Neural DSP vs. Mesa Boogie vs. Two Notes | SHOOTOUT

In this deep dive shootout, I'll show you the differences in the context of a full mix between Neural DSP's Mesa Boogie MKIIC+ suite vs an actual Mesa Boogie MKV 25 head and 2x12 combo, the mesa head into the Neural DSP cab and finally the Mesa head into Two Notes Captor X cab. I think the results were very interesting and would love to hear which combo you liked the best. I also tried to keep this shootout as apples to apples of a comparison as possible. Since I had a 2x12 cab in the real world I used all 2x12 cab sims in the Neural and Two Note sims and also matched the microphones and placements on the different real or virtual cabs as close to the same as possible. I also dialed the amps to as close to the same settings as possible.

A.) All Neural DSP
B.) All Mesa Boogie
C.) MKV 25 into Neural Cab
D.) MKV 25 into Two Notes Captor X Cab


0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Lead Shootout
0:55 - Disclaimer/Background
1:51 - Methodology
5:22 - Rhythm Guitar Shootout
6:05 - Textural Lead & Rhythm Guitar Shootout
6:51 - Into the Weeds: Processing and Workflow
8:55 - Rhythm Guitar Tracks Raw
9:54 - Observations
10:29 - EQ To Get Em Mix Ready
11:40 - Rhythm Guitar EQ Comparison
16:09 - Rhythm Guitar 2nd EQ
17:52 - Rhythm Guitar 2nd EQ Comparison
18:44 - Secret Sauce: Dynamic EQ For Palm Mutes
19:51 - Lead Guitar Raw Comparison
21:03 - Lead Guitar Processed Comparison
21:46 - Wrap It Up B!

#neuraldsp #mesaboogie #twonotesaudio
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