Micro preamps but with more (Mooer?) options. 12 models at a time is a little limiting, but you can save out your favorites and swap them out with any of the 100+ models. The boost models are pretty great variety and clean boosts are actually clean. Anyway, great job Mooer. I just don’t know why this hasn’t taken off as a companion to HX Effects or a Boss MS3 type companion. The Line 6 HX Effects has midi and can switch programs on the Preamp Live easily and program it into your Line 6 HX Effects presets. Midi out from HX Effects to midi in on Preamp Live and setup all your programs. Offers separate program numbers for regular or boost variations. I haven’t even tried the capture yet but will if I ever get some real amps I want to capture.

[@adityabali1939]

Hey man I have a very specific question. I hope you can help me out. Cant seem to find that answer anywhere. I am trying to set up a completely portable live rig ONLY in the form of a pedal board with Line6 HX Effects (for all pedals) and the Mooer preamp live (for amp and cab sims) along with a couple of expression pedals hooked up to the Line6 HX Effects. No physical amps or even cabs. My question is, in a live setting would I need to add a portable power amp to the signal chain? (Something like a Mooer baby bomb or Harley Benton GPA-100 or the Seymour Duncan power amp series) Is it necessary? And if it is, where should it be in the signal chain in context to what I wrote above? I’m unable to find this information. I want the Mooer preamp live to be at the end of my signal chain so I’m able to send the XLR out to front of house. Will the “boost” or the power amp simulation mode of the Mooer preamp live suffice for a powerful live sound? Please advice!

[@adityabali1939]

Also, would be kind enough to share your signal chain, how are you distributing power across the pedalboard and any other tips etc? I would greatly appreciate it

[@vondragonnoggin]

@@adityabali1939 If I were looking to do something like you are talking about, you should setup the Mooer Preamp Live with HXFX in 4CM by running a chain like this: Guitar > input of HXFX > send of HXFX Loop 1 > input of Preamp Live > send of Preamp Live fx loop > return of loop 1 on HXFX > output of HXFX > return of fx loop of Preamp Live > XLR out of Preamp Live > FRFR or Power Amp and cab. That’s about the closest you’ll get. Maybe find a power amp or Powered PA that has additional send of the signal out by XLR also so you can send to FOH This allows you to place fx from the HXFX both before and after the Mooer Preamp Live’s preamps and before the Mooer Preamp Live’s power tube emulation and cab emulation. You can turn off power tube and cab simulation if you are using an actual power amp and cab or leave on if using a full range PA or dedicated FRFR

[@vondragonnoggin]

@@adityabali1939 My setup changed quite a bit as I’m running HXFX in 4CM with real amps and have a bunch of additional tube and JFET preamps as well as the Mooer Preamp Live in fx loop 2 of the HXFX. I control Preamp Live Channel changes with midi from the HXFX and set in the HXFX presets I make. A total of 17 preamps I can choose from or use the amp’s preamp as well (running it into one of the following at different times - Marshal Lead 100 Mosfet, Bogner Atma, Rivera Venus Recording, or AMT Stonehead SH-50-4). Plus I have an EHX Tri-Parallel Mixer in loop 2 of HXFX to switch (or blend preamps) between all the different analog preamps plus Preamp Live. Chain is complicates so I won’t post it but I did post how you can setup your chain to use XLR at the end of the chain.

[@adityabali1939]

@@vondragonnoggin thanks a lot man for the comprehensive answer. Everything’s clear now. Appreciate it

[@mr_antsis]

love the explanation of this guy, he really explain everything so good

[@sandaltino]

That tone at the ending is a killer

[@WillMaskellTaylor]

just bought one of these today, very impressed with it so far, setup a heavy tone with ts808 and it does exactly what a ts 808 would do to a real tube amp.

[@eXtendedmusicHD]

Hey Mooer, I'm on the edge of purchasing a Mooer PreAmp Live to replace my whole live rig. Since I'm a touring musician, could you maybe make a demo of it going straight into a PA (basically from the DI-out only) since that is what I would do, in order to assess sound quality. Thank you and congrats to an amazing product!

