Blackstar HT-5 - Emulated output

[nikitofin]

@laripsspiral what song 0:22 ?

[laripsspiral]

@nikitofin

Yeah, it sounds familiar, but I think I just played something.

[hutchfromba]

I have never recorded any of my music into my Windows 7 (64 Bit) P.C. -- Can you tell me what sound card and mixer I would need to get my electric guitar and microphone into my PC simultaneously? Thxs ! Jerry

[laripsspiral]

@hutchfromba

You need a soundcard with two inputs, that's all. There are many to choose from. Check that it has at least two inputs and possible a "mic input" and that it supports Win 7. All that info can be found from the website of the respective soundcard.

[hutchfromba]

@laripsspiral Thank You . How do you like your HT-5 and do you think it would be good for Blues guitar ? - Jerry

[Keskusrikospoliisi]

@laripsspiral isnt mic input different than line in?

[mothowl]

Sorry but where's that nice rich harmonic breakup that you get from a decent valve amp, this sounds transistor to me, which is fine if you like that kind of thing - brittle, thin and annoying. - maybe it's just the way you have it set, but personally i think this amp would soon become tiresome. I'm dissapointed because i was hoping to find rich, creamy valve saturation at a reasonable cost and had heard good things about Blackstar - everyone to his own, i suppose, thanks for the demo.

[strangerhythm]

@mothowl It's because it's running through an emulated output, not interacting with a speaker, and that feedback loop is absolutely required to let the tubes sing. I have yet to hear a direct recording of a tube amp without a speaker that does this. But plug these blackstars into a nice speaker cabinet and you will get that rich tube tone you speak of. I have a jcm900 & a rectifier as well & the HT-5 can run with those beautifully through a V30 cab.

[0x1]

That's fucking awesome. I need this amp!

[DisasterBlaster500]

@0x1 I've had mine for a year and a half, and I think every guitar player should have one, or at the very least, try one. They remind me a lot of Marshalls. They're rock solid, the overdrive smokes, but they cost less than a Marshall! I'm working on getting a second one.

[BretCoalition]

@DisasterBlaster500

Idk if you know this or not.....maybe you do! But Blackstar is actually made by engineers that used to work for Marshall. Hence why they have a bit of a Marshall tone.

[hellraiser7974]

i have ht 20 studio head and when i plug it into my m audio soundcard using emulated output, sound is not as good as yours.. maybe a crappy guitar?

[Orbsee]

I'm going to get this HT5 combo~ The tiny terror combo price tag is too much for me, wonder why it cost so much..

[cplmac]

Can someone clarify the issue of whether a cab must be connected when using the emulated output? There seems to be two differing opinions on here, both of which are very convinced they are right(?!?!?)

[blooddudemagic]

the beggining sounds a lot like AC/DC's "walk all over you"

[PATRICELESTE]

the sound of the emulated output is good like of the speaker ? or less ?

[davesnocken]

Excellent, will order mine tomorrow!

thanks

[davesnocken]

thats a brilliant tone, so then just straight out of desk into the line input of ur sound card? or was it XLR to XLR from the desk to sound card?

[laripsspiral]

guitar- amp-mixer-soundcard-computer and 1/4'' cable between very device until soundcard

[MrRobGodek]

@laripsspiral Definitely prefer the 1x12, seems to retain more dynamics and pick attack.

[davesnocken]

hey man, did you record this into the line input on ur desk?

[laripsspiral]

Yup.

[pellefsen]

Hey! Awesome sounds! Du you need to have a cab connected when using the lineout?

[laripsspiral]

Yup. but it is muted.

[HRcircut85]

Hey there, no you do NOT need the actual cab to play if your using the line out. You can use the headphone jack to listen to what your doing while recording into your computer or multitrack recorder

[EMGlespaulMESA]

i dont see how that would work seeing as the line out and the headphone jack are one and the same.

[HRcircut85]

You've obviously never recorded anything in your life then. There are several possibilities. Use the emulated line out to a multitrack board, plug your headphones into the boards headphone input. Use a USB interface, plug headphones into the interface, which is connected to the line out/emulated/headphone jack

[EMGlespaulMESA]

i really hope you are not commenting on my response hrcircu, i own a studio for a living, and guiess what we do there, yup you got it RECORD

[HRcircut85]

Then how the hell did you not know a simple common thing like weather or not you can record with an emulated line out and listen to it at the same time? You might want to reconsider your career.

[djjiles]

@HRcircut85 You are wrong...A cab MUST be connected otherwise you will do serious damage to the output transformer!!!!!

[laripsspiral]

True.

[okunoblog]

You don't need a cab connected when u use the emulated output.

Here's what Mr. Blackstar said:

Plugging a jack plug (mono or stereo) into the emulated output socket of

the HT-5 mutes the HT-5 power amplifier, and in this state it is safe to use

the HT-5 without a loudspeaker plugged into the speaker output jacks of the

unit.

[blackfanlevi]

@okunoblog Yeah thats true, only  the standby switch of my combo is not working when the emulated output been used.

[welc]

@laripsspiral Wrong.

Inserting a plug into the line-out jack defeats the power amp. However, should you accidentally remove the plug you might damage the amp - thus, Blackstar isn't really promoting this feature.

Source: email from Blackstar.

[lustForTrust]

@djjiles but you can always put it on standby and use preamp only, don't you?

[laripsspiral]

Yup, but the cab needs to be plugged in, as someone else also noted. So in a way, you need a cabinet any way.

[gherkamum]

WoW this is cooooool

5********

Terry

[homersimps1]

Great demo. 5stars

[pedal5]

thanks

[Zhorellski]

Wow sounds Awesome!! just order the HT-5 Combo, can't wait.. Is this clip recorded directly to the soundcard?

[laripsspiral]

Well, there's a mixer in between, but that's all.

[bluepingu345]

hi, great video :)

what mixer do you use?

[laripsspiral]

Mackie 1202

[christiancastro1971]

Great Tone man!!! I send a message to you.

[tigerfirefilms]

Sounds Awesome!! what are the pickups in your guitar? Thanks for posting!

[laripsspiral]

Tesla Plasma series

[thetrueexplorer666]

not the VR-60 Classic series?

I´ve only found the Tesla Plasma Humbucker without caps.

Btw, great video.

[B5teck]

Is that in standard tuning.  It sounds awesome!!!

[laripsspiral]

No, it's in D. Thanks!

[ronaldsmusicfactory]

man your diy lp sure sounds good

[laripsspiral]

It does, even I say it myself! :D

[Stratboy999]

BEEFY!!!!

[Sick1982]

Really love that sound! How do you like that Epiphone? :-)

[laripsspiral]

Thanks.

It's not Epiphone, it's one of those DIY kits.

[Sick1982]

Nice! Can you point to which kit you got? :d

[laripsspiral]

It's a HOSCO LP-kit.

[AlexCronex]

Thank you a lot.. that is realy nice..

i think with a vonxengo plug in cubase it

could work, but i think miced is the best option..

thousand thanks..:)

[laripsspiral]

Yup, it's best when miced.