![]() ![]() Maybe you don’t like to tweak synths or create patches from the ground up, but with AmpliTube 3 you can still create a unique sound simply by jacking around with the fx, pedals, mic placement, cabinets, and other settings inside. This thing opens endless possibilities for you to quickly and easily create your own sounds and styles. ![]() I’m here to let you know that if you haven’t paid attention to AmpliTube 3 because you’re not a guitar or bass player, then you’re definitely missing out. I’m not here to speak on all the technical specs which you can get from going over to the IK website and reading, which I suggest you do. Look, I won’t pretend to know all of the amps, cabinets, and stomp pedal brands they put in here, guitarists and bassist will surely recognize the names. Allowing it to process stereo signals makes it easier to use it on keys, synths, and other sound which need to retain their stereo imaging yet still benefit from the sweet sexy goodness that AmpliTube 3 can dish out. They also updated it to be stereo instead of just mono, which shows they understand that we would like to use this on more than just a guitar or bass. One of the new features is the ability to drag and drop the pedals and fx, I guess you couldn’t do this previously….well, I’m glad I came along now because it allows you to get some very unique tones just by putting the delay AFTER the wah instead of before. Or you can start from scratch and just start adding stuff together….I had fun doing both. There is a huge collection of presets in this thing, so if you know exactly the type of sound you want, you can go into that category and pull up combinations of speakers, amps, pedals and mics to give you that sound. This is where I think AmpliTube 3 really shines, having never used or tried any of the previous versions, I had no idea what to expect.īut I will say it’s very easy to dial in settings. ![]() One thing they noted is that they didn’t just model the tone of the equipment, but they modeled they dynamic response of each piece of gear…so playing through each specific component actually responds the way the real component would…not just sound, not sure exactly what all that means? Just know it works together for a more expressive and realistic experience. This all works together for a more realistic sound. There some special technical terms like VRM (Volumetric Response Modeling) which basically ensures some killer rotating speaker fx, the ability to move the mics around the room in relation to the amps, as well as some ambience and room response things. So basically, a lot of stuff! Everything you could imagine using to shape, mold, and mangle your sounds with. Okay if you want to get technical there are 51 stompboxes and effects, 31 amp preamp & power sections, 46 speaker cabinets, 15 high end stage and studio mics, and 17 post amp rack effects. So do me, when asked “what AmpliTube 3 is” I like to say it’s a huge closet full of amps, speakers, mics, stomp boxes, and fx pedals for your musical abusing pleasures. While the features of AmpliTube 3 where being explained to me, I immediately saw the usefulness in the context of beatmaking, production, and general fx processing, and not just for guitar and bass applications. I never paid attention to AmpliTube before, at all….until I spent some time with the fine IK folks out at 2010 winter NAMM…thanks to Joe Destefano for the demo! I don’t plan to rehash all the same details you can get from the website, instead I want to give you my own take on what this is. So with that in mind, I want to show, explore, and open your mind to why I think AmpliTube 3 is an absolutely indepenseable tool for producers and beatmakers, and any other type of musician, in addition to guitarist and bass players. Others may like to run their synth through a wah pedal or looper…there really are no rules. Some like grabbing these same guitar stomp boxes to run their drums through, providing more “bite” or “crunch”. So you may wonder why I’m doing this review.įor years, producers, beatmakers, and other musicians have taken various tools and equipment and used it in situations other than what it was intended for, to get quality, character, and sonic distinction. What you may also know, if you frequent this site at all, is that I am absolutely NOT a guitarist! If you’re not a guitarist, the amps, cabinets, stomp boxes, and fx are the things that give each guitarist or guitar part that distinct sound.ĭifferent tools for different sounds. ![]() This product was created, in my mind, to give guitarist access to hundreds of their favorite or sought after tones for their guitars and basses. That means this is the 3rd version of the product. I will be discussing AmpliTube 3 from IK Multimedia. ![]()
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