New IK products at NAMM!

[redshift factor]

Fender is the biggest name in electric guitars in the world, and AmpliTube Fender is their official ampsim. This will be IKMM's biggest seller, and probably the best selling ampsim software ever. Squids is right, this is going to open up a huge new customer base to IK Multimedia as it takes ampsims mainstream, to new market segments previously unavailable to software. Congrats are in order to IKMM for netting the Big One.

AmpliTube Fender might get a tepid response at KvR, but it is going to be huge at Guitar Center. Take that, Peavey!

[cwig]

A usb controlled wah type pedal with all the wahs,filters,flangers,phasers in the world modeled. No one would ever want to buy another filter plugin if they had this thing and IK would finally have a monopoly in something. At least this is what those effected demo sounds in the teaser suggest.

I wasn't too far off
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/stealthpedal/features/

Do I get to win something

No SampleTank 3?

[zedd]

Fender is the biggest name in electric guitars in the world, and AmpliTube Fender is their official ampsim. This will be IKMM's biggest seller, and probably the best selling ampsim software ever. Squids is right, this is going to open up a huge new customer base to IK Multimedia as it takes ampsims mainstream, to new market segments previously unavailable to software. Congrats are in order to IKMM for netting the Big One.

Yep it's true.

At first I was a tad disappointed when I read the announcement... but now I am becoming quite excited about it. Squids' comments have helped peek my interest on this. Since Fender has played an integral part in ensuring that authentic Fender amplifier sounds are simulated, I think these will be the most accurate amp sims to date. I am also fascinated by the implications of this in terms of helping to increase IK's market share and what it might mean for our future as musicians. Since we use these IK plugins in many of our projects, it is certainly in our interests for IK to continue to get bigger so that we can be assured that this software will continue to be available for many years to come.

Also, knowing that Squids has one of the original pedals is really interesting. Hopefully he/you can comment at some point at how accurately they captured its qualities of the original. That really makes this all extra interesting.

I have a Fender Blues Junior, and I love it.
Can't wait to try out more of these Fender amps.

[yevster]

One has to wonder whether the absence of a SampleTank 3 announcement or any new "powered by SampleTank" products, coupled with the firesale prices at which they're dispatching ST-based plugs, implies that IK is conceding the sampler market to NI. After all, Kontakt does seem to have become the industry standard for sample libraries, and SampleTank is not used anywhere outside IK. I think it's perfectly natural for the industry to evolve towards a single format for sample libraries - so this restructuring towards amp sims should be make or break for IK.

On the other hand, they have been putting up minor version increments of the ST2 bits, so I may end up eating my words if they announce more sample-based stuff tomorrow. But I doubt they will.

[K-Slash]

I think that maybe IK will drop news about SampleTank 3 maybe at the Musikmesse in march ?

Honestly, I'm also curious to see what will be the first "Powered by T-RackS" product...

[susiwong]

Fender was so picky about the sound that it went back and forth, back and forth until it was exact.

Does that mean the emulations are different from the corresponding ones already available in AT2 or JH ?
Cheers,
susiwong

[metalifuxx]

Woo-hoo , thank you Squids!

[A3ntar]

AT2.5 ot AT3 with an audio interface a la Line6 hardware (Gx)

Hey! I was right!! Well, kindof

So Squid, are you suggesting a price at around 200$ for that stealth pedal?

How is latency?

What software bundle does it come with?

[Raindog]

Unfortunately, it won't be released until the buy one get one free offer ends (31st of January). I would have liked to get the T3 Deluxe and the Fender amps at ONE go. You can't have everything I'm afraid.
best regards
Raindog

[susiwong]

Unfortunately, it won't be released until the buy one get one free offer ends (31st of January).

I would not hold my breath for this offer expiring.
And if it does it'll be back soon, especially considering the current economic climate.
IK have "unique" marketing ideas for sure.
Cheers,
susiwong

[Squids]

Squids - which Fender Blender do you have? Sickle had wondered what they modeled and I'd like to know too. I'm assuming it is an "OAF" (Old As f**k) one not a reissue but don't want to assume

The OAK one of course. Although I head that the new one supposedly is pretty close. Still... 9 times out of ten if I have the physical pedal it's the real deal.

