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IK Multimedia - AmpliTube Metal

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Software:	AmpliTube Metal
Developer:	IK Multimedia
Primary Type:	Distortion / Overdrive / Amp
Price (MSRP):	€199 / $269

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Based on IK's AmpliTube 2 software, AmpliTube Metal is a guitar amp and FX modeling plug-in dedicated entirely to heavy metal gear, with an arsenal of 48 models of modern and vintage amps, cabinets, stomp boxes and rack effects.

AmpliTube Metal offers a software recreation of a complete heavy metal arsenal of sounds from the late 70's through today and includes models of extremely rare and collectible metal stomp boxes, amp heads & cabinets, from the legendary, hard-to-find Japanese originals to classic British and American essentials.

AmpliTube Metal includes 14 stomp boxes, 5 amp models, 13 cabinets and 6 mics, 9 rack FX and a tuner for 48 never-before-reproduced models. Including models based on the ProCo RAT, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Digitech Whammy, several vintage BOSS effects, Randall Warhead, Peavey 5150, Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, and other great emulations based on metal gear.

AmpliTube Metal also includes AmpliTube X-GEAR so it can be integrated with all current and future "Powered by AmpliTube" products for full mixing and matching of over 150 gear models, including full MIDI and StompIO control for live usage.

AmpliTube Metal Features:

5 separate modules: tuner, configurable Stomp pedal board, Amp head, Cabinet + Mic, and Rack Effects.
14 rare Stomp effects with distortion models.
5 classic high-gain Amps.
13 cabinet and 6 microphone models.
9 post-amp FX Racks.
2 fully configurable rigs with up to 32 simultaneous effects.
Digital tuner.
Stand-alone and VST/AU/RTAS plug-in for all popular DAWs.
Includes SpeedTrainer for playing along with or your favorite recordings.
Includes AmpliTube X-GEAR for seamless integration with all the other "Powered by AmpliTube" products, MIDI control and StompIO integration.
Powered by AmpliTube with exclusive DSM (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) technology.

Related news... (last 5)

IK Multimedia releases Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle	2nd July 2008
IK Multimedia releases StompIO Upgrade Version and Enhanced Software Bundle for StompIO Full Version	5th June 2008
IK Multimedia releases AmpliTube X-GEAR as Free Download for AmpliTube 2 Live and StealthPlug users	20th May 2008
IK Multimedia releases AmpliTube Metal	13th May 2008
IK Multimedia announces AmpliTube Metal	5th October 2007

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By Auen Cross
On 10th June 2008
Version: 1.0

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As a keytarist working in the metal genre, Amplitube metal could well be the first sign of IKM's desire to compete against NI's Guitar Rig and Revalver's MK previously established reign in this niche genre. Those who found AMPT2 to be somewhat too kind with the distortion and grind will definitely find some solace in AMPTM's numerous presets that range from purely barbaric to clean, crystal leads.

Instead of enumerating specifics about the plugin, I mainly asked myself one question: how does AMPTM contribute to the metal musician, who is already accustomed to various other virtual amp boxes?

PRESETS: A huge bank of presets that can cater to nearly any need. Varying degrees of hardness and distortion. Easy layout makes even the laziest musician get the sound he wants. Not much tweaking of controls needed.

SOUND: Everyone uses a different setup; mine is an ASIO. I have to admit that I found AMPT2's sound somewhat dull and distant- I couldn't really feel the sound right at my ears. AMPTM improves somewhat, but I'm still not getting the roaring metal sound that I want. The lower sound clarity and fuzzing/clipping sometimes gets into the way of the sound feel.

Also, sometimes I don't know how to interpret amp boxes that boast a huge number of cabs and fx. While AMPTM's repertoire of cabs and amps is simply stunning, I feel that the sound I get when I start shredding on a keyboard just doesn't live up to the titles.

COMPATIBILITY: Beware, AMPTM's CPU consumption is somewhat high. I've run into excessive clipping even at a high latency setup on a powerful computer, especially when utilizing another synth or ROMpler at the same time.

Final Note: 6.5/10. I felt somewhat disappointed by the sound (the most important factor) after getting excited over the News announcement. Not a bad plugin, but it's definitely does not take the cake as the new virtual amp for metal musicians.

Notice: I found the plugin to be somewhat "crashy". Certain presets, when activated, cause either the DAW/host to crash or the plugin itself to crash. I tried it in FL8, Ableton, VSThost, and energyXT. However, this may be my own problem, as I am not clear as to the cause of its occasional malfunction.