Scoop up the Otto Audio II II II II for half off with my code XANDER50 :ottoaudio.net/collections/ii-ii-ii-ii

@OTTOAUDIO

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the shout and for using the II II II II in this video man

@jerryfick8547

10 ай бұрын

OA is my go to.

Your drums and mixes sound fantastic, a video showing your workflow and some mixing techniques would be great!

@blksteve11

11 ай бұрын

I second this!!!!

@thearachnicog381

11 ай бұрын

I third this!

@dwkluka511

11 ай бұрын

​@@thearachnicog381I fourth this

@lukehawkins4031

11 ай бұрын

I’m coming forth, to forth this

@ItsMrMcFly

11 ай бұрын

I’ve been a subscriber for years and would looooove to see this!! I also have a problem with drum programming and them sounding so basic. Maybe some in-depth details about that too?

Nice and clear instructions, like how you explained it and not rushed through allthe steps

I just started using amp sims this summer and I have a pretty sweet practice and recording setup now. This video was perfect to check my work and confirm that I haven’t been fooling around this whole time lol

I loved watching you playin with your smile on your face, taking pleasure to share your metal riffs with us. Please, bring back this smile ! ;)

You explained everything very well and it only took 7 minutes!

Awesome awesome video! Thank you for breaking this down so simple 🤘🏼🤘🏼

I learned recently that on an interface when you are in instrument mode you just have to put the gain ALL THE WAY DOWN and not right before it clips and the amp responds more realistically and how the company expects it to work.

dude!! thank you!! you are the only one I have seen mention a DI box. Love your sound!

Thanks - I have been looking all over for info like this.

Very clear and good tutorial, thank you for making this video

This tutorial is quick, detailed, and comprehensive. Great work

I recently bought my first audio interface and slowly managed to figure out most of these things through trial and error, but still couldn't figure out how to sort out the noises in the input when trying to record myself. I guess I'll have to invest in a DI box soon enough haha. Thank you for the quick instructional video, much appreciated! I'm sure this is going to help quite a few people

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for watching!

@arisenryan

9 ай бұрын

Noise gate

@okami_youtube

4 ай бұрын

I just bought a di and I’m still getting noise I can’t pinpoint what it is I’m starting to think it’s cables or electrical interference but I can’t pin point and it’s really starting to piss me off

@TR4SHPAND4

Ай бұрын

@@okami_youtubeit could be because your using single coil pickups, they make Alot of noise

X Ray Charles..... My name for you! Good content with some interesting subjects, keep on keeping on !!

Great video! Would love to see a video of playing amp sims from daw/audio interface back through a real guitar cabinet. Even better, how to include a pedal board into this setup. Thanks!

Thank you for this video.

I just switched to amp sims like 8-9 months ago I got a new laptop, upgraded the ram to 16 gig. We got a beheringer interface. Mackie studio monitors. I got 5 pairs of IEM. I got my cables so no RCA's .I'm using Asio , Reaper. I'm using Audio Assault amo sims. I like to use stand alone vs running in reaper. I got active guitars and passive. And I got tons of impulse responses. It's not hard or expensive if you shop around. More metal!🎸

this was very helpful! go birds!!

You're a maniac, Ray!

Wish I had this video 2 years ago 👌🏼

Recommend you diagram setup for visual learners. Thanks for fast but precise video!

Great explanation! is there anyway to go from your interface to an actual amp so you can use and hear the sims through a real amp while playing? or could that not work. Thanks

Hey Xander, is there any difference to a passive/active D.I Vs a two notes IR DI box?

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Can you use FRFR speakers instead of studio monitors? I dont see xlr outputs on your Audio Interface.

next drums and mixing techniques video? I always stuck at mixing and programming good drums

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

Will do! Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much man! This was very helpful

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

how do I use my 4x12 cabinet using my amps power only?

great! please make tutorial how to dial or blend ampsims and pedalboards thank you!

Is daw really important for it? And if it is are there better (free) alternatives to Logic Pro X that you recommend?

