Positive Grid Spark Amp Recording - USB versus Headphone Output

Positive Grid Spark Amp Recording - USB versus Headphone output

Is there a quality difference between the two? What about "preserving Spark stereo effects"? I test a bunch of combinations so you can let your ears decide. There is absolutely no processing on any test, you're hearing the raw sound from the Spark amp.

At the end I give my thoughts on how I record guitars and the pros and cons of using the Spark amp USB port versus the headphone jack

Feel free to leave angry comments about me speling "recorded" as "recored" on a couple graphics, you might make my 'dumbest, most useless comments' video should I get popular enough to attract more haters!

I recommend headphones!

00:00 start!
00:34 what I’m testing and why
01:04 how I setup the test
02:20 - Test 1: Amp head only, 1 mono track
03:01 - Test 2: Amp head only, 1 stereo track
03:42 - Test 3: Amp and FX, recorded to one mono track
04:25 - Test 4: Amp and FX, recorded to one stereo track
05:07 - Test 5: Headphone out, splitter cable to 2 mono tracks no panning
05:26 - Test 6: Same as test 9, but hard panned track 1 to L and c
05:48 - Test 7: USB, run through an auxiliary track, stereo delay added post-spark amp
06:09 - Wrap-up and my opinion

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Headphone to Stereo Splitter:
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Adapter Used:
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