I did go buy one of the new Fuzzfaces though because I needed it for a session and IK still had mine at the time. I finally got mine back though and compared the old and the new one and the new one wasn't that bad. Not quite the same but had a similar quality. I was surprised. But of course the original was still better.

I ALSO have Mike Rutherford's (or it could be Hackett's) VERY rare Shaftsbury Duo Fuzz. They lent it to me (nice huh?) and I "may" send it to Italy to get modeled (and/or have someone MAKE me one by reverse engineering the thing... in HW). However I opened up my Univox Super Fuzz and it's REALLLLLLLY similar. IK needs to model a Super Fuzz and also a Marshall fuzz as well... see what I mean? Gear lust is endless. I have to do something with this Shaftsbury because it is just on loan here. I'll think of something but I have some cool picks if you've never seen one. Looks like a Univox Super Fuzz that's black though.

I think there's two trains of thought on virtual gear. Those that want "a fuzz box" and those that want "THE fuzz box". The difference is that THE fuzz box is the specific one that was used by so and so and has that certain character of sound. Same thing with an amp or any of the other virtual gear in the AT products. You start to realize "Ohhhhhh. That's why SATISFACTION sounds that way!" (try out the Maestro Fuzztone emu through a Fender Twin sim). So when people realized this the actual hardware pedals, the original vintage ones, sky rocketed in price! HUNDREDS of dollars more than they used to be in the first place. That's because although a guitarist COULD just pick up a POD XT or something or some rack of effects if they want THAT particular sound they're going to hunt it down on ebay or in some guitar shop... like I do. You pay more for the entire POD or other multi-fx box itself just for that ONE fuzz! But... it's "The One" you see.

[funkychickendance]

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/fender/features/

Amplitube Fender.. That's cool. I'll wait for a groovy SR group buy for that

Yep, me too. I have Fender amps and guitars, so this packs convenience, but not a monster amount more capability. It'll be nice to mate it up with with Amplitube, I dare say.

We've been educated to wait for deals, so let's hope for a GB with a $99 endpoint, sometime this spring.

The Pedal? I'm trying to get my head round it, but it doesn't really hold that much appeal.

//fnx

[jkleban]

Squids,

If you were trying to say that the original musician "used what they had" and made it work, then why wouldn't someone just take what's available today and make it work? Unless, they were trying to exactly DUPLICATE "so and so's" sound.

As you know, I am obsessed with classic GENESIS. But I do realize that they just took what they had available at the time and made it work. There is a lesson in there somewhere.

Jim

[Squids]

Well, less people just took what they had and made it work vs. picking out the things they wanted in their set up and THEN having options and making THEM work. If you look at the gear lists of some of your favorite bands you'll find they owned many guitars, effects and amps... although there are always those "gems" (like the Black Strat David Gilmour had). Speaking of Genesis, Rutherford had different things in his set up from year to year and changed even when it was something that sounded really awesome like the two Ricky double necks (that we sampled btw).

Anyway, it's true you don't need a million amps or effects to make great sounding music. Pick the right ones for your sound and that can be fine - especially for someone who is more of a guitar player then a songwriter/producer/engineer. But if you ARE any of those things then it is just irresistible to have the luxury of adding, mixing and matching the flavors of this modeled gear! What a fantastic modern tool. It just rules as far as I am concerned and I hope the modeling continues until every piece I ever wanted is accurately modeled this way. Then it is time to have some FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The more elements you have the more you can emulate or create new combinations that are the key to really great DISTINCT tones.

[jkleban]

Squids,

I wasn't trying to BASH modern tools rather only make the point that a musician can take the tools they have and make good music. The tools do not make the music the musician does. But, I see your point, that the tools help make the music a reality.

I just wanted to reiterate that the tools do not provide the talent but only the means. I was having a discussion the other day on which guitarist I thought were the best during my lifetime and came to realize that those that made my list were those who created the own sound/style and not necessarily the best technicians (some may call them magicians).

But then again, this is only my opinion so just treat it for what it is.

Jim