Amplitude Guitar Software Free Amplitube 5

IK Multimedia Announces Free Amplitube 5 CS Guitar Amp Software.

IK Multimedia seems to have put a lot of effort into enhancing the user interface design and the Custom Shop workflow.

The new Volumetric Impulse Response technology updates all cabinets in AmpliTube 5 with over 143,000 impulse response measurements for added precision.

Amplitude Guitar Software Free AmpliTube 5

Customers can pre-order the paid versions of AmpliTube 5 or sign up to be informed by email when the free AmpliTube 5 Custom Sho is released.

It includes guitar pedals, virtual amplifiers, cabinets, speakers, microphones, and rack effects that can be freely combined and routed.

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And for those who are new to IKs modelling software, I highly recommend downloading the demo, plugging in your favourite axe and discovering a world of great amps, effects and recording options.

And while IK have been busy releasing collections of additional amp models endorsed by the likes of Fender, Orange and MesaBoogie, the software itself had begun to look a little jaded.

The latest version, AmpliTube 4, is a much more comprehensive program, adding to the core amp-, speaker- and effectmodelling with an eight-track recording package, a four-track looper, multiple cab, room and mic options, speaker replacements, improved signal routing, a host of new amps, and an acoustic simulator pedal.

At the same time, however, many DAWs now come with pretty good amp-simulator plug-ins for free.

Does IKs dedicated package still have what it takes to draw in the crowds.

This is particularly apparent in the new UltraTuner, which features bright green strobe-like visual feedback and delivers tuning accuracy to 1100th of a cent.

However, I was dismayed to find that I was missing one or more models (amps, mics or effects) for near enough every preset.

Whenever this occurred, an annoying warning popped up to say that a certain part of the signal chain was missing, and that the preset wouldnt sound as intended.

This, I can only assume, is a deliberate ploy to entice users into buying the missing models from the Custom Shop, where additional gear is available.

Unfortunately, most of the presets supplied with AmpliTube 4 require additional models from IKs Custom Shop to load properly.

Dont get me wrong I think the Custom Shop is a great idea, but this hard-sell aspect of the software was a little too much at times.

Red Pig is based on the huge 200W Marshall Major, released in the late 60s and nicknamed Pig because of its chunky dimensions; Brit 8000 models an early 80s JCM800 and Brit 9000 an early 90s JCM900; Brit Silver emulates a 1987 Silver Jubilee running at half power; and the Brit Valve Pre mimics the rackmounting JMP1 valve preamp.

All of these models sounded fantastic, reacted to my playing dynamics perfectly and enabled me to sweep from mellow tones to searing leads using only the volume knob on my guitar.

Like the popular Boss AC3 pedal, this is designed to transmute the sound of an electric guitar into that of an amplified acoustic.

Although its limitations are pretty apparent when listened to in isolation, and its never going to sound as good as recording an acoustic guitar with a decent mic, the fact that you can blend the acoustic sound with your original signal means you can create some unusual hybrid tones.

There are still some restrictions on which effects can be placed where in the signal chain, but the word is that all effects will be free to inhabit any of the effects slots in a future update.

Users can now select from six different recording rooms Big Live Room, Booth, Garage, Studio A, Studio B and Venue and up to two different mics can be selected for each cabinet.

Dynamic and capacitor options are included in the vanilla version of AmpliTube 4, with additional models, including ribbon mics, available in the pricier Deluxe version, which contains an extra 101 pieces of gear.

Best of all, the positions of the mics can be adjusted intuitively in a 3D environment by clicking and dragging on the graphic of the mic itself, moving the mic stand closer or further away from the cabinet, or otherwise by adjusting the settings in more detail on the right-hand side.

Many guitarists are notoriously anal about their tone, and IK Multimedia have sought to fulfil their every wish by offering an array of replacement 12-inch speakers (other speaker sizes are unfortunately exempt from this feature).

These speakers can be swapped into each of the cabs, including the option to have four different speakers in each cab, should you so desire.

At first I thought this would be overkill, but I changed my mind as soon as I heard the difference in sound offered by each speaker.

Never has it been easier to see and hear what your changes are doing to the sound of your instrument.