Yeah this is using NAM which is IMO far and away the best capture tech right now. Works in a free plugin, I think there is also some iPad apps and HW pedals that can load the models.
I think I used this video way back to wrap my head around it. For higher gain tones I prefer at least 500 epochs, and getting ground loops and noise as quiet as possible helps too.
Thanks! Yeah, I think one HUGE advantage (even over using load boxes) is you can capture the amp while its being loaded with a cab. There is some magic when the amp is driving a 4x12 and speakers and if you don't need to adjust settings after the fact, using a NAM model like that can work really well. For amps with a lot of switches and controls like a Mark or BE100 or something, I prefer just using the amp a lot of the time. Amps like a rectifier or 5150, I don't really adjust too much anyway.
Man, it’s so close nowadays. Got a quad cortex for pretty good deal a while back and doing some captures it’s very hard to tell what’s what. Honestly might have me getting rid of some of my wall of amps.
Mostly just into my computer for tracking. If I’m curious if I’d like an amp or not for a purchase, I’ll run it through a power section that would be similar to what the amp is.