Introducing AmpliTube 3.5 Custom Shop

[DF2R]

RAM usage is the same. We are aware of user concerns where RAM is considered. We are looking at possible options to address this in some future version. It probably won't happen until version 4, though.

It would be good if it had some kind of option for less RAM, because it would enable using your effects much more broadly. There's some fantastic effects you have that I've demoed and I would like to use all over the place (and individually), not just on guitars, and at the moment the RAM usage renders that rather impractical/not possible to do much of. With your effects now available individually, it's kinda crying out to be used in this fashion.

[blueman]

Please make AT4 full stereo! Not only dual mono!

What do you mean? They aren't independent channels (left and right)?

[Peevy2000]

Just to verify my earlier report regarding this problem.

I just recorded an 8 bar loop there in Reaper x64 with Amplitube 3.5 x64 & browsed though the presets with the loop playing. I selected the Stomp view to see which pedals were in each preset, I actually got through quite a few before the inevitable crash & the preset that caused the crash was using a compressor pedal.

Hopefully this is the only Amplitube component that's causing the problem.

[blueman]

PS. Your support ticket system suck real hard. I do not want to start a love affair by entering my shoe size etc. I just want to register the fact that I can not get into your user area, but I have to give all irrelevant info before I am allowed to do so.

+1

[glokraw]

Wow you really are busy today Brian.

While we're on the subject of gear not showing up & Amplitube 2 owners now having access to their gear. Is there any chance of getting Ampeg SVX BA500, matching Cab & Analog Chorus (Ampeg Uno) added to my gear? I think they come with Xgear, I used to be able to access them in Amplitube 3 until the demo trial for Ampeg SVX expired (demoed it during the during the recent Hot buy promo) then I couldn't use it anymore

Oh & please do let us know of any word of a fix (hopefully coming soon) for Amplitube 3.5 x64, Thanks.

I went to the custom shop, and went to Account, and chose the 'restore my gear', did it twice, for both the standalone, and the plugin.

So now I have reaper open, with both A3.5, and xGear on separate tracks.
All the xGear items are in A3.5, on the Legacy menu. And xGear is it's cheery old self. I have no idea if an instance of xGear uses less system, than an A3.5, but I'm not deleting anything.

@ Brian+ IK: All my Fender LE gear is now in
A3.5 !!! Three great amps, the immortal Twin Reverb, the Metal 500, and the
versatile and highly under-rated SuperSonic! This never worked in xGear,
so I am verrryyy happy! Christmas before Easter, this year
Cheers

[Hink]

a bunch of hype that boils down to buying more names and some minor improvements

...has IK not seen all the posts over the internet people make saying "I dont care about models, I care about sound"?...

Good luck to IK, but this is not for me

This is an unfortunate turn because it instantly struck me as a marketing innovation for them, rather than a technological innovation such as the created the original Amplitube. It looks as if they realized that you can only sell a comprehensive amp/device modeler once to each customer. However, this new method of selling lets them encourage continued repeat buys and, ultimately, much greater revenue from each buyer.

I think it's brilliant marketing and good on them for figuring out how to make lots of money. However, I can't base my purchasing decisions on my respect for a company's marketing people--I buy based on cost vs. functionality. If IK phases out entirely the comprehensive package for a core + add-ons structure in the future, I'll look for better alternatives--especially those in which the developers are proudest of their technical advances.

+1, my point is it's all about G.A.S....there comes a point where you do not need all these models, one good model will do the job. Midway between releases of every sim it seems to shift to 'if it sounds good that's all that matters' and people do not care if it's a Marshall model or an Orange model or a Fender model etc. But yet IK is still pushing models and some of those same people will be gushing over the models.

I've been involved in a ton of these threads and I doubt anyone will say that I am either anti or pro sim or anti or pro real amp because I am not biased in any direction. (the only true bias I have is against revalver for they way they treated me personally). The truth is imho that more models wont make you sound better, I really like AT3, I really like GR4, I kinda like GTR3.5 and then there's VANDAL (I do not put that in the same category, it's a virtual amp) and I own them all. There are great freebies as well, some of which are giving the big guys a run for the money sound wise.

Here you have my pet peeve and I'm sorry I do not recognize you (but it's a pleasure to make your aquatence)...however those who know me know how I feel about Gibson and Fender, in this economy performance matters...not the name. I do not buy names, end of story.

IK is pushing the 'official' models which is a business model that I do not care for. That does not mean it's bad, I'm right or wrong but to me and to a lot of people I know it is all hype. I have really been very consistent about this over the years and will not change, what matters is my needs.

I have all the sims I have, I have several amps and am getting more (owned quite a few others over almost 40 years) for a reason. I want as many options as I can get. Now that might sound like I'm contradicting myself but I'm not, I want a lot of options but I do not need a lot of duplicated options. And to be brutally honest the 'official' label is like all the other advertising I see in the world, just like adding 'pro' to a name...bs. There is a lot of duplicated options because I can alreay get that sound from another model, why do I need it to say Soldano or Marshall?

I dont buy a car because some race car driver endorses it, I don't buy a guitar because some rock star endorses it, I don't buy groceries because it's what some celebrity endorses...I buy what works for me. AT3 works for me, I'm glad I can get AT3.5 for the 64 bit when I need it (I use samplitude and it's not yet 64 bit)...but more models will not make me perform better, sound better or produce more. I do think AT3 is a cpu hog and was already bloated, therefore it's primary purpose for me is for re-amping and I'm okay with that. But I would have rather seen AT 3.5 move more in a direction that enhanced it's own performance rather than add a mechanism to add more models, which are just names...or the 'official' name.

