Amplitube 2 Jimi Hendrix RELEASED this month!!!

[Melodioso]

Raphael rocks. The tone is so-so though. Thin in the upper registers. A Les Paul Custom doesn't generally sound that thin. It sounds better before he brings up the volume knob.


Jeff

That's what you hear through the compression of the audio? Impressive ears there.

No, that's what you can tell from the demos posted on the AT2 website...

[Beardedone]

Raphael rocks. The tone is so-so though. Thin in the upper registers. A Les Paul Custom doesn't generally sound that thin. It sounds better before he brings up the volume knob.

Hey Jeff. The upper range tones did sound thin on the video. I was surprised at that. What I am wondering is if we can blame it on AT2 entirely. Can you tell us what was Raphael was playing out of - Was it a PA or was it a set of active monitors or proper cabs. I couldn't tell from the video. I loved the playing by the way kinda Dimeola meets Henderson.

Cheers,
Gordon

[Squids]

From the audio picked up by the camera to the compression of the video you aren't getting the full sound of course. You wouldn't no matter what he was playing through. But, you can hear some of the source character of it and you can also see how genuinely excited all the musicians playing in the booth where. These are just a few of tons of killer mini-gigs in the booth where people were playing AT2 for the very first time and loving it.

Also, the drums sound fine and were a good backing for the jams. So, I am glad we did it (even if I didn't get the chance to hook it up to Studiophonik like I wanted).

Hope you like my Stomp IO vid! By the way, something to note, ALL of the guitarists were playing through the audio interface of the Stomp IO so there were absolutely NO complaints about latency... and there were some picky players there (believe me!). It was a lot of fun.

[Melodioso]

Can you tell us what was Raphael was playing out of - Was it a PA or was it a set of active monitors or proper cabs. I couldn't tell from the video. I loved the playing by the way kinda Dimeola meets Henderson.

Cheers,
Gordon

Looks like some Genelec... good speakers there for sure!

[Beardedone]

Beardedone wrote:
Can you tell us what was Raphael was playing out of - Was it a PA or was it a set of active monitors or proper cabs. I couldn't tell from the video. I loved the playing by the way kinda Dimeola meets Henderson.

Cheers,
Gordon

Looks like some Genelec... good speakers there for sure!

That's what I was wondering. Those great small monitors but they are a nearfield design, right? So maybe if the guitar was going through something a bit more guitar cab-like it would be beefier in the upper notes. From what I could tell I liked the sound Raphael was getting. Definitely the interaction with the interface/software was happening as it should. I only hope I can afford the bux forthe Stomp I/O this spring.

Cheers,
Gordon

[Melodioso]

Yep, they are nearfield monitors. Some people swear by them. Others find they are too "bright". Just a matter of taste. But they do reproduce with precision the signal you feed into them... and are adequate for a show like the NAMM with their loudness restriction.

Anyway, I'm looking forward for the demos Squids promised us a long time ago!

[Squids]

Yep, they are nearfield monitors. Some people swear by them. Others find they are too "bright". Just a matter of taste. But they do reproduce with precision the signal you feed into them... and are adequate for a show like the NAMM with their loudness restriction.

Anyway, I'm looking forward for the demos Squids promised us a long time ago!

Yeah, I have those coming. I am killing two birds with one stone though (as I have to) and these are riffs that will be sold as loops in things like R.A.W. Universal Groove Kit and maybe a guitar riff library on its own. What I am doing is recording direct riffs and then you can run them through AmpliTube 2 or whatever else you may have (and of the effects you have or even reamp it- whatever floats yer boat! )

Of course, that is mostly for NON-guitar players (keyboardists, composers etc.) to play with. But, it could be useful as material to show off AmpliTube 2 so... I'd be glad to. I have sessions being cut up right now. One of them was a Jimmy Page Les Paul that we sampled for Studiophonik. The guitarist who did it is a Page-nut so I had him play a bunch of Zep-esque riffs (ie. riffs that are not exact so we can actually use them without copyright infringement). I didn't do any SPEED METAL licks for you high gain maniacs. (not my speed hehe). But, if you like Classic Rock then perhaps you'll enjoy my offerings.

That said, we'll be doing ProFiles on EVERY style including Punk, Alternative, Speed Metal, Hardcore... you name it with this series: www.studioprofiles.com and during that journey I am sure we'll have the direct tracks from experts of every style to run through AmpliTube 2 for ya! All in due time.

