I'm wondering if ableton is causing your comp to overheat.

Maybe try running HWMonitor and watch your temps when you run ableton and see if your temps spike really high.

If that happens, try blowing out/cleaning your filters/vents/heat sink and see if that makes a difference.

Akoza is good stuff.

From the headstock, suffers from the same tuning issues all Gibsons have - the friggin' G string. I got this a while back: https://www.string-butler.com/ Although it doesn't fully resolve the problem, it greatly enhances tuning and eliminates the annoying "jump" when attempting to ace the string's ...

Defo looks like a lot of fun to collaborate like that. I've heard some cool stuff on bboytechreport.

Mortiferum - Inhuman Effigy

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You might want to give Phase Plant a look.

DI/loadbox to a good impulse response (mic'd speaker sim ex. two notes wall of sound) would be the way I'd go if I wanted to get my actual amp sound to the computer as conveniently as possible without all of the practical issues surrounding recording a cranked amp in a residential area. Line 6 also ...

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I went back in the box but I decided I'd keep my hardware in case I changed my mind. A trip outside the box renews ones appreciation for the box. I do switch on my hardware occasionally and it's nice to have the option right there rather than having to buy a bunch of gear again if the pendulum swing...

The Quantum looks like a lot of fun with lots of possibilities for sound design.

The main reason I sold my old mesa triple recto was, while it had a great evil high gain tone, it always felt a little mushy when playing fast. That was in the 90's so maybe mesa have changed their designs now. Anyway I had a 5150 II that I chose specifically for its tightness and great high gain to...

The Fortin Nameless and NTS plugins I heard recently are so good I'd seriously consider running them off of a tablet and direct or into a cheap power amp and cab.

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Here's Ola Englund doing just that

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