ToneHunt

Make and model

Marshall Valvestate VS100

Description

Arlington Audio - Neural Amp Modeler pack ------------------------------------------ Marshall Valvestate + Contour Control IR Set ***IMPORTANT NOTES: -Valvestate amps DO NOT like hot signals going into the clean channel. It WILL sound terrible if you do not lower the input gain by at least -7 DB if you're interface is set just below clipping. -When using the Contour Control IRs, Set the output level of THAT IR loader to -2db. This amp copped so much flack for being a bit horrid sounding around the time of its release. The thing is though, it was used by producers like Lars Ulrich and bands like Death, Static X, Prong, In Flames as well as ZZ Top of all people. The Valvestate line of amps was an underdog, bringing together some tube tone into its preamp stage and pairing it with a solid output stage. Most players of the time had to idea how to actually dial one in and relied off the paradigms of how to dial in a tube amp. Those rules don't apply here. When dialled in nicely, these amps do everything Marshall amps were known for but with a bit more gusto. They're extremely easy to work with in a mix context and can pull off almost any tone you could want IF you played by its rules. You even need to play by its rules still when it's transposed into NAM with is kind of insane. If you don't lower the gain by 7db on a near clipping signal in, it will sound pretty bad. What's fun about this particular release is it includes a set of Impulse Responses needed to recreate the Contour control in steps on 0.5 from 0 to 10! To use these, you will need to insert them into an IR loader AFTER NAM and BEFORE your IR loader as well as lower the output gain of your IR loader by -2db. Once you have that set up, you will be able to use the contour control to dial in the amp the way YOU want it to be! It also enables the control to be used by the OD1 and Clean Channel which was not possible with the real amp! I've also included a few Cab impulse responses this time of the Valvestate cab. Both are similar although 2 has a brighter voicing. Amp Settings: Clean: Bass: 1.5 - Mid: 3.5 - Treble: 7 OD1: Settings not recorded. My sincere apologies. OD2: Bass: 4 - Mid: 8 - Treble: 7 - Contour: 5 Technical details: Captures: 76 @ 1000 Epochs per capture. Amp: Marshall Valvestate VS100 Channels: Clean, OD1, OD2 Peak: ~3.5db (average) Load Box: Suhr Reactive Load Interface: RME Fireface UFXII Preamp: Golden Age Pre73 MKIII Reamp Box: Radial Pro RMP (Level modified) Referenced with Event Opal monitors, Sonarworks and Jens Bogren impulse responses (not included) Cabinet IR details: Power amp: EHX .44 Magnum Cabinet: Marshall Valvestate 4x12 Speaker: Celestion G12T Microphone: SM57 Preamp: Golden Age Pre73 MKIII Contour Control IR set wes created using: Credland Audio Pink FabFilter Pro Q Stuff people have requested: -10dBFS sine tone at 400Hz from DAW -> AC RMS reading of **2.15v** at the 1/4" plug after reamp box. 10^(-10/20) = 0.3162 **2.15**/0.3162 = 6.799 20log(6.799/0.775) = **18.86 dBu** If your interface has 12dBu instrument inputs: 18.86-12 = 6.86, you have to LOWER the input in NAM Plugin to -6.86 dB for the capture to sound correct. While I offer my libraries for free, donations would be appreciated and will go towards expanding this library 🥹 https://paypal.me/arlingtonaudio 🥹