OK - I play at home and have many custom sets sounding totally awesome thru my headphones or the stereo. I am learning that this is not how my V's will sound in a "live" setting, i.e. direct amplification to a loudspeaker. This is not a good thing.
So now we must purchase additional h/w to process the V's signals in order to reproduce the great sound I hear thru the phones? Not only that, but I must also create a duplicate set of my kits and alter all the settings for a "live" environment? I think the term was to deliver as "dry" a signal as possible. This too is not a good thing.
I have no problem buying an amp & speaker for "live" playing. That's a given. I am learning that we need to purchase the actual h/w versions of the TD's on-board effects to get that same "sound" I delicately crafted on the brain?
I can understand vocals and acoustic instruments requiring signal processing, in that the only device capturing their sound is the mic. What I don't understand is why the v's electronic signal (or any e-instrument for that matter) is not faithfully reproduced. IOW, what exactly happens to that great sounding signal that I hear via my headphones that causes it to sound different "live". Do I need a course in quantum mechanics or string theory.
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So now we must purchase additional h/w to process the V's signals in order to reproduce the great sound I hear thru the phones? Not only that, but I must also create a duplicate set of my kits and alter all the settings for a "live" environment? I think the term was to deliver as "dry" a signal as possible. This too is not a good thing.
I have no problem buying an amp & speaker for "live" playing. That's a given. I am learning that we need to purchase the actual h/w versions of the TD's on-board effects to get that same "sound" I delicately crafted on the brain?
I can understand vocals and acoustic instruments requiring signal processing, in that the only device capturing their sound is the mic. What I don't understand is why the v's electronic signal (or any e-instrument for that matter) is not faithfully reproduced. IOW, what exactly happens to that great sounding signal that I hear via my headphones that causes it to sound different "live". Do I need a course in quantum mechanics or string theory.

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