[sdiy] Advice

[Glen]

At 05:17 PM 2/2/04 , john mahoney wrote:

>Right, which is why -- immediately before I mentioned plug-ins -- I said
>"Tube preamps are probably worth a listen, and there are a million to choose
>from these days."

I just meant to "heckle" you in friendly way for not more enthusiastically
encouraging some DIY activity--considering the fact that this is a DIY
list.  ;)  I certainly hope my words didn't come across as some sort of
scolding or something.

If a tube emulation plugin makes the person happy, that's great. I just
don't think it will sound like the real thing. Then again, perhaps it might
not need to sound like the real thing--perhaps it just needs to sound good
in its own way. 

As for emulating real tube sound and distortion, I think the software
plugins leave a LOT of room for improvement. If anyone knows of a VST
plugin that really nails tube sound and distortion, please tell me about
it. I'd like to try it out.