[@yngwiescott]

There's a brief example in this video. Skip to the cab sim part of the video. Timeline is in the description. Next video which is looking at the software is all DI only, so keep a look out for that

[@eXtendedmusicHD]

Yes a saw that example, but as you said, it's rather brief. Looking forward to it!

[@yngwiescott]

@@eXtendedmusicHD there's a couple of videos on our channel already with really true audio reference for Preamp Live, be sure to check them out. This series is more for tutorial purposes. Not really audio demo videos to be honest....

[@donkeninitz4590]

I recently bought one of these, and find myself using it more than my Line 6 Helix! I run it into a Tech 21 Power Engine 60, and the sounds are just awesome. In contrast, I run the Helix into a Line 6 Power Cab. Don't mistake me, the Helix produces incredible sounds (especially with the different speaker simulations built into the Power Cab), but it cost me 4 times as much, is much fussier to program (though with more features, options and versatility), and way harder to haul around. I can't recommend this thing highly enough.

[@menamgamg]

Do i have to run the Moeer Preamp Live into a power amp and then to my audio interface? Or can i use the preamp and run the signal straight into my audio interface? I'm really interested in buying one of these but im so confused how this all works :(

[@donkeninitz4590]

@@menamgamg No, it's got an XLR out (in addition to the 1/4" out), so you can go direct to your audio interface, and then use the amp sims in your DAW.

[@davidste60]

@@menamgamg NEVER run a power amp into your audio interface!

[@adityabali1939]

I have a very specific question. I hope you can help me out. Cant seem to find that answer anywhere. I am trying to set up a completely portable live rig ONLY in the form of a pedal board with Line6 HX Effects (for all pedals) and the Mooer preamp live (for amp and cab sims) along with a couple of expression pedals hooked up to the Line6 HX Effects. I will NOT be using a physical amp or even a cab with this setup at all. My question is, in a live setting would I need to add a portable power amp to the signal chain? (Something like a Mooer baby bomb or Harley Benton GPA-100 or the Seymour Duncan power amp series) Is it necessary? And if it is, where should it be in the signal chain in context to what I wrote above? I’m unable to find this information. I want the Mooer preamp live to be at the end of my signal chain so I’m able to send the XLR out to front of house. Will the “boost” or the power amp simulation mode of the Mooer preamp live suffice for a powerful live sound? Please advice!

[@ksukhia]

Go Scotty Go!!!!

[@mrhamburgler480]

Swear to god i was expecting to hear the blaring horns from A Link to the Past after the lil guitar run in the beginning. That was sick

[@LOLOLOL1ish]

My goodness that ibanez... *drool* I NEED IT!!!!

[@charliev.k3979]

hi! great video. I'm curious about the tube engine. I've heard it has a couple of preamp tubes in it. Is it possible just to plug the guitar straight in the poweramp? Can i use it as a normal amp head? Thank you.

[@Dariotoma]

really like to see a BASS DEMO !!!

[@johnniedeboer]

Please add more bass preamps!

[@SteveDavidsonGuitar]

Can you use 2 channels in parallel on the same bank? This would be killer for emulating a feature of Mesa quad preamp

[@patrickbakewell4036]

I cannot find how to pair up my guitar to the app .. it shows GTRS connected on my phone .. go to the APP .. says Connect guitar ... presumably it's something to do in the app

[@caleshtcincredibles]

Awesome tool . So its no problem to put say a compressor pedal in front of Preamp Live? All MOD/ Reverb go in the FX Loop? One more question , cab sim on or off if running into a back line return......thanks!

