audio interface + multifx pedal in one product (~$250, willing to buy a used product)

[woeful vessel]

im looking for something that can act as a multifx for my amp and also an audio interface for recording guitar tracks on my pc.

[floral mortar]

You mean a modeler ... In that price range you have the Nux mg30 or the valeton GP200

There's some more but they're not really that good

Except maybe the Sonicale Matribox 2 / pro

[woeful vessel]

this is the right one?

and are there any drawbacks?

[floral mortar]

The stock IRs Arent the best ... Bit they are replaceable

But for the rest it's a solid unit ...can do direct recording of the onboard effects as well as DI ... So you can record both at the same time

[woeful vessel]

jeez thats awesome. so i can just record my "usual tone" whilst having the ability to manipulate it however i want afterwards?

and the built in fx pedals should be good right?

[floral mortar]

I think at least... @willow forge can you record both DI and processed tone simultaneously with the MG30 ? Or only DI or processed ?

[floral mortar]

Some have that ... Could be that it can only do either a DI or the processed tones

Both are valid options of course

[woeful vessel]

and i assume i can just have my daw running and songsterr running at the same time and i can just, play into my headphones?

cuz my living situation doesnt allow me to plug into earbuds and play my amp out loud, so it'd be really nice if i could just play live into my earbuds

[floral mortar]

If you can plug headphones directly into the unit for quiet practice

Without a DAW

[woeful vessel]

oh i can just plug it into the mg30? no need for daw unless i wanna record?

[floral mortar]

Yes

[woeful vessel]

nice, that would clear up some cpu juice for my pc

[floral mortar]

You could also plug it into anything with an aux for some volume ...even your car if you can power the unit

[woeful vessel]

i can plug it into a speaker?

[woeful vessel]

i notice the valeton is around $300. is it significantly better or should i just choose the nux?

[floral mortar]

It has the ability to load NAM captures

So that's a big plus ...adds tons of tonal options

[woeful vessel]

hm i might just get that then

[floral mortar]

Both are great units

[woeful vessel]

what are NAM captures

[floral mortar]

Amp/rig/effect snapshots .. like what the quad cortex has

You can download lots of them for free

[woeful vessel]

"snapshots" so they are like presets?

[floral mortar]

No ...captures of an amp or a complete rig

Like a Kemper profile

[woeful vessel]

so the captures just copy the sound of another rig?

[floral mortar]

Or only the amp

[woeful vessel]

and would this feature play a role in a live setting?

[floral mortar]

So you basically load a 5150 stealth capture on it and BOOM ... You now have a 5150 model in your modeler

[floral mortar]

If you want to play some amp that the unit itself doesn't have you can add it ...so yes .. you can totally use that live

[woeful vessel]

hm seems like something really fun to play around with once i get my hands on it

i mainly want something like this because i literally dont have any other pedals other than the built in overdrive on my amp

reverb and chorus are my favorites

[floral mortar]

Fot sure... You can run NAM as a plugin too so you could do the same thing in your DAW if you record DIn

You won't even need the overdrive in your amp

You can literally load a NAM capture of a Klon into the device and use that

[woeful vessel]

whats a klon

sorry i know more about the actual guitar than the amp stuff 😭

[floral mortar]

Learn to Google my friend ... Klon is a very sought-after OD pedal, costing 1000s

[woeful vessel]

holy smokestacks

this will be a big money saver

and each of these metal buttons are to switch on/off the various effects? or am i wrong?

[floral mortar]

Captures can be hit and miss ... But there's tons of great ones ...also some paid ones

[floral mortar]

Or switching the whole preset ... They are completely programmable

[woeful vessel]

oh nice

so i can just bust out a precise clean channel from a completely different distorted channel

nice

[floral mortar]

You can go from a boosted 5150 to a dumble with a sea of reverb and delay with a button press

[woeful vessel]

wicked

thanks for your info

good night

[floral mortar]

YW

[willow forge]

You can do both. You can configure it to send different signals to separate USB channels.

[floral mortar]

so simultaneously ?

that's brilliant

I don't know if the GP200 can do that too ... probably can

[rough cliff]

Nux mg30

valeton gp is okay but the sound quality is not as good as mg30 from my experience

very good for live gigs tho since theres more buttons

[willow forge]

Yep, that’s why I keep recommending it for intermediate and advanced players. It really is a small studio in a box.

The GP-200 I’m not sure about, but given it’s a bit newer, I’d imagine it can do that as well - albeit not at 48, but rather 44 kHz, if I remember correctly.

Not a huge difference, but that gives the MG-30 a slight edge IMO.

I personally don’t care about NAM profiles though. If I did, I might possibly prefer the GP 200 perhaps, though I’m constantly surprised just how good the MG-30 sounds once you have it properly EQ’d.

[woeful vessel]

so the mg 30 has better sound quality but less buttons and no nam captures?

[willow forge]

Kind of. You do get two extra buttons with the included extra switch that comes with the MG-30.
So the only thing it doesn't have is NAM captures.
For me it's not that important at all, since I prefer finding my own sounds, but for someone who wants to emulate others' sounds, having NAM captures might be important.

[woeful vessel]

might get the gp200 for the added features cuz why not

i might need it someday

[willow forge]

Good choice. Can't go wrong with either. 🤘

[rough cliff]

u get an extra controller when u get the mg 30

this

[woeful vessel]

nice

[rough cliff]

tre

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true*

both are rlly good

[willow forge]

Oh, yours is black?? Mine is silver and has two little switches on the back.

[rough cliff]

oh thats not mine its just a goggle image

google*

i think the lighting in that photo made it look black

[willow forge]

I think there might be two kinds...

[rough cliff]

ooh true

maybe

wait yeah

the text on that one is black

and the other one is white

[willow forge]

Yep... I think they might be from different batches...

[rough cliff]

yeahh

[serene bolt]

Have you managed to find one already?

[woeful vessel]

im prob gonna go with the valeton gp200. i have the money but im just rlly hesitant on getting it rn for some reason lol

[serene bolt]

That's actually a fantastic choice and what price is it going for on your end. Let me see if I can make you an offer that beats that

[woeful vessel]

around $300USD used

[serene bolt]

Alright what if i make you a $240USD offer for the same thing?

[woeful vessel]

which site is the transaction going to occur on?

[dull bone]

i'm curious now

does an hx stomp have that?

[serene bolt]

PayPal goods and services

[floral mortar]

Nope ... They'll probably put something similar in the Stadium though

[dull bone]

aw shame

[floral mortar]

I think their current lineup could easily have capturing added via firmware upgrade but they chose not to ... Hotone for instance added capturing and NAM like a year after release

To ALL their V2 models

[dull bone]

maybe they will

[floral mortar]

I doubt that ... Why would anyone get the stadium then ?

[dull bone]

why rob the players that don't have thousands for a stadium of a feature like that?

i understand if it was something that'd be absent on the cheaper models maybe