Recabinet 4 is one of the leading amp simulator plugins on the market, and for the rest of August 2015 you can purchase it for half price. They first started running the sale at the beginning of the month. Initially the deal was only supposed to last for about a week to 10 days, but […]
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Free Plugin: Ignite Amps NadIR Impulse Response Loader (Video)
I’ve been playing around with the free LePou amp sims in order to try and find a workaround to run more amp sims simultaneously without the massive CPU hit of Recabinet 4.0.3. The LePou amp sims work well, especially Le456, but unfortunately I cannot use the LeCab impulse response loader because there’s no 64-bit version […]
Free Plugin: MiGiC Converts Guitar to MIDI in Real Time (Video)
Wouldn’t it be cool if you could use your guitar as a MIDI device to control playing virtually any software instrument in real time? In fact that’s exactly what you can do with a DAW plugin called MiGiC, and you can even download the software and use it free of charge. The plugin is still […]
New AmpliTube Mesa Boogie Amp Sim Collection
Amp sims have become more and more popular in recent years thanks to how easy they are to use and how advances in technology have made them sound closer to the real thing. Last week IK Multimedia and MESA Engineering announced that they’ve collaborated on a new project to bring a set of five Mesa […]
Recabinet 4 vs TSE X50 Amp Simulator Comparison Review – Part 1
TSE X50 and Recabinet 4 are two of the best software amp simulators on the market for rock and heavy metal guitars. It’s amazing how close they sound to the real thing when properly configured and mixed. If you don’t believe amp sims can sound as good as the real thing, I suggest listening to […]
Tips for Mixing Guitars When Using Amp Simulators
When using amp simulators there are different things you can do to achieve better tone and to get the guitar to sound as good as possible when mixed with drums, bass, and other instruments. The great thing about using amp sims is that they give you plenty of leeway when it comes to the final […]
TSE X50 Updated to v2.4, Now Comes with TSE X30 Preamp
Last month TSE Audio released a major update for their TSE X50 plugin, a guitar amp simulator based on the Peavey 5150 amp that is favored by many rock and metal musicians. The new updated 2.4 version includes some enhancements for the TSE X50 amp, and now they’ve added a second preamp to the package, […]
TSE 808 Tube Screamer Pedal, Free Plugin
The TSE 808 Tube Screamer pedal is one of the best overdrive emulation plugins available. It’s based off a legendary Ibanez Tube Screamer pedal that famous guitarists have been using since the late 1970s. The TSE 808 plugin can give your amp sim some extra boost on leads and improve your guitar’s clarity and tone, […]