KVR Audio

Sickle · Post by **Sickle** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:33 pm

I'm sorted. I was in the GB, btw.

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:37 pm

AmpliTube X-GEAR 1.1 is available as a as a free download for all registered StompIO users, AmpliTube 2 users or registered users of at least one "Powered by AmpliTube" product, including Ampeg® SVX, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ and AmpliTube Metal. Eligible users go to your User Area to download X-GEAR for free.

X-GEAR can also be purchased as a download for €74.99/$99.99 (excluding taxes) on the IK's online store.

I am missing something here?!

Why would anyone buy it for 99.99$. In order to use it you need one of the mentioned products anyways, but if you already got one of them products, you get X-Gear for free!

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:40 pm

Sloid wrote:I'm a "groupbuyer" but X Gear isn't showing up in my IK downloads section. Anybody else not getting it?

Did you choose Amplitube2 as the bonus product? (not that it seems to matter according to the product announcement)

redshift factor · Post by **redshift factor** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:43 pm

It doesn't matter.
Just as I said before, X-GEAR is free for ALL users of Amplitube-powered software!

poonna · Post by **poonna** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:47 pm

I don't see it in my account. I own SVX and JHE. The download section in user area doesn't show X-Gear.

Sickle · Post by **Sickle** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:50 pm

Bravo, IK!

Sloid · Post by **Sloid** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:03 pm

Did you choose Amplitube2 as the bonus product?

Yes. I've got an email & a phone call in to IK...must...be...patient.

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:06 pm

redshift factor wrote:It doesn't matter.
Just as I said before, X-GEAR is free for ALL users of Amplitube-powered software!

Redshift, why the heck would they sell it for 99$ then? I don't understand this strategy since it needs one of the Amplitube powered software to work!

It is not like your buying a standalone effects processor!

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:07 pm

Sloid wrote:
Did you choose Amplitube2 as the bonus product?
Yes. I've got an email & a phone call in to IK...must...be...patient.

Yeah, be patient man...your turn will come

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:17 pm

I edited the PinkWall preset - which I guess is more Pink Floyd, than Tool. But it sounded similar to Lateralus..

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:20 pm

I found a bug!

1. Load preset.
2. Go to settings, change the sample rate.
3. Preset sounds totally different!
4. Go to cab page.
5. Switch from one cab model, and then back.. so you're back on the cab model that the preset uses.

Again, sounds totally different!

Mac OSX 10.4.11

redshift factor · Post by **redshift factor** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:30 pm

A3ntar wrote:
redshift factor wrote:It doesn't matter.
Just as I said before, X-GEAR is free for ALL users of Amplitube-powered software!
Redshift, why the heck would they sell it for 99$ then? I don't understand this strategy since it needs one of the Amplitube powered software to work!

It is not like your buying a standalone effects processor!

Interestingly, X-GEAR actually comes with a couple Amplitube 2 amps, and the distortion and wah. So you could get the bare essentials out of X-GEAR alone.

Also, this is a limited time thing. So at some point you may have to pay for it.
Though I doubt it. I think it will always be essentially free to anyone who owns an Amplitube product. That's the way it ought to be anyways.

A3ntar · Post by **A3ntar** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 10:44 pm

Amberience wrote:I found a bug!

1. Load preset.
2. Go to settings, change the sample rate.
3. Preset sounds totally different!
4. Go to cab page.
5. Switch from one cab model, and then back.. so you're back on the cab model that the preset uses.

Again, sounds totally different!

Mac OSX 10.4.11

Weird, fill a tech support form, maybe then can fix it by next year

Amberience · Post by **Amberience** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:06 pm

lmao. Yeah, I mailed them again to fill them in. I think it happens in Ampeg and JHE as well.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:36 pm

What? First of all, who cares about Revalver and Guitar Rig? They're not fit to smell Amplitube's shoes IN MY OPINION. From what I see most other forums I'm the majority. Line 6, is your stuff good? No idea. No downloadable demo means I pass on your software. Waves GTR3? Really? Maybe with it's DI box but on it's own I thought it was horrible. Sure you can get all this stuff with the price difference but if it's not good, who cares?

Second of all, IK Multimedia's crossgrade policy is awesome. They're current two for one special? Awesome. Rip-off? I don't see it. OK, they lowered their software prices and I know that hurts but who hasn't felt that blow?

However, I agree that the I/O Stomp will sit on shelves for a long time unti they lower the price and come out with a hardware only option. My only complaint with IK Multimedia is they don't offer ala carte options. All I know is that I just spent $400 and I got Amplitube 2, Jimi Hendrex Ed, SVX Ed. and T-Racks. That's no rip off. Stomp IO? Get a M-Audio interface for $199 and a Behringer FCB1010 and move on.

Mark

Compyfox wrote:
DrApostropheX wrote:It seriously blows that they'd charge $100 for a plug-in chainer to chain together plugs you've already paid $200-300 a pop for.

IK = Inflation Kills
Like I said, for the money you spent on Amplitube 2, Jimmy Hendrix, Ampex and the chainer, you can get:

a) Revalver MkII Full Blown
b) NI GuitarRig (at least twice)
c) Line6 GearBox Gold (even the core pack has 16+ Amps and 12 Stompboxes ALONE), and a Variax 300 inlcuding control software on top of it

IKM is the master of ripoffs. They really remind me of Waves now. Only like 2% of their stuff is really good, and you have to pay for the rest - and the name IKM. At least they don't have a dongle anymore.

Really dissapointing.

AmpliTube Metal - Released THIS month!!!