That's how I see this update and there will be those who will jump all over me, but I speak my mind with honesty. So I am a bit disappointed, but I dont expect anyone else to be and I respect the right of all to disagree with me (and am bracing myself for the attacks that will follow my statements)...but for me this is not what I hoped for.

I do also recognize that IK needs to generate income the best way they can to continue to deliver a fine product to us, but as you say so well "I buy based on cost vs. functionality"



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You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.

Albert Einstein

Please note your signature Quote at the bottom of the incredibly long explanation ...oh the irony

I yam what I yam

[blueman]

More experimenting with Soldano today yields pops and clicks running the VST in 32-bit mode Reaper on Win 7 64-bit. Sounds and looks great but too expensive and poor performance (for me at least). Tried both medium and high quality settings. Have Gigabyte MB, Intel Quad, and 8GB RAM running stable with RME FireFace 800 audio interface..

I'm skeptical about this code base. TH2 is so smooth by comparison. If I run Amp3 by itself, it is fine (esp. In stand alone mode) but vst is giving issues. I don't dare to try lowering buffer size and doing any routing to send effects because I get pops and clicks. Bummer!

Anyone else experiencing these results? What could it be?

[blueman]

More experimenting with Soldano today yields pops and clicks running the VST in 32-bit mode Reaper on Win 7 64-bit.

I had better results in Reaper 64-bit running the 64-bit VST but...as soon as I place a compressor or another effect in the chain...snap, crackle, pop!

[jkleban]

So, I should have known better... installed 3.5 on my standalone DAW. First only the x64 .dll.... loaded up in SONAR x64, no problems. However, when I went to change amps, I noticed that only the FREE amps were unlocked and not the purchased amps from other product (AMPEG, FENDER, etc). I have purchased every IK AT product to date, so I have them all.

Anyway, thought I need to re-authorize the other products, so I did via OFF LINE authorization manager. All went fine.

Went back into SONAR and same issue, a LOCK by all of the amp models except the free ones.

So, I uninstalled 3.5 and reinstalled it only this time I also installed the stand alone product. I open the stand alone product and VIOLA, all the amps and effects were unlocked. I thought I had this fixed.

Just to be sure, I rescanned the VST plugins in SONAR (yes, I know how to do this) and loaded up AT 3.5.

Only the FREE amps, none of the legacy purchased amps. I have read that there is all kinds of issues with this right now and that Brian from IK suggested doing something in the Custom Shop from the DAW (restore legacy products or something). Well, my DAW has NO INTERNET connection by design and I can't do this from the software.

Any suggestions.

And yeah, this SUX.

Jim

PS - I read through all the posts on this thread and all I have to say to IK is, "You have got to be kidding"? There are quite a few of us who WILL NOT EVER connect our DAW to the internet. Now, how I am supposed to get access to my purchased products? Can I uninstall 3.5 and go back to the latest earliest version of 3.x? You guys didn't learn a thing from your past horror shows.

[S-N-S]

i got both the xgear and duo from way back,but they are not installed,if i install them and do the restore in account,do the presets from those 2 show up in A3 free?

and do i need to have them installed afterwards??

[waiting man]

So, I should have known better... installed 3.5 on my standalone DAW. First only the x64 .dll.... loaded up in SONAR x64, no problems. However, when I went to change amps, I noticed that only the FREE amps were unlocked and not the purchased amps from other product (AMPEG, FENDER, etc). I have purchased every IK AT product to date, so I have them all.

Anyway, thought I need to re-authorize the other products, so I did via OFF LINE authorization manager. All went fine.

Went back into SONAR and same issue, a LOCK by all of the amp models except the free ones.

So, I uninstalled 3.5 and reinstalled it only this time I also installed the stand alone product. I open the stand alone product and VIOLA, all the amps and effects were unlocked. I thought I had this fixed.

Just to be sure, I rescanned the VST plugins in SONAR (yes, I know how to do this) and loaded up AT 3.5.

Only the FREE amps, none of the legacy purchased amps. I have read that there is all kinds of issues with this right now and that Brian from IK suggested doing something in the Custom Shop from the DAW (restore legacy products or something). Well, my DAW has NO INTERNET connection by design and I can't do this from the software.

Any suggestions.

And yeah, this SUX.

Jim

PS - I read through all the posts on this thread and all I have to say to IK is, "You have got to be kidding"? There are quite a few of us who WILL NOT EVER connect our DAW to the internet. Now, how I am supposed to get access to my purchased products? Can I uninstall 3.5 and go back to the latest earliest version of 3.x? You guys didn't learn a thing from your past horror shows.

damn, that's a mess...I hope you can go back to the previous version. Luckily I noted before the release that no connection equals no party, so I avoided installing and started questioning. (in vain)

[Terraone]

And yeah, this SUX.

Jim

PS - I read through all the posts on this thread and all I have to say to IK is, "You have got to be kidding"? There are quite a few of us who WILL NOT EVER connect our DAW to the internet. Now, how I am supposed to get access to my purchased products? Can I uninstall 3.5 and go back to the latest earliest version of 3.x? You guys didn't learn a thing from your past horror shows.

+1

[Peevy2000]

So I've discovered another wee problem, but this time with the standard 32-bit version. The scroll wheel doesn't work on the Browser when running inside Reaper but it works fine in Ableton Live & in Standalone.

[hibidy]

I yam what I yam

[blueman]

I may downgrade until "Custom Shop" is REALLY out of beta and there is a promo or package deal. Not worth it. Money can be spent elsewhere...