Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/06 Cabinet

• 29.6 Cabinet

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  • Cabinet models five classic guitar speaker cabinets with tuned microphones and mic placement, built with Softube using physical modeling.
  • Speaker — number and size of speakers, e.g. 4x12 is four 12-inch speakers. More and larger speakers usually means louder in real life.
  • Microphone — position:
    • Near On-Axis — bright and focused
    • Near Off-Axis — more resonant, less bright
    • Far — balanced, with some room sound
  • Mic type switch — Dynamic (grittier, usual for close miking loud cabinets) or Condenser (more accurate, usual at a distance)
  • Output — mono or stereo (Dual); Dual uses twice the CPU
  • Dry/Wet — balance of processed and dry signal
  • Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/06 Cabinet/01 Cabinet Tips

    • 29.6.1 Cabinet Tips

      • 29.6.1.1 Amps and Cabinets

        • Cabinets are normally driven by amps, so Cabinet is meant to follow Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/01 Amp. Using either alone gives other, less conventional sounds.

      • 29.6.1.2 Multiple mics

        • To blend several mics on one cabinet, as studios do:
          • 1. Set up one Cabinet.
          • 2. Put it in an Audio Effect Rack.
          • 3. Duplicate its chain as often as needed.
          • 4. Give each copy a different Microphone position or mic type.
          • 5. Balance the chains in the Rack's mixer.