[@adityabali1939]

I have a very specific question. I hope you can help me out. Cant seem to find that answer anywhere. I am trying to set up a completely portable live rig ONLY in the form of a pedal board with Line6 HX Effects (for all pedals) and the Mooer preamp live (for amp and cab sims) along with a couple of expression pedals hooked up to the Line6 HX Effects. My question is, in a live setting would I need to add a portable power amp to the signal chain? (Something like a Mooer baby bomb or Harley Benton GPA-100 or the Seymour Duncan power amp series) Is it necessary? And if it is, where should it be in the signal chain in context to what I wrote above? I’m unable to find this information. I want the Mooer preamp live to be at the end of my signal chain so I’m able to send the XLR out to front of house. Will the “boost” or the power amp simulation mode of the Mooer preamp live suffice for a powerful live sound? Please advice! Thanks once again and great video I subscribed.

[@6Gianco9]

Did you find an answer by chance? I have precisely the same question. I want to use only the Mooer Live with 2 pedals before that and then straight into the mixer. I want to ditch the AMP for the small live gigs that we constantly play.

[@adityabali1939]

@@6Gianco9 not an answer per say, but I started using in ear monitors for referencing, now I use my macbook with a Line 6 FBV express MKII midi foot controller with a USB audio interface. Macbook has Helix Native. The outputs of audio interface go to a stereo DI box which goes to front of house. The headphone outputs of audio interface go to a mixer that the band has on stage, that goes to in ear monitors

[@zakarianajim]

I wanna go direct with the preamp live + hx effects on stage , do I need a power amp to do that?

[@juanpablorodriguez-sahagun5992]

Very good video! Could you tell me dimensions of your Mooer pedal board for the two effects? Many thanks

[@greekplayback]

Are you recording direct to audio interface?

[@prosperity-gospel]

Helpful video, but the noise gate on the audio is really distracting and bad sounding. It needs a longer release time.

[@Parrampito]

No Fender Twin reverb simulation? Only the Blues Deluxe?

[@robertorighetto8376]

Hi any guess on how to upload i.e. the Pete Thorne presets or any other presets with the file extension .mo?

[@MrStephenlederle]

When will the tube power amp be available to purchase? I cannot find it anywhere online or in stores in America. I'm very interested.

[@billyturk8117]

That rg is sweet

[@marshall881]

They need to hurry up and release this thing!

[@MooerAudioOfficial]

Hi Marshall, Preamp LIVE has already been release 28th August. If you have trouble to find the product in your local market, please check out distributors page and find the one for your location. mooeraudio.com/?distributors.html. Cheers!

[@endoffate5475]

You have to plug your effects in the effect loop of the preamp live? You cant just plug them in series after it?

[@BTsMusicChannel]

How would one go about making wild raucous feedback with this device? Can it do that?

[@alexsoncoelho1047]

Great Rig. do you know if this power amp can be used with an axe fx?

[@adityakamath5428]

Is it possible to run the boost and noise gate at the same time..? Most modern guitar tones(djent) 😂 uses this...

[@yngwiescott]

Yeah, both run at the same time

[@ThanhNguyen-wb7cs]

Sr but i just bought this and i couldnt figure out how to turn off the unit Is there a button for it or u just simply unplug the adapter?

[@portainfericz]

Hello.. what about headphones out ? Which type of output is there ? XLR or OUT (jack) ? I am asking because I would like to send signal from headphones out to our stage mixer and IEM. In this case is necessary to have it a cab sim on this headphones out... XLR send out directly to FOH and OUT (jack) send to backline (power amp + guitar cab) . Is it possible to use this preamp as I am describing ? What about volume control ? Are there options to set separate volume for XLR , for headphones , for OUT (jack) ? Thx for answer...

[@MrDexterism]

Does anyone know is it posible to factory reset preamp device without computer? Reason this could be very important becouse I had a gig and when I turn on the preamp , device start booting and the the power on the stage was stop for a second and come back again and my preamp stop working and I did not have output from device! Then I did a factory reset but from computer at my home.Everithing working now...I had a backup pedal so I was able to play at concert but I was very disappointed to play without preamp. The preamp sound very good! I'm using it without amp on stage, only direct to mixer ...I played couple of gigs and I am satisfy but if this happen again I will turn preamp back!

[@jdefeo610]

Does this have seamless switching (no drop out) between patches?

