Just wanted to give two thumbs up for amalgamcaptures.com. Just bought their Friedman Smallbox DI captures. I’ve used the Smallbox for years, so I know this amp, and even tried to capture it (but need better DI-options than I have at home). I have to say that their captures are spot on and really cleverly made (a variety of ‘tunings’ of the amp, both clean, cruncy and as high gain as this amp gets). Nicely done, and they sound smoking! I’ll be purchasing more profiles from them for sure.
So fun to see an ecosystem growing within the QC realm. Almost gives me the same feeling as when I got my Kemper years and years ago, only (imho) better sounding.
So true. I downloaded and tested a few of the sample captures in addition to the ones I bought, and they are truly nice. I could make it all night on just the JTM 45 and a pedal.
I have a Smallbox 50 3channel, and love it. I would love to try these captures, but €35 Euro seems a lot for a single amp. I hope the Quad Cortex platform builds in some form of demonstration feature in future updates to allow users to test drive before confirming purchase.
Amalgamcaptures’ profile on the Quad app gives you a free sample from each amp, so you can test at least one capture of each amp. IMHO 35 EUR is cheap for great captures
That’s great to know. I will check the freebies out. I guess having been down the IR rabbit hole, I am trying not to do the same with captures. On the other hand, if by paying a small amount I can get a handful of fantastic captures, it might be worth it.
I bought some captures from amalgam for the MC2+ and they are miles better than anything else I’ve bought on the market. All of the dynamics are preserved and there’s so much flexibility with them. Wish there was more high gain stuff on there for the QC. Hopefully it’s coming.
I need to try out that Carr amp.F.w.i.w…@TheToneRanger '66 Super Reverb capture set is fantastic! I AB’d it against my '67 SR using Dynaudio BM5A’s and it’s ridiculously close.
@bluzdog really glad you are digging my 66 super reverb stuff… I appreciate the shout out!
As someone who is creating paid content, I take it very seriously that I need to create stuff at the highest level that will outperform stock and most free content. I know Amalgam and a few others are meticulous and skilled at this as well. The capture tech on the QC makes this possible! It is remarkable at capturing the nuance and feel of real mics, preamps, amps, speakers, and cabs. We are only limited by our personal ears and ability to dial in great tone and feel. What a great time to be a guitarist!!!
@bluzdog I use an old pair of BM5As and a sub to finalize all of my presets. I’ve tried newer monitors but these are my primary monitors. They do a beautiful job of accurately translating guitar tones!