What's your opinion on amp sim vs multi fx unit such as a helix?

how can I put into the chain a real cab? which kind of amp do I need for it? I like when the cab move air around me...

I wish I found this video like a year ago. You explain complicated shit like this in a way that would have been so useful for when I was starting out. I had too go through so many useless videos that I just didn’t understand what they where talking about:/

i still dont get what a DI box is exactly. i get that its for a clean unaltered tone, but is it more for recording a separate clean track that can be altered later? or does it affect the actual tone thats got all the effects running through it in real-time?

There's a current trend around youtube guitar community of setting the gain to 0, if you go above that you're just boosting the guitar signal with the interface. If you set the gain to 0 you're using the ampsim as the developer intended. Of course if you like the sound of the signal boosted, by all means.

can you use an Irig as an alternative?

Can I run my wah pedal into my interface?

I have an audio interface and use audacity. I can't hear my guitar in real time, I can only hear it during the playback when I finish recording.

This could not come at a better time, I've just gotten an interface!

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

I hope this helped!

Do I need a daw? I just want a good tone to play and practice with. I could care less about recording.

Great Video, always something to learn! my question is Do you actually need a DI box? most audio interfaces come with specific input for guitars

@chriscalvert4625

9 ай бұрын

You do not need it. Just cleans it up. I personally don’t use one

@OTTOAUDIO

8 ай бұрын

It's beneficial, but if you have a modern interface, the input for direct is plenty good. His advice is accurate, but not required for great tone.

@fearinoculated1

6 ай бұрын

It's not mandatory but definitely helps. If you consider yourself as a beginner and just play for pleasure, don't spend money on a DI box cause I don't think you'll hear a difference

Hey i have a katana mk50 and it can connect to my pc and transmit audio. Should i still get an audio interface?

@OTTOAUDIO

3 ай бұрын

in my opinion, yes.

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is the di box necessary to not have a shitty sound

how do i get it i cant find anything for free when i try to

Newbie question: What's the difference using an audio interface vs. connecting guitar directly through pc line in jack by using converter? How much does the sound quality differ out of 10?

@timsamuel4723

2 ай бұрын

The signal from a guitar is far too weak to feed into the microphone input or USB port of a PC. The audio interface is essentially a pre-amp that increases the strength of the signal before it goes into the computer. You need an audio interface if you want to record guitar on your PC - you can't plug it directly in

Hey man could you make a video on how to use amp sims live?

Great video Ray! Can you please do a tutorial on how you create drums for your tracks?

@xander. - amazing tutorial for beginners. big fan of what you do thank you! p.s. the house of masks riff you wrote is amazing

Excellent video. One question. Can you buy standalone amp sims or is a DAW always necessary to run them

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

Some run standalone, but you can’t record with them.

@OTTOAUDIO

11 ай бұрын

I have a standalone mode yes, but you can't record with it is only drawback.

@fearinoculated1

6 ай бұрын

depends on the software/sim. for instance guitar rig 6 has built-in pre and post recorders so you can both record unprocessed and processed signals. it varies from sim to sim but if they offer standalone, they'll most definitely tell you they have that.

I want to buy that guitar! What is it?

So complete like amp sim noob but ive wanted to get into the scene and ive bought a focusrite and ive got my plug ins but i cant my plug ins to work through Alberton or like at all? Im very confused lol

@OTTOAUDIO

6 ай бұрын

did you get it sorted? I can advise if not...

@doyouevenlagg3968

6 ай бұрын

@OTTOAUDIO thankfully I did. Thanks for the offer!

The part where the mouse pointer was dragged down, went straight into the KZread play-button area and of course, it whizzed by at two million miles an hour...so it means having to stop and rewind until the viewer understands and even then, this video was vague towards the end, but yeah, you are so damn good at guitar, we get that.

dude, i downloaded the Otto amp sim. sounds amazing! but its latency is worse than most amp sims i use. how did you remedy this ?

