DSM and Humboldt Electronics Simplifier - Pedalboard - MS Brit Demo
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
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I spent more time dialing in tones with very helpful feedback and I have to say this may be my new favorite setting.
The MS Brit setting is punchy and sounds massive with different types of boost and overdrive. It also blends in so well in ambient settings with a washy reverb and a bit of an "edge of break up tone".
Needless to say, I had fun recording this demo. Enjoy!
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Pedalboard: Pedaltrain Novo 18
Guitar: Fender American Original 50's Stratocaster w/ Pure Vintage '59 Pickups
Patch cables and plugs: Mogami W2528 and W2524, SP400, SP550-S
Signal chain:
Guitar
Jackson Audio Bloom
NRG Effects Monochrome Triple
Monochrome Triple Send/Return 1: Dunlop MXR Timmy
Monochrome Triple Send/Return 2: Mythos Pedals Lark, Benson Amps Preamp
Walrus Audio Julia V2
Simplifier Input
Simplifier Mono Send to Strymon Engineering DIG
Stereo out from DIG to El Capistan
Flint
JET Pedals Revelation V2
Stereo out to Simplifier FX Loop Return
Simplifier Stereo out (XLR ) to Interface or FOH 
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This is the first demo of the Simplifier that has sounded good to my ears, and not only good, but great. Excellent job and thank you.
Thank you!
Amazing tones!!! And great playing!!... The simplifier its a great solution for di sounds! :D
Very very good demonstration of which I appreciate very much. Also, impressive pedal board. Keep up the good work!
Seeing anything Benson in a rig makes me happy... I just took delivery of a covid edition Simplifier and love the tones I can get from it, really impressive tech. You do your gear justice here, great demo, great playing, great everything.
Thanks man!
I didn't notice you were using an Mxr timmy til I heard The drive and start looking for it and found it and was like it actually sounds really good! Best setting on that timmy in whole youtube!
I’m so happy to see that you’re enjoying these settings! Love the demo, by far one of the best ones on YT. I hope to see more from you. Also your drive section is just way too solid.
Thanks man! This was funnnn to record. It was one of those moments as soon as I strummed a chord, my mind was blown since it sounded sooo good.
That M.S Brit setting is one my favorites, it just sounds so good and works with different styles of music. Working on a new setting with the AC to get it sounding closer to a vintage AC30. Will definitely let you know when it’s “done”.
Sounds killer man!
Thanks man!
You’ve built such a powerhouse board here! And not one “big box” pedal on here. Love it! Great tones, and even better playing, brotha!
Thanks man! 🙏🏼
Aside from the need to pull up presets on the fly in a live setting, it really is just more fun and creatively inspiring to turn knobs.
David! This is what I’ve been looking for. Love your sounds. I know the Iridium is highly sought after, but I’ve been wanting to do something different. I’m super close to getting this unit.
Thanks man! Definitely a great unit
Great sound. I have such DSM too. Nice words have been written inside the box, haven't it? )))
That Lark sounded so good
It’s a fun pedal. Love using the trem on it
Very inspiring sounds here! Cool stuff. I love the simplifier as a non-digital option with tons of useful features.
You should also consider doing some playing lessons/tutorials ;)
I agree! The Simplifier has been a great tool all around
Wow, I'm going to ask Santa for your pedalboard for Christmas.
Awesome demo! So I’m curious with a setup like this (or with the Simplifier in general), how would you go about plugging into the front of a real amp? Also could you do a W/D sorta thing keeping the real amp dry while sending Simplifier direct to a PA or FRFR, etc?
Thanks!
So since all the wet effects are in the Simplifier’s FX Loop I can use the Left 1/4 inch output and toggle the switch to from out to thru to send the dry to the amp’s input while the XLRs are sent to the PA. The XLR outputs don’t sum to mono so the right 1/4 inch output switch toggles from out to sum to mono. You can also use the sum to mono on the right 1/4 inch output to plug into the amp’s return input to send both wet/dry effects and to use it as a power cab or plug into the FRFR speaker while the XLR outs are sent to the PA.
