There's also an updated copy and paste function that enables configurations of amplifiers or effects to be added into new presets without losing their settings.įor those less concerned with old‑school rock and more into exploring new sonic territory, Amplitube 3 has acquired StepFilter, StepSlicer, TapDelay, Rezo and Swell effects, all in stomp and rack versions. You can feed the two sides of a stereo setup from separate sources, allowing two instruments to be treated at the same time.Ī more organised, database‑style approach has been taken to preset organisation, so that presets can be saved or recalled via user‑defined attributes. These are selected using the eight number buttons at the top left of the window, and displayed as a series of blocks and connecting paths. Routing has been expanded to support both mono and full‑stereo signal paths, with eight possible series/parallel signal‑routing combinations. Apparently, it uses the Leslie 147 as its inspiration, and there are two versions, offering vintage or modern woofer drivers. While I don't think any plug‑in has yet quite captured the watery swirl of the real thing, this one gets pretty close and is certainly very musical. The VRM‑based rotary‑speaker simulation is new, and seems to have been optimised for guitar (many of the keyboard rotary plug‑ins I've tried dull the top end of the sound quite significantly when used in this role). A highlight of Amplitube 3 is the detailed rotary speaker emulation, which showcases IK's 'VRM' technology. Close and room mics can be panned independently, and you can even adjust the physical size of speaker cabinets. The new cabinet/room section allows the close mic or mics to be individually adjusted for distance and side‑to‑side position, while the room mics can be adjusted in position, and you can set the size of the room in which they reside.
Not only can you now drag and drop effects to re-order them, but there are also some nifty new devices, such as the Swell (far left) and StepFilter (far right) stomp boxes. Stomp boxes and rack effects are still initially chosen from pull‑down menus, but can now be re-ordered just by dragging them to a new position. The program's architecture has also been opened up, allowing expansion packages, such as Amplitube Fender and Ampeg SVX, to be accessed from within it.Ī newly implemented drag‑and‑drop effects configuration feature makes it easier to rearrange effects, both on that beautifully rendered wooden floor and in the effects rack. All these virtual goodies are accessed through five modules called Tuner, Stomp Pedalboard, Amp Head, Cabinet/Microphones and Rack effects. Today's 'toy count' comes in at 51 stomp boxes and effects, 31 amplifiers, preamps and power amps, 46 speaker cabinet models, 15 stage and studio mics, and 17 further post‑amplifier rack effects. In Amplitube 3, brand‑new models sit alongside models plucked from the more specialised Jimi Hendrix and Metal versions of the program, and the total now comprises over 160 pieces of modelled equipment, more than double what was available in version 2.
IK MULTIMEDIA AMPLITUBE LESLIE MAC OS
As before, the program runs under Windows or Mac OS X, either as a stand‑alone application or as a plug‑in in Audio Units, VST and RTAS formats.
New amp and effect models have been added, and the speaker miking section has been updated. In this version, their VRM (Volumetric Response Modelling) amp modelling process has been refined to improve the dynamic response of the amps.
IK MULTIMEDIA AMPLITUBE LESLIE SOFTWARE
IK Multimedia's Amplitube has long been amongst the front runners in the amp‑modelling software race, and they've upped the pace with Amplitube 3. But does more always equal better?Īmplitube's virtual miking possibilities have been extended: there are now more mic models and more flexibility about how they are placed and combined. If you actually owned every amplifier, stomp box and microphone that's emulated in Amplitube 3, you'd need a bigger house.