The guys from Mercuriall officially released their new Spark amp sim today, their second commercial amp sim along with the Tube Amp Ultra 530, an Engl amp simulation. Spark is an amp sim package that simulates four famous Marshall amps, plus it includes stompboxes, cabinets, mics, and effects. Spark is compatible with Mac and PC […]
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IK Releasing New Fender Collection 2 for Amplitube
IK Multimedia has announced the upcoming release a Fender Collection 2 for Amplitube. The pack includes officially certified Fender gear and comes with seven amps and seven matching cabinets. It’s expected to get released later this month. The original Fender collection for Amplitube was released like seven years ago so it was due for an […]
My Toontrack Drumception Contest Entry – Warped Sky
A couple weeks ago I posted about the Toontrack Drumception Contest when the new Rythme Sauvage MIDI pack for EZdrummer was released. The contest involved recording an original song over a drum track performed by Mario Duplantier of Gojira. Normally I’m not much of a self-promoter but I decided ahead of time to post my […]
Toneforge Guilty Pleasure High-Gain Amp Sim Released (Videos)
There’s a new high-gain amp sim suite available on the market from Toneforge by Joey Sturgis. The amp sim pack is called Guilty Pleasure. It’s the third Toneforge guitar sim pack behind the Menace and Ben Bruce plugins. The Guilty Pleasure amp sim comes with a custom high-gain amp, four effects pedals, two cabinets, and […]
Positive Grid BIAS FX LE Amp Sim Pack – Free Focusrite Plugin
Focusrite has teamed up with Positive Grid to offer a free version of the BIAS FX guitar effects processor as part of the Focusrite Plugin Collective. The BIAS FX LE plugin is free to download for Focusrite interface owners (or anyone who registers an account with them, it seems) throughout the month of November. Just […]
Line 6 Spider V 30 Guitar Amplifier Review (+Video)
Line 6 released their new lineup of Spider V series modeling amps at the end of September 2016. They replace the Spider IV amps and add a lot more effects (101) and amp simulations (78) for more control over the tone. The Spider V amps also add built-in drum loops and a metronome, a full-range […]
Blue Cat Destructor Amp Sim and Distortion Plugin Released (Videos)
Blue Cat Audio just released a new distortion and amp sim plugin that they’ve been working on for the past five years called Blue Cat Destructor. It’s designed to simulate all kinds of distortion, and it can be used as an amp sim for guitars and bass to create everything from clean to high gain […]
Brainworx V3 Amp Sim Collection and Free Preset Player Released
Plugin Alliance has released some new Brainworx pedal plugins and they’ve updated their amp sim package with a new V3 collection. They claim that the amp sims have been completely overhauled to improve workflow, lower CPU usage, and increase sound quality. The new bx_rockrack V3 collection includes what they call eight amp models but it’s […]