One thing to note, if trying to bypass the Simplifier amp and cabs all together to run just the pedalboard stereo to amps you might need a Stereo AB switch box after the last stereo pedal to toggle between sending to the Simplifier and amps. Here’s the link to the manual: www.simplifieramp.com/simplifier-manual
Hi David, love all your board videos! Do you need chance remember what signal chain you were using for that intro? Sounds lush!
I think it was an old recording I did with the HX Stomp. I used to run the Mercury7 pedal in the Stomp’s FX Loop for the super lush ambient sounds
@@dlee5 Sounds awesome, thanks!
Hi! Nice tones :) I was wondering if you can use this with a speaker cab. Take care :)
David, does the headphone out give a similar quality of sound? Fantastic set up and thanks for posting this!
Sounds great! To my ear maybe a little compressed but perfect for silent practicing
@@dlee5 Great to know. Thanks for the thorough pedalboard demo and information 👍 Seems a great piece of kit!
You’re welcome!
Good stuff!
I’ve got a question:
How does Benson Preamp work with the Simplifier? I’ve got strymon iridium and I’m afraid if I get benson they might clash because benson is meant to sound like an amp as well.
Pls and thank you
Benson works really well with the Simplifier. I use the AC Brit mode on the Simplifier the most so the Benson really helps with adding more grit or edge of breakup. The gain on the AC Brit mode when set high or maxed is still a little clean-ish with my single coil guitars so the Benson helps with dialing in the breakup tone. Plus I'm constantly messing with the tone knobs and have been loving the different tone combinations.
I know some other guys that use a Benson with the Iridium and it sounds amazing. Check out Sam Wittek's channel if you get a chance. He's using the King of Tone and Benson with the Iridium on his board.
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David Lee thanks a ton, that’s very helpful
Killer rig man! How do you use the Simplifier? Recording, live into PA, practice w/headphones..? Any limitations you’ve found or improvements you’d hope it had?
Hey man. I’m using the Simplifier mainly live into PA, recording, and silent practicing. I wish there was a way to bypass it altogether if running stereo to amps but I’ve got the Goodwood Audio Audition that I might mess with. I also thought about maybe putting the El Cap before the Simplifier input and using the Thru switch so the drives and El Cap would go to the amp. Other than that, it’s been a killer piece of gear and super easy with setup and tear downs.
@@dlee5 oh I see...so you can only bypass it completely if you run mono, right?
Yeah. If it could do a stereo input like the Iridium that would’ve been killer but still sounds amazing. I’ve also changed up the board since then so I’m using the Protein and Benson for more of the tone shaping and definitely feels like it sounds way better that when I first starting messing with the Simplifier
Hi David, thanks for the demo. I saw you also have a iriduim, have you compared it?
I have and after playing the Simplifier for some time the Iridium sounds like a great studio recording of an amp (same impression when playing the Kemper) while the Simplifier feels like an amp in the room.
Iridium definitely has the advantage with the IR loading capability, midi, presets and the third party ones I’m using currently sound amazing. Also it has more gain but I tend to run the gain clean-ish to a little bit of breakup.
The Simplifier has the advantage with features like the FX loop, headphone out, Aux in, routing options. A couple things I’m really appreciating now with the Simplifier are the preamp section (3-band EQ), presence, resonance, and tube selections. The MS Brit setting has the most gain compared to the AC Brit and American settings so you can dial it a great edge of breakup tone.
I had some great feedback and suggestions on approaching the Simplifier as an amp instead of a modeler plus some settings to try and as a result really loved the tones that were dialed up.
Both are great units and I would say the deciding factors between the two are workflow, features, price, and availability. The Simplifier is on back order but it is definitely worth the wait and sounds amazing. Iridium sounds great right out of the box and quicker to dial in stuff.
Hope this helps!
David Lee is the “amp in the room” feeling because it’s not “modeling” any mic’s?
Yeah that and the power amp section with the tube selection and presence/resonance controls. I’d be interested in how humbuckers sound since all I have are single coils.