[@GuitarJawn]

I kinda want one but too dumb to use it

[@mmarrinan]

Can the FX loop be assigned to be on for one channel, but off for another?

[@matheusvalerovsky]

09:05

[@FPChris]

TUNE.

[@tsmerk]

Did he say "easi?y peasily?"

[@minnkhai8411]

how do i bypass the preamp live?

[@MARK.CATLI28]

Is this can use also as a audio interface?

[@user-rw8uu6tf6v]

No

[@cayodenis]

Pueden hacer tutoriales en español del preamp live y el ocean machin?

[@MooerAudioOfficial]

Hola, muchas gracias por sus comentarios, lamentablemente no tenemos ningún video en español en este momento, pero consultaré con nuestro distribuidor local para ver si pueden ayudar.

[@HOGANMW]

This noise gate during the speech is one big bullshit. I gave up to listen to him because I could not deal with it any longer

[@yngwiescott]

Yeah, sorry man. That lav mic was noisey as hell. I'll try fix the noise gate issue on part 2.

[@HOGANMW]

by the way I am tube amps fan but... ... I am a Mooer Radar, pre 009 and Baby Bomb owner. They are amazing for their size, price and tone. I use 2x12 16ohm cab with Legends v128 and 1218 which are very nice and deep sounding speakers but without Radar's EQ and power amp tubes simulation all sound pretty weak. Of course Radar's cab sim is switched off. Could be great if future Preamp Live frimware will provide EQ settings as well.

[@yngwiescott]

Thanks for the feedback. Let's see what we can do.....

[@unlockmobility]

What is the proper way to turn this thing on and off? I'm assuming unplugging the power cord is not the proper way.

[@eduardoauttist5049]

I´m wondering the same and still don´t know how to turn it off properly haha

[@richardaling5278]

Which amateur set the gate on your voice??

[@yngwiescott]

Hey Richard. Sorry about that, it was me actually lol. My first time using one of these LAV mics (which is noisy as hell on it's own) and the A/C had a problem when I recorded this and was also making cack loads of noise even when off. I've never had to use gates on a mic before, especially with such a high level of unwanted noise. I'll get better at it.....

[@sublimingmule6356]

Not helpful. Right out of the box, how do I make it work at all?

[@ace1usmc]

2:15 Is it just me, or is his guitar out of tune? Perhaps a little setup/intonation work?

[@Terrysoddy]

ace1usmc just a little

[@greghines9041]

out as hell.... damn...does that thing have a tuner?

[@tomix1970pl1]

With this effect Kemper can go to grave.

[@jarrydee2799]

well, a Kemper is the sound of a mic'ed amp, things like this and the Helix are not. So, 2 different things

[@davidste60]

@@jarrydee2799 Yes they are.

[@DevilMan55]

The noise in the room - sheesh. First, the NG on the video is super annoying. Second, we can barely tell how the NG on the mooer works because there’s gobs of NG on the video. Third, if you can’t remove the noise in the room - leave the noise in the room. We’re meant to hear how the thing sounds so stop with the post and let us hear how it sounds.

[@cameraramblings4107]

Such a shame about the sound. I appreciate the info but the audio is terrible. I couldn’t listen and gave up. Sorry.

[@internetnow5243]

HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS THING SOUND DIRECTLY RECORDED TO COMPUTER WITH PEDALS IN FRONT? SOMEONE DEMO THAT FOR GOD'S SAKE. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A terrible product. It does sound good, but it is absolutely unreliable. After a week of buying it, it stopped working, luckily under warranty so I got it replaced. The new unit, after a year stopped working again. Unfortunately not under warranty anymore. I lost my money. I was able to record a couple of demos with it and that's all. Also, they stop developing the software. Don't buy it!

[@tomix1970pl1]

Gosh.How this Ibanez sounds terrible.With no effect clean sound is just a bulshit.Fender, Gibson has a sound.Ibanez has no soul without effects.

[@joshmuz9018]

Tomasz Modecki it’s the jokers guitar, hence the sound

[@thesojourner7722]

Braindead comment ... owned all 3 brands and Ibanez is excellent