Amplitube 2 Jimi Hendrix RELEASED this month!!!

[Squids]

Not sure what the delay joke means. But, speaking of delays, the "Echoman" delay in AT2 is phenominal! It is a model of the Electroharmonix MemoryMan and it acts just like it! Very cool for effects. You can really throw the delay into sheer madness. I really do think it is worth the price even just for the stomps alone. Of course, I am one who has paid the entire price of AT2 many times over just for a single hardware stomp box so... That's a key production tool though for rock music IMO.

Sasha, are you going to use Guitar Rig then? By the way, you have access to more than 4 presets on the Stomp IO. You have 4,000. Big difference. Anyway, I didn't think you were going to get this to be honest. From reading your posts it didn't seem likely. I am not sure but I think there could even be a way to put the key inside the Stomp IO. I'd have to check on that one though. Anyway, I think the Stomp IO is very well thought out. You have so many different ways of configuring how you want to switch presets or edit sounds. You can choose different modes for switching to suit your style.

Hey, it's not for everybody. But, it is for many thousands of musicians all over the world. I am very confident about that. Being able to fully control software as powerful as AmpliTube 2 from a foot controller with a low latency, analog console quality hiZ input is going to be very popular.

[SJ_Digriz]

One thing that annoys the crap out of me from AT1 and the other sims or even hardware units with patch managers built in is that none of them have a simple method to do patch level balancing. It sucks to go from one patch that you can barely hear then click a patch and implode your eardrums.

Squids, was there any effort in the patches to level them? Or, is there an easy way to do so?

[tq]

Squids, was there any effort in the patches to level them? Or, is there an easy way to do so?

Put a limiter behind it. It will help to save your eardrums...

[Plexi Head]

Not sure what the delay joke means. But, speaking of delays, the "Echoman" delay in AT2 is phenominal! It is a model of the Electroharmonix MemoryMan and it acts just like it! Very cool for effects. You can really throw the delay into sheer madness. I really do think it is worth the price even just for the stomps alone. Of course, I am one who has paid the entire price of AT2 many times over just for a single hardware stomp box so... That's a key production tool though for rock music IMO.

Sasha, are you going to use Guitar Rig then? By the way, you have access to more than 4 presets on the Stomp IO. You have 4,000. Big difference. Anyway, I didn't think you were going to get this to be honest. From reading your posts it didn't seem likely. I am not sure but I think there could even be a way to put the key inside the Stomp IO. I'd have to check on that one though. Anyway, I think the Stomp IO is very well thought out. You have so many different ways of configuring how you want to switch presets or edit sounds. You can choose different modes for switching to suit your style.

Hey, it's not for everybody. But, it is for many thousands of musicians all over the world. I am very confident about that. Being able to fully control software as powerful as AmpliTube 2 from a foot controller with a low latency, analog console quality hiZ input is going to be very popular.

That don't mean shit to nobody. The thing has to released. You can wax lyrical all day about how good Amplitude 2 is but the worrying thing is it is months past it's release deadline. That to me equates to BUGS, BUGS & MORE BUGS.

I just don't think I will bother upgrading now, Waves GTR rules.

[A3ntar]

Sasha, are you going to use Guitar Rig then? Wink Surprised By the way, you have access to more than 4 presets on the Stomp IO. You have 4,000.

Squids, how the hell is anyone going to remember what the 4,000 presets mean? Does the LCD screen tell you, oe you have toremember yourself what numbers maps to which preset?

[Squids]

No, it's not buggy. Even the previous version I had wasn't. Although the newer release version is more efficient on the CPU which is always a good thing. As you can see there were some graphic changes and there's a lot to the whole thing relating to the Stomp IO that makes it more than just your regular plug-in or update. So it took longer than expected. Won't be long now though.

Glad you are happy with your GTR. Completely different however. I understand some people not wanting to hear me talk about it. Lucky for you Ben has implemented a "mute me" button for anyone you dont' want to read posts from. Meanwhile others do okay? Thanks.

Squids, how the hell is anyone going to remember what the 4,000 presets mean? Does the LCD screen tell you, oe you have toremember yourself what numbers maps to which preset?

The screen tells you the name of the presets and paramters too. I forget how many characters it is but it is a full two line LCD PLUS a 4 digit LCD (two separate displays). So, it is pretty much like a standard foot controller except with the power of AmpliTube 2 behind it.

