VST amp sims

[tapslore]

Hi folks, question lang po.

Quick background: I don't gig anymore, so I'm now your basic bedroom guitarist. Recently sold most of my gear and settled for playing my guitar through a Line 6 UX2 and Pod Farm 2.5 (basic version). Unfortunately, Pod Farm is clearly inferior to the Pod HD modelling in my old gear.

Question: What VST program would you recommend that's close to the Pod HD's in terms of sound quality and flexibility? I'm not going to do recordings, I just want to noodle around and have fun with it. I've heard good things about Amplitube3, but I'm open to suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Amplitube 3 for dirt sounds.

Guitar Rig 5 for a better recording sound.


Guitar Rig is easier to use though, but I run both on my laptop as they have different strengths.

[sonicassault]

Amplitube 3 for dirt sounds.

Guitar Rig 5 for a better recording sound.


Guitar Rig is easier to use though, but I run both on my laptop as they have different strengths.

+2

I do prefer Guitar Rig 5 overall especially for recording, but for some reason I like Amplitube more as an amp sim (for air pushing cleans or Guitar Rig 5 "Marshall" head to Amplitube cab). Try to look for an old version of Shred when it was free, I liked some of the not so high gain dirts and convolution patches.

[tapslore]

Thanks for the replies, good stuff.

What about for low-gain, clean-sh dirt sounds (Rolling Stones to SRV) and fuzzy, wall-of-noise type sounds (Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., STP, etc.)? The kind that has complex, musical-sounding distortion (NOT metal)?

Thanks ulit!

[sonicassault]

Thanks for the replies, good stuff.

What about for low-gain, clean-sh dirt sounds (Rolling Stones to SRV) and fuzzy, wall-of-noise type sounds (Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., STP, etc.)? The kind that has complex, musical-sounding distortion (NOT metal)?

Thanks ulit!

Raaaaalph!!  but the last time I checked, Amplitube sounded better in terms of that texture

[guitaricci]

Positive Grid Bias for Desktop

http://www.positivegrid.com/bias-desktop/

Although wala atang effects ito...

[Ralph_Petrucci]

Thanks for the replies, good stuff.

What about for low-gain, clean-sh dirt sounds (Rolling Stones to SRV) and fuzzy, wall-of-noise type sounds (Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., STP, etc.)? The kind that has complex, musical-sounding distortion (NOT metal)?

Thanks ulit!

OD sounds, I prefer Guitar Rig 5.

Fuzz, amplitube 3.

Distortion and amps, Amplitube 3.

Delay and Reverb, Guitar Rig 5.


if you have an ipad, id get a JAMUP + BIAS instead. they have very convincing sounds.

[tapslore]

Thanks for the info, guys. I really appreciate it!

[tapslore]

I took the plunge!

Bought myself a downloadable copy of Amplitube 3 two days ago, and I'm a little overwhelmed by all the parameters. Any tips on how to get a natural standalone amp-in-a-room sound using mic placement, room size, output, etc.?

[Ralph_Petrucci]

I took the plunge!

Bought myself a downloadable copy of Amplitube 3 two days ago, and I'm a little overwhelmed by all the parameters. Any tips on how to get a natural standalone amp-in-a-room sound using mic placement, room size, output, etc.?

best to start with a clean signal into a ROLAND JC120 sim in Amplitube. then you can learn how to use the mic placements from there.

for more in depth stuff, you can always google or youtube lessons on mic placement and amp micing. a lot of topics in youtube IMHO.

[juwanfidle09]

Softube metal amp room and vintage amp room yung gamit ko. Para sa akin, mas natural yung "feel" niya compared sa amplitube and guitar rig 5

[sonicassault]

Softube metal amp room and vintage amp room yung gamit ko. Para sa akin, mas natural yung "feel" niya compared sa amplitube and guitar rig 5

looked at the price, ang mahal!  di ko afford. I'll check the demos when I get home, but it seems to me it's worth the money you fork over

[blackgino77]

I'm not sure kung ka-category ito ng topic, I'm very new to digital music. The audio samples are awesome, methinks. http://overloud.com/products/th2.php

[kirov]

For cleans I use Waves GTR3.  Tons of usable presets.
Sa high gain naman, LePou. Better than other commercial amp sims. Saka it's FREE. 

[anjoesatriani]

Amplitube 3 for me is the most versatile and very complex. Complex in a sense that there is a lot of parameters, but can be complicated at times.
You can get very different sounding tone with a slight "mic placing" changes.

[sonicassault]

For cleans I use Waves GTR3.  Tons of usable presets.
Sa high gain naman, LePou. Better than other commercial amp sims. Saka it's FREE.

LePou!! Na-download ko na, but I've not tried it yet. I should, sabi nila maganda nga raw tunog!

[juan_alderete]

you should try amplitube's Dr Z. Maz model, so good, you can even run pedals to it and sound good.

[tapslore]

you should try amplitube's Dr Z. Maz model, so good, you can even run pedals to it and sound good.

Oo nga e, nakaka-gas yung Custom Shop. Wishlist: Maz, Trainwreck, the Soldano, OCD, Moller OD, and SD Shapeshifter. Hope they come up with a proper Vox AC30 though, parang mas maganda yung emulation nun sa Pod HD.

Btw, I've been able to tame the mic placements somewhat. The trick's to keep the mics aligned horizontally, then use dynamics for high-end + condensers for ambience. Loving the amp sims right now. Thinking of getting an iRig so I can play with the laptop.