There are 100's of threads on KVR where you can say what amp sim 'you' prefer, this one is specifically comparing Helix Native to AmpliTube 4...that all, nice to stay on topic.
Helix Native or ampliTube 4
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- KVRAF
- 11194 posts since 2 Dec, 2004 from North Wales
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- KVRAF
- 3959 posts since 10 Sep, 2010 from A shit hole (Ireland).
Be 'nice' to have a million quid too.
Of course, here on KVR nothing ever goes off topic. And people never ever recommend other products, beyond a binary choice. You complete and utter cretin.
Mercuriall Audio are another good bunch to check out too - Aimed at the original poster, and not that schmuck baby 'SLiC'.
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- KVRAF
- 2751 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
BWAHAHAHA......I just peed myself a bit....LMFAO!!And people never ever recommend other products, beyond a binary choice. You complete and utter cretin.
This is a near perfect KVR Thread!
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- KVRAF
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
I’ve got no dog in this fight (I’m a Kemper guy these days) but I was an Amplitube guy for a long time, but that was a while ago. I did try Helix Native a while ago, and while I didn’t do a side by side, but I wasn’t overly impressed by Helix. Line6 has a sound to me that I just don’t really like. It’s why I got rid of my POD500, though I do miss the synth models.CapnLockheed wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 8:14 pmBut that's just my OPINION. There's no such thing as a "best" amp, guitar or ampsim. It's ALL just a matter of personal taste.
That said, I was wandering around YouTube listening to tape delay emulation pedals (I’m considering a Volante) and I stumbled upon a demo of the Headrush hardware amp modeler and I thought it sounded great. Really chimey. It led to a blind shoot out of modelers and one of them was the Helix. At one point I thought to myself, “whatever that just was, I should get it so I have a modeler and not just a profiler.” It was the Helix.
The truth is, everything’s pretty good these days and you should just make your choice based on your gut feeling about the sound.
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- KVRer
- 23 posts since 26 May, 2020
I got the ik total studio max bundle recently, with all of amplitube 4. I demoed helix a while and decided against it. I have a bunch of other amp sims plus an eleven rack. I've been using amplitube 4 on tracks where the other guitarist is using an amazing boutique valve amp, and the tones match surprisingly well. I particularly love the Jimi Hendrix marshall sounds.
- KVRist
- 174 posts since 2 Mar, 2017
Amplitube MAX is now $99 if that will change anyone's mind.
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- KVRAF
- 11194 posts since 2 Dec, 2004 from North Wales
Great price - IK have been smashing their prices lately, I suspect a new ‘Max’ is imminent (as the current Max has only about half of the stuff it shows you available without further purchases...but that is still a lot of stuff if you can put up with the ‘shop window’ browser)
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- KVRer
- 29 posts since 5 Jul, 2020
Helix - no question.
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- KVRAF
- 12943 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
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- KVRAF
- 11194 posts since 2 Dec, 2004 from North Wales
Both no question
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- KVRer
- 7 posts since 25 Jul, 2020 from Canada
The problem with Helix Native is CPU usage. I am using software VSTs in a live setting through GigPerformer and Helix Native can use 15-20% CPU. Depending on the other VST/Kontakt instruments I am using at the same time, I use Amplitube SVX 2 for bass guitar amp sounds. The problem is Amplitube doesn't have an Aguilar DB751 model for bass tones =/
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- KVRAF
- 14992 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
One thing I noticed when I first stared using Amplitube was that they modeled how the input stage of an amp reacts to the incoming signal. Weak signal, weak sound. Get a good healthy signal into it and adjust the input gain to taste, and you can really get it sounding pretty good.
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- Banned
- 2288 posts since 24 Mar, 2015 from Toronto, Canada
yes exactly this. you get very different results when you play around with input setting in AT. i started using a DI before the interface which allowed me to adjust -20, 0, and +20 db in input signal. it added a new dimension to what AT 4 can do.zerocrossing wrote: ↑Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:15 amOne thing I noticed when I first stared using Amplitube was that they modeled how the input stage of an amp reacts to the incoming signal. Weak signal, weak sound. Get a good healthy signal into it and adjust the input gain to taste, and you can really get it sounding pretty good.
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