SJ, good point. I agree that can be annoying. AT2 should be better in that regard. However, patches are usually made by different people so consistency in overall level is tough. I think it will be subjective. To you it might be too drastic from patch to patch, to myself or someone else it might be reasonable. I mean with something like AT2 you are going to have anything from jazzy mellow stuff to screaming fuzz madness!

[Lunch Money]

While futzing around with TonePort, I made some really interesting soft warm fuzzy sounds... like the main riff for "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins. Playing that one song or similar noodling, it was simply awesome. Switching to any other kind of song, it sounded god-awful.

Made me remember how important getting "the right sound for the job" is, compared to just "Does this sound great or wot?" An utterly terrible sound by itself could sound goh-juss in the mix.

Just mentioning it to show that consistency of presets is completely subjective and impossible to even dream about approaching.

Greg

[morelia]

While futzing around with TonePort, I made some really interesting soft warm fuzzy sounds... like the main riff for "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins. Playing that one song or similar noodling, it was simply awesome. Switching to any other kind of song, it sounded god-awful.

Made me remember how important getting "the right sound for the job" is, compared to just "Does this sound great or wot?" An utterly terrible sound by itself could sound goh-juss in the mix.

Just mentioning it to show that consistency of presets is completely subjective and impossible to even dream about approaching.

Greg

It's little rants like that that remind me that a bit of extra care is worth it. Sometimes in my haste I forget and go with close enough is good enough.

[VaiHalen]

While futzing around with TonePort, I made some really interesting soft warm fuzzy sounds... like the main riff for "Drown" by Smashing Pumpkins. Playing that one song or similar noodling, it was simply awesome. Switching to any other kind of song, it sounded god-awful.

Made me remember how important getting "the right sound for the job" is, compared to just "Does this sound great or wot?" An utterly terrible sound by itself could sound goh-juss in the mix.

Just mentioning it to show that consistency of presets is completely subjective and impossible to even dream about approaching.

Greg

The perfect example of awful sound that is great for just a job may be Satisfaction riff. This sound sure have a very limited use, but it was just right for that song.

[Sascha Franck]

Sasha, are you going to use Guitar Rig then?

Yes, most likely. But then, I got it for a nice price
(it's allready awaiting me at home, f**king touring).

By the way, you have access to more than 4 presets on the Stomp IO. You have 4,000. Big difference.

I haven't been talking about the amount of presets accessable in total but about the amount of presets being available with the touch of a single button (without bank changes and the likes that is).

See, with my "normal" live setup I'm using a MIDI Buddy MIDI pedal offering me banks of 10 sounds each.
I only need one single bank for everything.
FWIW:
01 Clean.
02 Clean with some reverb (and probably some modulation that I'm able to "pre-define).
03 Louder clean for lines.
04 Crunch
05 Crunch with some FX (pre-defineable again).
06 Crunchy lead.
07 Driven (riffy).
08 Driven with some FX.
09 Driven lead.
10 Driven lead with some mod FX.

I could most likely get away with 6 as well. But I want them to be there at the press of a single button.
And yes, GR2 is suffering from the same thing as well...

I am not sure but I think there could even be a way to put the key inside the Stomp IO.

There's no note about the Stomp IO being a USB hub as well...

Being able to fully control software as powerful as AmpliTube 2 from a foot controller with a low latency, analog console quality hiZ input is going to be very popular.

Unfortunately, this is very different for me.
I won't be crawling on the floor (and that's where the Stomp IO would be located) to adjust parameters. Done that all through the years with my analog pedals. I'd rather use a comfortable laptop interface for the task.

[daGuru]

Wow... I thought this thread had finally died of old age, only for a fleeting minute

[putte]

.. indeed! what a great thread! thanks for the heads-up ..

[daGuru]

Pusten, long time no see/drink???

[Beardedone]

I have question. Even though I have played guitar since I was 8 I still cannot define what "Crunch" means. Does anyone have good definition?

Thanks,
Gordon

[Hink]

I have question. Even though I have played guitar since I was 8 I still cannot define what "Crunch" means. Does anyone have good definition?

Thanks,
Gordon

lite distortion with a sharp attack, but not a whole lot of sustain...