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Great Unit But...
By: Dude Marshall
Submitted: 6/4/2021
2 people found this review helpful.
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The stuff I like:
The usual excellent Audient converters sound great, very transparent. Having the valve w/ preamp and EQ section is a nice touch. VERY low latency (using USB C). Good, clean headphone amp. The Two Notes cabs are useful but do not blow me away. I do like having a dedicated bass cab.
Stuff that could be better:
If you think this will be a standalone guitar unit, think again. You will need a real guitar pre to make this sound good. The Two Notes cab interface is not intuitive. The valve preamp is very subtle. It does not push this to any type of creamy overdrive. Good as an add, does not work as a standalone pre.
I run a variety of Neural DSP plug-ins which make most of the guitar focused add-ons on this unit somewhat redundant (as in ALL the NDSP cabs sound better). BUT, guitar focused add-ons are nice to have.
If I already had the Neural DSP stuff before buying, I would save myself a couple hundred bucks and go with a straight Audient or UA interface.
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Best-sounding Home Recording Rig for Guitar
By: Greg Lygon
Submitted: 3/21/2019
7 people found this review helpful.
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This is the first home-recording equipment I have used for electric guitar that actually inspires me to play. The tube is not just a decoration; it's vital for the realism, sustain and touch-sensitivity it brings to the guitar experience in a home recording situation!
Once I got the hang of adding the presets to the onboard Torpedo CAB modeling, the tool really opens up. Not only is it a great Audient recording interface, but disconnect it from USB and it's a standalone tube guitar preamp! Now, you can have real tube saturation and realistic CAB modeling played through powered speakers, making an outstanding pedal platform in addition to handling recording chores. while most VSTS or digital modelers sound like they're being played on the radio, the Sono is the first home recording tool I have used that actually inspires me to play guitar.