[Sascha Franck]

I've been listening to all the demo files of GR2, AT2 and GTR by now, and my impressions are like the following:

GR2: Probably like it better than AT2 from the basic sound. Defenitely the most experimental of the three. Might fit my needs because of that. Will be able to tell when I'm back from touring.

AT2: The most flexible one when it comes to amp sounds. The question being whether that's making much sense because personally I'd rather prefer a handful of just great authentic sounds, something I haven't heard from any simulator yet.

GTR: Yes, admittedly it's pretty lame that there's not a single heavy style rhythm guitar sample, but what you can hear seems to be the most musical stuff IMO. Their samples sound pretty organic.
Too bad I will in NO WAY buy anything from that company ever. Demos requiring dongles: Just f**k that!

[Funkybot]

Too bad I will in NO WAY buy anything from that company ever. Demos requiring dongles: Just f**k that!

Sascha, as it stands now, AT2 will also require a dongle to demo.

Ugh...I almost defended Waves. I feel dirty.

[warren]

...GTR: Yes, admittedly it's pretty lame that there's not a single heavy style rhythm guitar sample...

That's because it's nearly impossible to get a decent heavy sound out of it. The 'modern' amp sounds like a boss metal zone plugged into a practice amp that's in another room.

[Sascha Franck]

Sascha, as it stands now, AT2 will also require a dongle to demo.

Actually, that's ok. So I can say "f**k off" to it as well without even feeling bad for a single moment. There's just gonna be no freaking dongle on any laptop I'll be using live.

[Guitarjeff]

personally I'd rather prefer a handful of just great authentic sounds, something I haven't heard from any simulator yet.

Exactly! I'd like to see the presets designed for and with specific common guitars also.

For example:

Les Paul/Marshall
Strat/Twin
PRS/ Soldano etc.

Then we can twaek it and add effects if we like from there.

I think you're right. GR-2 seems the best of the lot so far. I'm trying really hard to get some usable rhythm tones from it. That's the bigger problem, the rhythm sounds. Leads are not so tough.


Jeff

[Hink]

Sascha, as it stands now, AT2 will also require a dongle to demo.

Actually, that's ok. So I can say "f**k off" to it as well without even feeling bad for a single moment. There's just gonna be no freaking dongle on any laptop I'll be using live.

I dont use a laptop live, nor would I use much fx...but that's just me...as for the dongle...all I have is an ilok, I taped it to the leg of my table and ran a usb extension cord to it (male to female, not the regular usb cables), that way I never have to worry about losing or breaking it...but again I am not taking my system mobile.

So why do I have a laptop?...because I thought it would be good by the pool, which I couldn't even tell if it was on or off...but it is nice to take it from room to room...however I would never need the ilok outside of where it is now, it's only for my AVOX which is not exactly something I use daily...

I was going to buy a new system (rackmount) for just recording last week, I was looking at some dual core set-ups, and I still plan on it...it's just that I know as soon as I buy one they'll come out with something that changes everything and my system will be obsolete...

btw the laptop would be a nice go between...

[Hink]

personally I'd rather prefer a handful of just great authentic sounds, something I haven't heard from any simulator yet.

Exactly! I'd like to see the presets designed for and with specific common guitars also.

For example:

Les Paul/Marshall
Strat/Twin
PRS/ Soldano etc.

Then we can twaek it and add effects if we like from there.

I think you're right. GR-2 seems the best of the lot so far. I'm trying really hard to get some usable rhythm tones from it. That's the bigger problem, the rhythm sounds. Leads are not so tough.


Jeff

Jeff the problem with that is getting permission...like strat, stratocaster, tele, telecaster are all registered trademarks for Fender..I know, like I said in one store I worked we had a huge used inventory...as this store has like 15 different stores throughout New England and New York (Daddy's Junky Music) we had a monthly flyer listing all the used gear and could get any used piece in two days to any store...Fender took legal action when Daddy's (before I got there) advertised the guitars as "strat type" that weren't Fenders...like say an Ibanez strat imo is still a strat, but we had to label it s-type...or Fender would pull all the new gear from the stores.

So using models and names may not be possible as a result. Though they may be able to obtain permission it could be costly, a cost that will be passed along in the price...kinda catch-22...

[Guitarjeff]

Well, they could use phrases like S-Type, LP-type etc. GR-2 already does this with their "Gratifier" "Lead 800" "Tweedman" etc. Amp models. My idea could still be implemented.

My point is that most of the presets for these things are either bathed in effects, or sound like crap with standard guitars.

It's like they were designed with cheap or uncommon guitars rather than what most pro players actually own.


Jeff