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Valves by AudioThing (Released)

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  • GavinskiGavinski

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

  • KrupaKrupa

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    I definitely like the desktop version with my guitar, it’s not very metal but then neither am I…

  • rvrrvr

    Its ok for 5 bucks. Would not pay full price.

  • gregsmithgregsmith

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    I haven’t yet. Will check it out. I’m no electric guitarist either

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

  • LuxthorLuxthor

    @Gavinski said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @Fingolfinzz said:
    I was expecting like $10 for the sale price so $4.99 was a happy surprise

    Just commented the same thing. Definitely a happy surprise. Excited to get off work to try it out.

    Definitely! I'm leaning towards the woodman one, in terms of experimental capabilites. I wish he had released it with an intro price!

    I've put a tweet up (and also edited my pinned YT comment on the WoodValvet vid to compare the pros and cons of each in detail:

    This tweet is loooong, so u will need to click 'show more'

    Thanks Gav! Actually reading the differences make them seem like totally separate apps. Definitely room for both I’d say. Probably gonna pick up Valves first since it’s on intro pricing, and then WoodValvet sometime in the next couple weeks.

    Yeah the differences are significant - what I'm less clear on is how much WoodValvet adds that Saturn doesn't have - simply because it's been a really long time since I've used Saturn for some reason. Thoughts?

    I don’t think you can even compare those two. In Saturn you can control transients, shape them and saturate differently on every band. Envelope followers, XLFO on everything even MIDI triggered, etc… Also, on every band feedback for specific frequency and intelligent compressor with fine range between pumping and gating.

    This is not implying that WoodValvet isn't good enough, it just needs to be unique enough. ;)

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz

    @michael_m said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

    This right here. I’m a guitarist first and a lot of other guitarists get on my fucking nerves with that. They sit around and argue about gear all day cos they don’t actually play guitar that well it seems.

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @Fingolfinzz said:

    @michael_m said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

    This right here. I’m a guitarist first and a lot of other guitarists get on my fucking nerves with that. They sit around and argue about gear all day cos they don’t actually play guitar that well it seems.

    Lol... I'm glad I only ever played acoustic without pedals etc so never went down guitar gear rabbitholes

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @Fingolfinzz said:

    @michael_m said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

    This right here. I’m a guitarist first and a lot of other guitarists get on my fucking nerves with that. They sit around and argue about gear all day cos they don’t actually play guitar that well it seems.

    It’s quite amusing to see people on YouTube have their knowledge tested with blind tests, as they often make mistakes. I’ll bet I could record the same guitar through a tube amp, various pieces of hardware, and various software and most guitarists wouldn’t be able to say with certainty which is the tube amp.

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz

    @Gavinski said:

    @Fingolfinzz said:

    @michael_m said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

    This right here. I’m a guitarist first and a lot of other guitarists get on my fucking nerves with that. They sit around and argue about gear all day cos they don’t actually play guitar that well it seems.

    Lol... I'm glad I only ever played acoustic without pedals etc so never went down guitar gear rabbitholes

    Haha yeah it can get overwhelming. I know what sound I want and usually stick to that on electric but exploration can be tempting. Usually I just want to get to playing though so I just stick with fender twin for cleans and fuzzy tube screamer marshall for gain

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz

    @michael_m said:

    @Fingolfinzz said:

    @michael_m said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @gregsmith said:
    Is this any good? I’ve seen quite a few ‘meh’ comments on Facebook

    Did you watch my demo posted above？it sounds good to me but I'm no electric guitarist, which is the main group of ppl that these apps seem to appeal to, even though they of course have much wider applications

    However, there’s always been resistance from guitarists to anything software, particularly if the word ‘tubes’ comes up.

    I do understand the tube amp vs. transistor amp argument, as there is a difference in playing experience, but the actual sound difference can be minimal.

    Tubes in general tend to do things to sound that can be modeled, and I would bet in a blind test of this vs. various tube hardware that most people would not always be able to tell the difference.

    Honestly I would take the comments from guitarists with a grain of salt if non-guitarists like this.

    This right here. I’m a guitarist first and a lot of other guitarists get on my fucking nerves with that. They sit around and argue about gear all day cos they don’t actually play guitar that well it seems.

    It’s quite amusing to see people on YouTube have their knowledge tested with blind tests, as they often make mistakes. I’ll bet I could record the same guitar through a tube amp, various pieces of hardware, and various software and most guitarists wouldn’t be able to say with certainty which is the tube amp.

    Exactly! The extremely subtle nuances of gain and distortion don’t matter that much, especially when all they play are power chords probably and it’s all mud anyway

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @Luxthor said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @Fingolfinzz said:
    I was expecting like $10 for the sale price so $4.99 was a happy surprise

    Just commented the same thing. Definitely a happy surprise. Excited to get off work to try it out.

    Definitely! I'm leaning towards the woodman one, in terms of experimental capabilites. I wish he had released it with an intro price!

    I've put a tweet up (and also edited my pinned YT comment on the WoodValvet vid to compare the pros and cons of each in detail:

    This tweet is loooong, so u will need to click 'show more'

    Thanks Gav! Actually reading the differences make them seem like totally separate apps. Definitely room for both I’d say. Probably gonna pick up Valves first since it’s on intro pricing, and then WoodValvet sometime in the next couple weeks.

    Yeah the differences are significant - what I'm less clear on is how much WoodValvet adds that Saturn doesn't have - simply because it's been a really long time since I've used Saturn for some reason. Thoughts?

