In order to have the best playing experience, we want to share a few tips on setting up these plug-ins in your DAW.
We recommend plugging into a Hi-Z input if that is available. Make sure you turn the preamp gain all the way down on your audio interface. Keep the input gain in the plug-in set to the default Hi-Z position as shown. This will ensure the plug-in sounds and responds just like the original hardware amp, as shown below:
After the audio interface input gain is minimized and the plug-in Input knob isare set appropriately, the amp’s actual input volume knob can be used like normal to dial in clean or overdriven tones
These plug-ins come in AAX, VST, and AU formats. You will want to insert these as audio effects.
Since these plug-ins are native only, they need to be loaded on a DAW track with input monitoring enabled. If you have direct monitoring in your interface, you’ll want to turn it off to avoid double monitoring.
Additionally, you’ll want to adjust your buffer settings to get the best low latency experience. This will make it feel like you are playing through a real amp.
To minimize latency, the DAW’s buffer size should be set as low as your computer can handle, 64 or lower is ideal. Also, some plug-ins on the DAW’s master track may cause additional latency. Disable them if you are having issues.
If you have plug-ins loaded on other tracks in the session, you may want to disable delay compensation on record-enabled tracks if your DAW allows for it.
And as a last tip, if you want to add additional effects to the sound you can put them on the same track either before the plug-in or after. Trying using plug-ins like Galaxy Tape Echo, 1176, and Brigade Chorus, which are included in UAD Spark.