穆尔continues to fix its sights firmly on becoming a major player in the world of digital modelling. We’ve become used to seeing Mooer undercut the likes of Line 6 and Boss in the past, but with the release of the GE300, it seems the Chinese company now wants a share of higher end of the market, too. It’s a bold move – can the GE300 make inroads?
相对紧凑的410 x 201mm单元和小型控制面板是船上的大量功能，包括一系列效果，放大器，扬声器柜型号，第三方脉冲反应加载程序，合成器模块，looper，甚至是ability to use Mooer’s Tone Capture tech to take a Kemper-esque snapshot of your own equipment.
The hub of the unit is the display, which illustrates the signal chain of each preset. That chain consists of your input and output and the virtual equipment in between, such as your amp, cabinet and pedals. Each component is represented by its own icon and has a corresponding soft button that is used either to switch it on or off within the signal path, or to select for editing.
The diminutive screen means you’ll have to be in very close proximity to the unit in order to edit presets, however, a PC/Mac software interface allows editing to be done from your computer which, for studio work at least, will be the desired method of altering parameters.
There are two ways to configure the footswitches – the first enables us to use the bottom row to switch between presets, allowing the top row to be used to toggle individual effects on or off within each preset. The second mode allows you to use the unit as a traditional pedalboard, where each preset is fixed and all eight footswitches can be assigned to various components of the signal chain – a delay or distortion, for example.
A variety of output methods are available: the four-cable method allows us to forgo digital amp and cab modelling and utilise the effects-only portion of the unit in conjunction with our guitar amplifier. Most of us, however, will tend to either favour running straight into the PA via the XLR out, or into a power amp and corresponding FRFR cab. There is also the option to run both these signals simultaneously if you wish to use one for monitoring purposes.
在GE300上，MOOER的上述音调捕获功能具有三种不同的模式。在“放大器和踩踏”模式下，我们能够对放大器或驱动踏板进行建模。‘Guitar mode’ boasts – and it’s a big boast – the ability to capture the unique tonal and EQ characteristics of your guitar as long as it has some form of pickup, while ‘cab mode’ allows you to replace pre-installed cabinet models with IRs of your own.
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我们将MOOER音调捕获引擎的AMP模型功能放在测试中时，在审查前置放大器现场时，结果令人印象深刻，因此测试“吉他模式”的前景令人兴奋。我们立即将其带到极端，并试图将我们的高输出PRS自定义24转换为单线装载的枫颈部电视台。
对“目标”音调采样（您希望听起来像），然后源音调（您将使用的吉他）是一个令人惊讶的简短过程，仅需一分钟即可。The results are not as immediately impressive as the amp-modelling mode – certain nuances of the guitar are captured, but even though three frequency-band controls are provided for fine-tuning, we are never able to achieve a perfect facsimile of our Telecaster’s tone through our PRS. However, it must be said that the result is a decent-enough approximation.
With 108 amp models and 164 effects, the palette of sounds available (the majority of them based on Mooer’s successful Micro Preamp series) run the full tonal gamut, catering for every stylistic requirement. We’re drawn to our favourite classic Marshall and Fender-type tones and they indeed prove to be worthy recreations.
沿着预设移动，我们发现自己被“ Usgold 100”所束缚，这是强大的弗里德曼BE100的个人资料。这种模型的音调很棒，其动态响应能力增加了我们通过真正的放大器所播放的幻觉。It’s fair to say that we’re now at the stage in the evolution of digital modelling technology during which subjective appraisal is more concerned with nuanced attributes such as depth of tone or dynamic response than ‘good’ or ‘bad’, with the higher-priced stalwarts Fractal and Kemper still providing the benchmark.
Whereas the Preamp Live has little competition in its price range, the GE300 faces stiffer opposition, most notably from Line 6’s Helix LT. The Californian company has a long-established reputation, whereas Mooer is an emerging force. It’s difficult to predict a winner, but the sheer number of effects and options onboard make the Mooer GE300 a definite contender for your money.
主要特征
- 价格£745
- 描述Multi-effects floor unit with digital modelling. Made in China
- 控件XLR和输出主机，耳机音量，6倍无尽的旋转编码器，23倍软按钮，10倍足迹，表达式踏板
- 后部控制板迷你杰克辅助输入，Exp 2插孔输入，吉他/线插孔输入（可切换），立体声发送和返回，立体声插孔输出，1/4英寸的耳机输出，立体声XLR，地面升降机，MIDI IN，MIDI，MIDI OUT/UN通过，USB，电源开/关，DC输入（仅主要电源）
- 方面410 x 201 x 62mm
- 重量3kg/6.61lb
- 接触字符串和事物stringsandthings.co.uk，，，，mooeraudio.co.uk
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分形音频FM3£1,150，第6行Helix lt£769，Kemper Profiler阶段£1,449