    I don’t think you can even compare those two. In Saturn you can control transients, shape them and saturate differently on every band. Envelope followers, XLFO on everything even MIDI triggered, etc… Also, on every band feedback for specific frequency and intelligent compressor with fine range between pumping and gating.

    This is not implying that WoodValvet isn't good enough, it just needs to be unique enough. ;)

    Also the Feedback parameters add a lot of extra harmonics and depth to the distortion. Especially with a slow LFO modulating. I bought WoodValvet and like it a lot so far but it would have to be something mind blowing to dethrone Saturn as my favorite distortion. (BYOD is close though.)

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    I’m curious for anyone that bought it, is it worth it if I already have Speakers? I ask because the Speakers app has various cabinet IRs, a tube distortion in the distortion section, and what I would imagine is the same filter. So it doesn’t seem too different for me but is Valves different enough?

  • PoppadocrockPoppadocrock

    @HotStrange said:

    @abf said:
    I went from fifteen apps to forty-one in just the last two weeks. :#
    And I'm pretty sure I'm getting this too.

    Just you wait until you get into the hundreds 😂

    Lol, I realized a while ago my app collection probably cost more than my devices. I think If you have fun doing something that’s positive, and is also productive it’s worth it.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    It's only five quid? Easy instabuy for me. Can't wait to play around with this. :)

  • Blipsford_BaubieBlipsford_Baubie

    For the heads who have owned/worked with gear and understand the internals, what would be the closest on iOS to turning the bass knob up on a Mackie 1604?

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @Poppadocrock said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @abf said:
    I went from fifteen apps to forty-one in just the last two weeks. :#
    And I'm pretty sure I'm getting this too.

    Just you wait until you get into the hundreds 😂

    Lol, I realized a while ago my app collection probably cost more than my devices. I think If you have fun doing something that’s positive, and is also productive it’s worth it.

    I feel the same exact way. I know some people like to keep their app collection low for personal and inspiration/creative reasons but I just accepted that researching and demoing apps is part of the fun for me and you only live once so why not just buy em all 😂

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    It's only five quid? Easy instabuy for me. Can't wait to play around with this. :)

    How are you liking it? I ended up with WoodValvet instead but I am tempted by it.

    The only reason I haven’t is because I have Speakers which already has 6-8 cabinet IRs, tube/valve distortion, and the same filter.

  • jwmmakerofmusicjwmmakerofmusic

    @HotStrange said:

    @jwmmakerofmusic said:
    It's only five quid? Easy instabuy for me. Can't wait to play around with this. :)

    How are you liking it? I ended up with WoodValvet instead but I am tempted by it.

    The only reason I haven’t is because I have Speakers which already has 6-8 cabinet IRs, tube/valve distortion, and the same filter.

    I'll have to let you know. :)

  • michael_mmichael_m

    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Definitely - pity there are no inbuilt lfos, but you could always use external ones. Between the valve, filter and cabinet sections though, there are a lot of sound design possibilities for sure

  • FingolfinzzFingolfinzz
    edited September 2023

    It has sounded really awesome on electric piano, clav, organ, and the 303 of course

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Yeah I initially thought I didn’t need it but after watching Doug throwing it on all kinds of different instruments, it changed my perspective a bit.

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @HotStrange said:

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Yeah I initially thought I didn’t need it but after watching Doug throwing it on all kinds of different instruments, it changed my perspective a bit.

    Things like acoustic drums and synth bass lines can be really transformed by it. I haven’t even tried it on a real guitar or bass yet, but I imagine it will sound good on either.

  • eylvyeylvy

  • JeffChasteenJeffChasteen

    @michael_m said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Yeah I initially thought I didn’t need it but after watching Doug throwing it on all kinds of different instruments, it changed my perspective a bit.

    Things like acoustic drums and synth bass lines can be really transformed by it. I haven’t even tried it on a real guitar or bass yet, but I imagine it will sound good on either.

    I’m thinking that it will also be good on vocals if you want to go for that overdriven late 50s Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Coasters sound

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Yeah I initially thought I didn’t need it but after watching Doug throwing it on all kinds of different instruments, it changed my perspective a bit. > @eylvy said:

    Sounds great on an acoustic! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

  • michael_mmichael_m

    @JeffChasteen said:

    @michael_m said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @michael_m said:
    There’s a lot more to this than meets the eye (ear). I bought it earlier today, and the best results I got from it were after some tweaking to see where I could take it.

    I guess there’s a perception that it can be used as a guitar amp can be used, but I think its use could be much broader than that.

    Yeah I initially thought I didn’t need it but after watching Doug throwing it on all kinds of different instruments, it changed my perspective a bit.

    Things like acoustic drums and synth bass lines can be really transformed by it. I haven’t even tried it on a real guitar or bass yet, but I imagine it will sound good on either.

    I’m thinking that it will also be good on vocals if you want to go for that overdriven late 50s Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Coasters sound

    Definitely! I’ll have to try that at some point.

  • Blipsford_BaubieBlipsford_Baubie

    I’m glad for the purchase. Because of Valves,
    I actually published a little track that I had intended to abandon cause I couldn’t get my sub to do what I had envisioned it. I had tried with Bleass Saturator and a single Drambo Saturator Module with no luck. Someone more versed with understanding signals and the components of gear I’m sure could have recreated a rack in Drambo, but I still have much to learn with those regards.

    I did notice that the cabinet selection doesn’t get saved with a user preset. It always defaults to “Stuffed”. Anyone else experienced this?

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @Blipsford_Baubie I replicated that, yes seems like a bug. Have emailed the dev and suggest you - and anyone else who can replicate it - do the same to increase chances of a speedy fix. State saving bugs are such a pita

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