Last month Scribd added sheet music to their ebook subscription service, which costs $8.99 per month. Their collection of sheet music contains a bunch of stuff for guitar and piano, but they have sheet music for just about everything, including drums, brass instruments, woodwinds and other fretted and stringed instruments. When I first saw this […]
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AmpliTube 4 Guitar and Bass Amp Sim Software Now Available
IK Multimedia released the latest version of their popular guitar and bass amp modeling software today. Yep, that’s right. AmpliTube 4 is now available for download. It works with Mac and PC computers and can be used as a plugin for your favorite DAW or as a standalone program. This latest version of AmpliTube adds […]
Best Free Bass Amp Sim Plugins
Here’s a roundup of three of the best free bass plugins to use for DI recording, jamming live, or for practicing. Lately I’ve been learning to play the bass guitar mostly for recording purposes because when you like playing metal and hard rock like I do, fake bass just doesn’t cut it in the mix, […]
5 Best Bass Guitars for Under $200
Not everyone has several hundred dollars laying around to buy a bass guitar, so this article lists the best 5 budget bass guitars for under $200. I recently decided that I needed to buy a real bass guitar for recording projects because the bass software options that I’ve tried weren’t working well. I’m sure there […]
AmpLion is a Free Guitar Amp Sim with Handy Extra Features
Audified recently updated the free version of their AmpLion amp sim software. Some of the new features include an intelligent metronome, a built-in audio player to play along with your favorite songs, and an advanced recorder. AmpLion is available as a plugin and as a standalone program for PC and Mac computers, which is a […]
Ample Metal Eclipse is Virtual ESP Eclipse Guitar Plugin
I came across some surprisingly good-sounding demos of Ample Sound’s new Metal Eclipse over on the KVR Audio forums. As it turns out, Ample Sound offers a number of virtual guitar instruments. The Metal Eclipse II is the first release in a new Ample Metal series. The Ample Metal Eclipse (AME for short) is modeled […]
New Brainworx Classic Guitar Tones Pedals and Amp Released
Plugin Alliance has announced the release of a new Brainworx Classic Guitar Tones Bundle that includes a “pedal friendly” amp and 4 stompboxes. The heart of the bundle includes a simulation of the famous Fender Bassman amp. The description says the amp is modeled after an early 1960’s Bassman amp, model #6G6-B. The emulation is […]
AmpliTube Mesa Boogie Sound Examples and Video Reviews
The new AmpliTube MESA/Boogie collection was released last month by IK Multimedia, and so far reviews are extremely positive for the AmpliTube Mesa Boogie amps. Five amps and five cabinets are included in the bundle, and each can be purchased individually as well. All are officially licensed by Mesa Boogie and are designed to replicate […]