@OTTOAUDIO

4 ай бұрын

has to do with buffer settings of daw and or interface, the plugin has no latency.

What laptop/desktop do I need ? Do specs play a big factor?

@OTTOAUDIO

7 ай бұрын

Any computer that is 10 years old or newer will have no issue playing my amp the II II II II. I'd get a small interface as well as something like Presonus eris e 5 monitors. If you want less crashes, get Mac.

If you record a track "that your recording IS the di signal" you don't need a di box. if you want record that includes amp sim let the signal go via the track with amp sim to a aux track. And if you record both at the same time, you get a di recordng and a amp sim recording. Here is a signal path to this Gtr > daw > input track (rec nbr 1 the di) >amp sim > output track > input aux track (rec nbr 2) > out put aux track.

What dose the DI box do then? I thought the DI box took a clean signal that you would then use an impulse response over the clean tone. Do you get pro results with an amp sim or do you have to do heavy mixing to it to achieve what you did in the demo? We need a longer step by step lol.

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

As per my video, a DI box protects your signal from any outside interference. A cab IR is irrelevant to a DI box. It is like wearing a helmet when riding a bike. You can still ride without it, but it is recommended. I mix my demos in about 10 minutes. No major processing, I’ve just been doing it everyday for 6 plus years. I appreciate you saying my results are pro sounding! Thanks a huge compliment. I’m contemplating on doing a mixing tutorial video here soon! Does this all help? Thanks for watching!

@mattyg695

11 ай бұрын

YES it does. I hope you do more vids like this and one on mixing quickly so at least songwriting ideas don't sound like poops. I'd like to learn more about IR s too though. I think you explained it all in simple terms that even people like me can understand. Most vids I see gloss over certain aspects I get hung up on. @@xanderraymondcharles

This whole time i thought I needed a real amp to use with a DI box. But I guess not lol. I guess it's an option if I wanted to?

Is the DAW absolutely essential for those who just want to play guitar and jam through the amp sim like they would a normal amplifier? I do have a DAW but unless you want to record would you need really one ?

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

It is not, however not every amp has a standalone feature. Most do but not all.

@markfranx

11 ай бұрын

What about using pedals with amp sims? For example switching from clean to dirty or delay while playing a song, Do you just run your pedalboard through the audio interface or is there another foot-switch device for this?

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

@@markfranx you'd have to get a midi switcher. I however don't like using amp sims live. I have had computers crash wayyyyyyy too may times to to rely on an amp sim at a gig. At most I'd run an overdrive, wah or say a chorus into an amp sim but that's about it. Amp sims for me are strickly for recording and for practice.

@markfranx

11 ай бұрын

@@xanderraymondcharles Thanks Ray, After playing through guitar amps and pedals for many years the thought of using a sim on a computer seemed weird to me, however over the last few months I have slowly started using amp sims. The one I have been using mostly is the ottoaudio 1111 which came highly recommended by you and I’m loving it. Thanks for your videos man, keep up the good work !!

@hemipirate

11 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I wanted to ask. I'm not really looking to record at this point. I'm more interested in playing along to some songs on my spotify playlists.

not bad riffin yo

@xanderraymondcharles

6 ай бұрын

I appreciate you

Thank you for this video. I really want to get into using amp sims but was really intimidated by it. I wanted to ask you if you think my laptop can handle it. I have a Lenovo Legion 5 laptop. It has a processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800H and 16GB RAM. I'm concerned about having issues with latency. One thing that's made me apprehensive on getting started is buying all the gear necessary only to find out i can't handle it.

@OTTOAUDIO

11 ай бұрын

You'll have no problem, the latency on my plugin, even with 12 year old machines, is ultra ultra low.

