![]() ![]() As well as recording directly in and using insert effects, you can also split, copy and paste audio and import your own files typically this might be a beat or backing track to play over. Only here things are a bit more advanced. It’s an evolution of Amplitube 3’s capability to load an audio file and loop, and time stretching it for you to play along to. Obviously this really applies more to using Amplitube in standalone mode rather than as a plug-in, although a lot of people do while they’re jamming. I’ve certainly found this to be true, so they’re not just making this stuff up. The thinking is that as you’re jamming away and you’re struck by inspiration, stopping to load up another bit of software, creating an audio track and checking all your inputs can kill that sense of spontaneity. You’ll get an 8-track recorder and basic DAW built-in so that you don’t have to open Logic, Cubase or whatever else you use just to lay down some guitar tracks. RRP – EUR 99.Of greater note is the fact that it will include a more comprehensive recording section than ever before. AmpliTube Joe Satriani runs on Mac and PC in 64-bit, either standalone or as Audio Units, VST 2, VST 3, AAX plugin formats. You can also download a trial of the software from the link below. Now factor in all the album track presets that are pretty much bang on, and it becomes a no brainier for Satriani fans. Overall, this is a useful addition to your recording setup. IK has thrown in some classic gear, plus a few oddities. ![]() Value for money?įor the price you get a neat set of very nicely modelled virtual amps, cabs and effects. For a Luddite like myself, this is a god send. You don’t need to tweak them much, but if you do then it is super simple to achieve. I own a lot of the IK software already, having been a fan of their virtual amp tones for many years, even in direct comparison with the competition. Whatever voodoo is in that code is doing a great job of making these pedals and amps sound natural within your DAW. IK states that it uses a technology called Dynamic Interaction Modelling. ![]() I think many Satriani fans will enjoy the great note separation and clarity of many of the factory presets, even when they are boosted with the built-in effects. Weirdly enough, even with all those great Marshall tones, I really enjoyed slotting the Rockman X100 simulations into presets and building my own tones. But I also used a few of my other super Strat guitars, including a Charvel SoCal with Seymour Duncans and an old late ’80s RG550 loaded with DiMarzio pickups. For most of this review I was using my USA Peavey Wolfgang as it has a sustainer in the neck and a Floyd Rose. That in itself makes it worth the price of admission. I A/B tested the tones on the presets against the original recordings and IK has done a very good job of recreating some of those classic Satriani guitar tones. My advice would be to use them elsewhere within AmpliTube, because the modelling is very well implemented. I also found they have lots of applications outside of this set of Satriani amps. That Satch Octave is also a lot of fun and well worth messing about with.Īnother positive: These pedals stack well. I particularly liked the Satch Distortion, which works well with lots of amps, not just the ones in this bundle. The factory settings are a good jumping off point to then go build your own patches. The five effect pedals are all pretty simple and perfectly suit this setup, they include a Satch Wah that is modelled on Joe’s Vox Big Bad Wah, the Satch Distortion which is based on an old Boss DS-1, the Satch Overdrive again based on a Boss but this time the OD-1, a Tube Overdrive based on the Chandler Tube Driver with a 12AX7 in and the Satch Octave which is an Ultimate Octave, Octavia fuzz with a Fat / Bright switch. Joe’s cabs are mic’d and ready to go Joe’s Effects ![]()
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