Amplitube

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Member Since: Apr 10, 2004

Anyone have it and have any good settings that you have found? I installed it for the first time last night and found it pretty amazing for what it can do. :)

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...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002


May 16, 2004 09:01 am

ive got it, though i havent really used it loads yet to be fair. it is ace though!

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


May 16, 2004 02:00 pm

i have used the demo before, and i don't understand it.

the big distorted sounds are also very distant-sounding. there's a ton of hiss and amplification of 'empty ambient space' around the thin and distant distored guitar tone itself.

i did notice that the clean sounds were often very good.

i'm talking about the presets here, but i recall trying to fiddle with the settings and changing things around and--for distortion--coming nowhere close to a usable sound.


Hello!
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Since: Jan 12, 2004


May 16, 2004 04:13 pm

I have this and I will categorically state - tis the best thing since sliced bread!!

I have a Marshall 80W Valvestate AMP, a couple of small practice amps and a VAMP2 and with the exception of the Marshall (tho this prog IS good), its the best of the lot.

The best thing about it, over the VAMP, is the ability to record with a DI BOX then apply Amplitube. You get a stack of presets including VOX, Marshall, Fender, Messa Boogie etc and to my ears, its fantastic!

You can get extra presets at the Amplitube site so if ya need more - head over there. Its fantastic and when you get used to it - it rocks.

If you check out this tune...

www.soundclick.com/util/s...141897&q=Hi

All the guitars are "Ampltiubed!!". Thats 2 rtm gtrs and 2 lead gtr parts.

** ONE TIP ** When you get a tone you like, if you make a few adjustments to a preset say, SAVE IT!! Cause thru BAD EXPERIENCE I've learned you never, NEVER remember how you got it exactly as it was!! Beauty of PC recording..saving presets!

Finally, head over to the Amplitube website and download the free instruction video - its great.

Cheers...

Coco.

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


May 16, 2004 07:23 pm

but...

why do the distorted presets sound sooooo lame?

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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 16, 2004 07:34 pm

Because disortion in it's truest form is caused by overdriven circuits and/or tubes...not really very easy to duplicate in software...firmware chips are getting better, such as the POD and Vamp, but software plugins still aren't quite there...but they are a lot better then when I first got into thsi PC recording thang.

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


May 17, 2004 02:59 am

it just seems to me the POD is way better. (and even it sucks.)

i really wanted amplitube to work out. the fault might be in me. but so far, yikes.


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Since: Apr 03, 2002


May 17, 2004 04:23 am

I don't think the POD sucks at all, I do believe it's fair to say one person does or doesn't like it, but to say it sucks is just plain wrong...That said, I have gotten some pretty good sounds from Amplitube. While I was testing Guitar Tracks Pro 3 I was playing with Amplitube LE (a little light version) that comes bundled with it and even got some pretty kickin sounds from it.

I guess it just depends what you are after, for me it worked a lot better than any other software distortion tool I've ever used...

...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002


May 17, 2004 06:36 am

my vacuum cleaner sucks. no really, it doesnt work at all...

Lost for words with all to say.
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Since: Sep 12, 2003


May 17, 2004 08:20 am

I like the POD...distortion needs some tweaking maybe, but hey it does better then micing a small cheap guitar cabinet with a cheap mic!!

Hey if your vacuum cleaner sucks, wouldn't it really BE working?? Or is it your vacuum we're really talking about here ;)

...bringing sexy back
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Since: Jul 01, 2002


May 17, 2004 08:36 am

it doesnt work, thats why it sucks. or does its suckiness mean its working fine?

hmmmm...

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


May 17, 2004 01:46 pm

i love the pod too. i was just talking about the little high-end problem. you know i love the pod, db.

like i said, amplitube might be great, i might just not know how to use it. i was just reporting on the kinds of sounds i've gotten so far. might be doing something totally wrong.

Lost for words with all to say.
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Since: Sep 12, 2003


May 17, 2004 02:44 pm

Yeah, I have that trouble too. The high end is bad. Got any techniques that help you out with the pod to get rid of that?

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Since: Jan 18, 2003


May 17, 2004 04:29 pm

i've found one setting that seems to work. but i don't have any clear idea why.

i use two distortion patches i designed myself, then pan one right at 20 and the other left at 12.

when i couple this formation with a particular drum effects setting in fruity loops, the result is a pretty crunchy, clear-cutting guitar that i don't have to turn up to annoying levels to be heard. the impulse to turn the guitars up to excess is a problem i have suffered with for a long time. i notice in a lot of commercial recordings that the illusion of loudness is actually being created in other ways--ways i haven't yet learned. ways that require really good mixing.

anyway, this might be a first step. i keep the guitars relatively low compared to my former habits, but with the huge drums, the mix sounds full, the guitars crisp. the end result is that the POD's highs don't get maxed out. they still have the requisite bite, but they stay at the level where the high-end flaw doesn't cause fatigue.

i think.

www.charlienaebeck.com
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Since: Apr 10, 2004


May 19, 2004 05:56 am

Coco: Thanks for the tip about the amplitube website for pre-sets. I hadn't thought of that one yet since I have had it installed the past week now. :D

fortymile: I agree with some of the pre-sets being "distant" in amplitube. I had to play with the settings a bit to get them to set right in the mix to my tastes. What I did is compress the original track 3:1 and then when I added the amplitube setting back on it sounded much more present and much phatter in the mix. Mind you though that I have another rhythm part in the particular song that I could mix it with, but compression definately helped the pre-set. Otherwise, depending on the style of music I have found amplitube to be pretty versatile. :)

I only imagine that within the next couple years or so down the road that they are going to come out with something that will blow Amplitube outta the water too though. :) It is a pretty cool tool for now though.

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Since: Apr 13, 2009


Apr 13, 2009 11:12 am

I have a variety of virtual amp products - guitar rig, amplitube, revalver 3, pod farm, and several freeware VST plugins. Each one has its strengths over the others. Overall, Amplitube sounds great but it needs to be tweaked due to the loud noise it generates. They all do this, some just have the presets tweaked ahead of time. You ned to spend some time with these things - pick one to start with and stay with it - its the only way you'll be able to get a feel for these apps. Your style and guitar have a lot to do with how successful they are for you too. If you don't have the time or don't like it, just go old-school and mic your amp. There's isn't a magic bullet. Just have fun experimenting...for what it's worth the Fender app is pretty good and probably the easiest to learn for beginners.

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