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Mac,

A POD or a J-Station would serve that purpose as well?



Aboslutely.

However, I would see no reason to need a VST Amp/Cab simulator software plugin at all, since the Pod or the J-Station both contain their own DSP for the purpose.

I still love my old J-Station's sounds, BTW. That thing is a gem amongst these devices IMO. Especially so when using the S/PDIF output to record. If you have one, hold onto it. This is the one that will likely go up in value someday, because of that factor. It is my opinion that most folks who buy these things just don't have enough experience with the "target" amplifier types to be able to differentiate the quality of the simulations. For example, if you've never spent time with a real Rectifier amp, night in and night out, it is not very likely that you would be able to qualify the simulation of same. Or VoxAC30, or Marshall Stack or Fender Twin, or whatever. And top that off with the fact that one needs to spend a bit of time getting used to the way one must play when the first thing the signal path sees is an A to D plus the small amount of latency. Nothing that can't be overcome, but something often overlooked.

Another great amp/cabinet sim is the venerable old all analog Sansamp, too. Amazing little box.


--Mac

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