Unbox to first gig, in order
Ten lessons. Read them in sequence the first time — the early ones correct assumptions that make the later ones make sense.
- 016 min
What it actually is
Captures, not models. Why that changes how you approach every sound.
- 028 min
Your first fifteen minutes
Power, hookup, the factory presets, capture banks — and the button combo that explains why your knobs seem dead.
- 0311 min
The app is half the pedal
Pairing, finding captures that don’t disappoint, installing them, and everything the hardware genuinely can’t do alone.
- 047 min
The signal chain
Eight fixed blocks, what goes where, and where mono becomes stereo.
- 056 min
The cab sim rule
The one rule that fixes most “it sounds bad” problems, plus how to tell whether a capture already contains a cabinet.
- 069 min
Gain staging and levels
Input headroom, where clipping actually happens, and how to level-match presets so they hold up live.
- 078 min
Dialing tones
What the four tone knobs really do, and how to move around a capture that’s frozen at one setting.
- 0812 min
Your first capture
The safety rule that comes before everything, the hookup for each kind of source, and how to judge whether a capture is any good.
- 0910 min
Presets and playing live
Four sounds under your feet, the switching gap, MIDI, and a pre-flight checklist for the gig.
- 108 min
Recording and reamping
The USB channel map, DAW setup, and capturing a dry track you can reamp later.