Hi, one question, with so many pedals, don't you feel the need to use a looper like the gigrig quartermaster to preserve your tone?
thanks
On a bigger board size I definitely would have tried to incorporate a looper. I have used loopers like the PBC/6X before but I do like tweaking sounds on the fly especially with a board setup like in the video.
I think the same thing sometimes, but as long as your pedal order and buffer vs. true bypass setup is thought out, you really shouldn’t hear much of a difference, if any. In my current setup, which is all series, I can’t hear a difference between my direct to amp vs. through pedals. I’ve definitely heard a difference in the past though.
The biggest advantage to me with the switcher is changing pedal order and creating presets. The ES-8 has such a great feature set.
Hi. Great vid 👍🏻 The one consistent criticism of the Simplifier that I’ve come across is that it has a somewhat thin overall tone, particularly in comparison to The Iridium. What’s what your take on this, as you own both?
Initially it did sound thinner compared to the Iridium but can easily dialed in to add fullness. The Simplifier Preamp EQ has a pretty large range so I found that the dials close to 9 o'clock and less were the sweet spot while using the 4x12 cabs. It took me longer to dial in tones on the Simplifier versus the Iridium and personally I prefer the Iridium still.
If I only had the Simplifier, I would use the preamp section on it and run it to cabsims like the CabZeus, HX Stomp, etc. I tried this setup a while ago using the HX Stomp cabsims and really loved the results
@@dlee5
Good idea. I have a Simplifier and a Cabzeus Stereo. Must try that. Cheers.
Using a loop switcher, the simplifier makes things complicated because there is no stereo in for stereo effects. I have a vintage ehx stereo polychorus that I want out of the signal chain when it's not on, but I'm not able to do this when using the simplifier and my boss es- 8. Anyone got a work around for this? Nice demo, BTW!
Sorry, don’t know if theres an exact solution. Maybe some type of Audition box? What’s your signal chain with the switcher and Simplifier?
Do you have your bloomery post drive or pre drive?
I have it set up as Post drive. From the Bloomery it goes to the Julia and then the Simplifier input.
The Simplifier send goes to the DIG mono and then it goes stereo out to the El Cap, Flint, Rev V2, and back to the Simplifier returns.
Hi David. Wondered if you preferred the simplifier or the strymon iridium?
I prefer the Iridium but slightly since both units are really great pedal platforms and each have excellent features. I really love being able to run stereo effects into the front of the Iridium and using 3rd party IRs makes it sound way better than the stock ones. It took me a while to dial in sounds I really liked on the Simplifier but now both of them sound very close after using preamp pedals with the Simplifier and running the EQ fairly flat while using the tone cut on the drive pedals. I probably would’ve got the Simplifier first though if it was available before the Iridium because of all the features packed into one unit
@@dlee5 so you can only run stereo effects into the fx loop of the Simplifier, not before ‘preamp’?
Also, Re IR’s, can you turn off cab sims and use IR’s in DAW, or is that too far along the chain to be effective?
Yeah. Stereo effects can only be used in the FX Loop. You could bypass the Simplifier Preamp section all together and run the full stereo chain into the Simplifier returns if using preamp pedals. I messed it with some using the Benson and another amp like pedal as the last pedals in the chain before going into the Simplifier returns. Downside was I couldn’t use the 1/4 inch outputs anymore.
To bypass the cabsims, the chain would be mono effects into the Simplifier input and then use the Simplifier Send to the IR loader, DAW, etc. I think you could still use the right 1/4 inch output with the switch set to Output according to the manual.
www.simplifieramp.com/simplifier-manual
@@dlee5 Thank you!
in my experience of using the simplifier any distortion pedal plugged into it seriously degrades it's sonic performance. I mean it still sounds ok, but you really dont want to use it at the end of a pedal chain unless you really have no other choice.
All time based pedals should be placed in the effects loop. period.
The simplifier is an amazing piece of kit.
The bass version is equally great - and they've thought it through and it's a very different interface to the guitar version.
Every producer should own both of these "pedals".
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