@MaximusAdonicus

9 ай бұрын

Ha! That is THE MOST powerful laptop processor I have ever seen!! You could run a nuclear reactor with ur billion dollar laptop! Amp sims are not that demanding. Like Mr Otto said, basically any computer made in the last 10 years can run them. While ur computer affects latency, it's also about ur audio interface. But again, basically any audio interface is good enough. And one thing that wasn't mentioned in this video is that u should set ur buffer size correctly for ur audio interface (usually 128 or 64), otherwise u might have glitches in ur audio (for example Behringer drivers install u an app in the taskbar, where u can easily change ur samplerate and buffer size).

Damn. I'm still confused. I'm starting from scratch.. not computer literate at all. First step is buy a computer correct? Then I get confused, where do I even purchase this stuff I need from here? Help please!! Anyone that knows how this works

so what do i do with ilok

@OTTOAUDIO

4 ай бұрын

its free, sign up is all you have to do

Does the Di XlR force the scarlette in mic mode?

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

im not sure i understand your question

@Djdross

11 ай бұрын

@@xanderraymondcharles sorry I’ll try to explain better, on the Scarlett there is a instrument button when you have a standard guitar jack in your supposed to push it, but I remember reading somewhere that when you go through the di box and out into the XLR cable into the Scarlett it forces the “port” te become non instrumental and more of a mic input I could be wrong I have scarlette 2i2 and a radial I should just try and see what it does lol I was just wondering if you can confirm this

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

@@Djdross ahh yeah I understand now. Correct, using a di box essentially turn the guitar di into mic level or "line" level and is no longer has instrument level signal. This is a good thing! You don't have to engage the instrument level button because the DI box is doing its thing and converting your signal to line level. Line levels IMO are better than the interface instrument cable signals. Hope this helps!

So is the sound we hear just the output of the Otto II or so you have any post effects used ? I also use the Otto but it always sounds flat in the mix.

every time I have used an amp sim, it always sounds like crap. As if I just ran a distortion pedal right into my stereo. How do people get these good tones? must be something i am missing. i have been recording music for 30 years.

@filterscape

4 ай бұрын

You’re going to have to give more info. Your setup, studio monitors, headphones. Guitar, Amp sim, etc

The DAW is for recording, so you're saying that if I want to practice for a few hours, I have to open up the DAW, arm for record, then play the amp sim through the DAW? I'm sure people will figure stuff out for themselves but this hasn't been very helpful, so glad you know how to shred.

@MaximusAdonicus

9 ай бұрын

Yes. But some amp sims have a standalone version, so u don't have to open ur daw!

If the audio interface already has a Hi-Z, you don't really need a Di Box.

I'll let you guys know how budget you can get from buying a second hand guitar to the equipment for amp sim playing and jamming with the band!

reaper totaly changed the look. I can't find the monitoring button :(

@OTTOAUDIO

7 ай бұрын

download an older version from their site?

Having noise issue in logic even with a di can someone please help me pinpoint the issue Jesus Christ

Why don't you try cakewalk th3 vst? i think you will like a bit.

Have you thought about painting your studio a cool color? You got some cool gear and guitars you should put them on display behind you not trying to tell you what to do buy I think it could possibly help you grow as stupid as that sounds you have the talent and make better content then most the larger KZreadrs

6 and a half years and only 113,000 subs ? lol Dude, let people use an amp sim they way they want to....

Why does this feel like a 7min commercial?

@xanderraymondcharles

11 ай бұрын

My guess would be because you are used to watching creators trying to sell you products in every video, and you are unable to discern the difference between a paid ad and when someone is trying to genuinely educate and help out the guitar community. That would probably be why.

All was going well until you started playing. There is nothing that you could set up incorrectly or do wrong that would possibly make a worse sound.

AN AMP AMPLIFIES THE SIGNAL, THATS ALL IT DOES... A GOOD AMP RETAINS THE SAME SIGNAL WITHOUT DEGRADATION.... apples in apples out. no worms... measure with an oscilloscope as a wave form, a guitar is just a microphone, all these videos seem like some kind of joke... make sure you have brand new strings or it wont work 0:48 and 3:10

Dawg you gotta give us a tutorial on how to get plug-ins and how to use ilok/ where to get activation code and how to transfer it to DAW lol