What is your favorite virtual guitar amp simulator plugin?

Discussion in 'Software' started by Molly_Lee, Apr 11, 2022.

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What is your favorite virtual guitar amp simulator plugin?

  1. Neural DSP

    80 vote(s)
    41.2%
  2. Amplitube

    56 vote(s)
    28.9%
  3. Guitar Rig

    39 vote(s)
    20.1%
  4. Bias Amp

    15 vote(s)
    7.7%
  5. LePou Plugins

    5 vote(s)
    2.6%
  6. Waves GTR

    4 vote(s)
    2.1%
  7. S Gear

    14 vote(s)
    7.2%
  8. Softube

    17 vote(s)
    8.8%
  9. THU

    61 vote(s)
    31.4%
  10. Ashdown

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. Ampeg

    10 vote(s)
    5.2%
  12. Nembrini

    14 vote(s)
    7.2%
  13. STL Tones

    10 vote(s)
    5.2%
  14. Electrum

    2 vote(s)
    1.0%
  15. Two notes

    4 vote(s)
    2.1%
  16. Mercuriall

    8 vote(s)
    4.1%
  17. Helix

    32 vote(s)
    16.5%
  18. ML Sound Lab

    11 vote(s)
    5.7%
  19. Kemper

    9 vote(s)
    4.6%
  20. Plugin Alliance

    17 vote(s)
    8.8%
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  1. Molly_Lee

    Molly_Lee Producer

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    I have been using virtual amps recently and was wondering what you all like and how you use them.

    I have spent hours listening to the presets on many of them, trying to see which fits my song, such a wide range of sounds but too many to chose from. I liked Amplitubes favorite feature where you can pick the best ones and comeback later and retest.
    The category filter is good also if you know which sound you are after, but I did find what sounds good is not always what you expect so I prefer testing them all which is time consuming.

    Neural DSP have some nice sounds but I wish they would add a favorite feature like Amplitube.

    Do you guys use the presets or is that just for novices like me?

    I have added a poll so we can see what is the most popular, I will add more as you tell me.

    Tell me which amps you use and why you like them and how you use them to get your sound. Do you compress and EQ after or before you add amps or at all? Have you ever used multiple amp plugins to get something strange or different? :grooves:

    I look forward to hearing from you. :guitarhero:
     
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  3. odod

    odod Rock Star

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    So here's my list:
    1. S Gear 2 by Scuffham (sit well in the mix)
    2. Guitar Rig 6 Pro by NI (surprisingly have so many features)
    3. Archetype Nolly and Plini (these two just amazing)

    mostly using IR's to add some edge and tasty tone.
    Made my own presets from factory presets (easier way)

    I also own Amphub + Libra but rarely using it .. it just does not fit my taste (regretted buying this two)
     
  4. Trurl

    Trurl Audiosexual

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    I like Nolly and Cory Wong a lot but I also love STL Tones Howard Benson.
     
  5. Trurl

    Trurl Audiosexual

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    Oh crap, and Nembrini. Great stuff.
     
  6. Stevie Dude

    Stevie Dude Audiosexual

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    Softube for Marshalls (sounds 99% like my amps here), Overloud THU for Fenders (I like Jensens IRs) and Ashdown, Amplitube for Mesa Boogies (mostly Mark IV) and Ampeg SVT Suite for Ampeg sound.

    Edit : Ashdown actually a bass amp model in Overloud THU. Hope you will edit the poll.
     
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  7. VisionSierra

    VisionSierra Kapellmeister

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    TH-U Slate Edition
     
  8. mk_96

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    I'll have to pick Amplitube. Not the best sounding in general imo, but it's the only amp sim i can get to sound close to what my real gear sounds like, so i'm kind of forced to call it my favourite.
     
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  9. Genoveva Bernhard

    Genoveva Bernhard Producer

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    Sigh. My poor Muramasa Electrum gets no love whatsoever. None zero zip. I had demo'd Amplitube 5 and it was great, especially for the Satriani Rockman interface, but because I was running out of disk space, I looked for something with a lighter footprint. Line 6 Helix native was pretty nice as was Kuassa. Kuassa I especially liked since it had oversampling. The rig setup I used and enjoyed the most, though, was the Electrum. Yeah, it's nothing special in the high gain/distortion area, but that's not my style of playing. I lean towards classic rock, pop, ska, funk and reggae, and the Electrum fit that bill nicely.
     
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  10. garfinkle

    garfinkle Platinum Record

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    Two notes Torpedo?

    No?

    That would get my vote.
     
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  11. No Avenger

    No Avenger Audiosexual

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    PA and Mercuriall. :yes:

    British style, all knobs fully to the right. [​IMG]

    Presets? Doesn't ring a bell. [​IMG]

    EQ, both. First to get rid of the unwanted parts, after ... err, too and to shape it, ofc.
    Additional compression or not depends on the distortion (which already comes with compression).

    Stacked? :woot:
     
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  12. vuldegger

    vuldegger Producer

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    tested all, went with ml sound lab's..
     
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    I personally can get good sounds out of all of them with the right IRs. I'm surprised Helix isn't listed.
     
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  14. Zenarcist

    Zenarcist Audiosexual

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    Kemper and Helix Native, plus Ampeg for bass.

    I also like Bassdude for jammin' new ideas, but I think that's the Nembrini guy who programmed it?
     
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  15. Molly_Lee

    Molly_Lee Producer

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    The numbers all go to 11 !


    Tidy :invision:

    :lmao:
     
  16. Molly_Lee

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    If you don't tell me I can't put it up there, DONE!:wink:
     
  17. Trurl

    Trurl Audiosexual

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    I already voted for Neural so I can't vote for STL or Nembrini but overall, I think Neural actually is my favorite.
     
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    Blue Cat - Destructor VST

    Destructor is a distortion simulation and amp modeler. The name suggests high-gain territory, but it’s equally capable of producing softly compressed guitar tones and even crystal clean sounds. Blue Cat bases their modeling on what they call the perceptual model as opposed to the painstaking process of emulating hardware electronics. This means that the signal chain is bare minimum, and the sounds are made to fit into the mix effortlessly.

    www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_Destructor/

     
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  19. triggerflipper

    triggerflipper Audiosexual

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  20. rudolph

    rudolph Audiosexual

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    Since yesterday my new favorite is Aurora Rhino (not in your list), what a good sim. Softube Marshall Bluesbreaker and Brainworx Rockrack (first version) stay close along with Neural DSP Cory Wong and Abasi.
     
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  21. Molly_Lee

    Molly_Lee Producer

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    You can vote for more than one, I have lots of "Favorites" :woot:
     
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