i have some special clones done elsewhere... the all-pass filters are the most interesting
for me. adds a linear color that shifts the balance more than alters it...
usually in the direction of undoing some unfortunate damage
to the music, which is a long and arduous and expensive
proposition. i prefer clients who are already happy
with their mixes, and just need... um, mastering!
q-clone is 24 bit however, so perhaps there are cases where one
ought to dither their signal before processing with q-clone?
(since i started upsampling, i have a 32 bit or higher
signal going into every plug-in...)
overall:
convolution cannot replicate a device, i don't get
carried away with the idea that it ever could.
but with certain vintage amplifiers, the dynamics would not be appropriate for modern
work; yet these transfer functions can add something else that can be
"highly evocative"... if it is not -all- one is relying on to
help the overall vibe. or bring out details, or..[ugh]
to "glue" things together that are somehow not.
jeff dinces