I dunno bout IKs amps at all. So dats why im askin too ) I tried to use 4 instances of guitar rig [high res mode was off] when i was into album mixing of russian digitalgrindcore band Marrow Explosion` [they use renoise too btw] and my daw was f***ed.
Can someone give a link to IK Amplitube Light version?
Have to second that, Looza. It was quite good. Not like turning buttons or actually feeling an amp play (or lifting it), but I was surprised by the quality.
It’s freeware btw and the only downside is that it is always very “harsh” and “rough” (especially freeamp 1 is called “the deathmetal-machine” here), I couldn’t get smooth or soft sounds out of it. using it on drumloops is often just too much.
Btw, this is a bassguitar plugged directly into the soundcard (no mixer, amp or anything else) and clicking trough the presets (the first few seconds is the unaltered bassguitar) with freeamp 1 :
You simply need a valve-pre emulator for both clean and distorted. I’ve tried all the above mentioned and I’m happiest with the performance of Amplitube. Only think better than that is getting a real valve rig and miking it with a U87i or something like that (again with valve pres). Ignore this and you’ll find the sound to be thin and cold, breaking apart digitally on the transients.
Too much distortion ruins tone, and it’s a real insensitive trapping. But plenty of artists still do it. If that’s you’re thing then go for a DI, Dist2 and a few filters. But if you want soulful warm analogue guitar in there, start thinking about saving up for a pro signal chain.
i tend to get awesome distortion sounds on my podxt and record them into renoise, as amp simulators ive tried out, i can never quite get the tones im going for, they just always sound like somethings missing!