KVR Audio

fese · Post by **fese** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:42 am

In general, I am happy to pay for updates that focus on UI and UX improvements (if i feel thatit is an improvement), don’t need masses of new gear. Better usability trumps new gear, imho. Amplitube is way to crowded anyway for my personal taste and I very rarely use AT4 as it is.
I pretty much prefer software with less options where i can get results fast to over-boarding flexibility. YMMV.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:44 am

AT5 looks good:

• New power amp modeling for ALL existing amps.
• Over 140,000 impulses, remeasuring ALL existing cabs.
• New power amp and speaker interaction modeling for ALL existing models.
• New impedance matching for ALL existing models.

This all may very well resolve the veiled cab dynamics that I talked about earlier. Based on the AmpliTube 5 audio clips, it sounds like it does. I compared these audio examples to Softube’s Marshall clips, and AmpliTube 5 sounds quantifiably better.

AmpliTube’s clean tones have always sounded like they weren’t quite amplified. They sound absolutely electric now in these clips. That must be the new power amp modeling at work.

Also, I’m really looking forward to the MXR Distortion+ and SansAmp Bass Driver DI. They are sure to become staples.

SLiC · Post by **SLiC** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:24 am

I still hate the fact that there is a 'shop' built in, how easy it is to hide all this shit and not see gear you don't own at any time will determine if I bother with this....'more easily sort by gear you own or don’t own' isn't what I wanted, I wanted the shop gone, if anything it looks more prominent: https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/a ... p?p=images

I'm not sure what I think about the GUI- glad its resizable but I think it may look a bit cluttered, a bit of a mess?

IK site now with prices/versions etc

AmpliTube 5 - $/€149.99 + VAT upgrade
AmpliTube 5 MAX - $/€299.99 +VAT upgrade

I have Amplitube 4 MAX (bought in March this year) and they want €359.99 to upgrade from the most recent version.

I hope this is a mistake and they just haven't done the upgrade from the last version pricing yet....

Ray Leece · Post by **Ray Leece** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:11 am

well documented over the years this company has no shame, so it wouldn't surprise me they indeed ask 360 bucks to upgrade from AT4 MAX.

telecode · Post by **telecode** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:30 am

davidka wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 8:05 am The things I was most curious about:

Remastered classic gear
AmpliTube 5 also revisits all the original AmpliTube legacy gear, adding not only a fresh new look, but optimized internal gain structure and superior power amp - speaker interaction to maximize their realism and feel.
"All of the legacy gear in Amplitube 5 sports a fresh, new photorealistic look to accompany their crisp, new sound."

New Redesigned Custom Shop
Totally redesigned with a more modern, easy to navigate interface. The new Custom Shop now allows multiple purchases, making it easy to get a custom chain at once. Also, more easily sort by gear you own or don’t own, unlock preset-specific gear and more.

And an all-new preset browser, with new filters and advanced search criteria.

All in all this looks great. I'll be most interested in the actual reviews after release how do the legacy stuff sound, and if the software still pesters users about the gear they don't have.

This is also what I am looking at closer as well. I need to try out the demo to truly see that it is. The pre-set browser and its meta data storting is something I use a lot and I always found it a little clunky. Here to hoping its been improved and not just a new GUI front end.

Need to wait to see some reviews and YT live streams.

rollasoc · Post by **rollasoc** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:37 am

Surely I just need the free version. It should upgrade all the items I have already paid for? Which is everything other than Brian May and Joe Satriani. Not bothered by even more amps and effects at this point.

jamcat · Post by **jamcat** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:37 am

SLiC wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:24 am I have Amplitube 4 MAX (bought in March this year) and they want €359.99 to upgrade from the most recent version.

I hope this is a mistake and they just haven't done the upgrade from the last version pricing yet....

I think you’re misunderstanding. It looks like you will be able to upgrade your existing AmpliTube gear for free by installing AmpliTube 5 CS. The paid upgrade is for the new gear only, and is $99€ for you. The MAX upgrade price is for upgrading to AmpliTube MAX, not from AmpliTube MAX.

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:39 am

Does anyone know if there is a list similar to this that allows you to easily compare the versions of Amplitube 5?

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:42 am

@jamcat, where did you get that about the "new power amp modeling"? I just read thru the whats new section and saw nothing about that.

telecode · Post by **telecode** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:49 am

re: new cabs? it looks like it might be? need to check demo. to hear it. i also don''t recall being able to import your own IR's in the past -- so this should be new I think.

rollasoc · Post by **rollasoc** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:49 am

Lotuz2019 wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:39 am Does anyone know if there is a list similar to this that allows you to easily compare the versions of Amplitube 5?

It's a PDF download

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/i ... arison.pdf

Lotuz2019 · Post by **Lotuz2019** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:50 am

rollasoc wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:49 am
Lotuz2019 wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:39 am Does anyone know if there is a list similar to this that allows you to easily compare the versions of Amplitube 5?
It's a PDF download

https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/i ... arison.pdf

ariston · Post by **ariston** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:52 am

They apparently focused their efforts on the cabs. The "amp-speaker interaction" sounds like a buzzword to me.

We'll see.

telecode · Post by **telecode** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:55 am

jamcat wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:37 am
SLiC wrote: Thu Oct 29, 2020 10:24 am I have Amplitube 4 MAX (bought in March this year) and they want €359.99 to upgrade from the most recent version.

I hope this is a mistake and they just haven't done the upgrade from the last version pricing yet....
I think you’re misunderstanding. It looks like you will be able to upgrade your existing AmpliTube gear for free by installing AmpliTube 5 CS. The paid upgrade is for the new gear only, and is $99€ for you. The MAX upgrade price is for upgrading to AmpliTube MAX, not from AmpliTube MAX.

Where did you see that that is the case?

zvenx · Post by **zvenx** » Thu Oct 29, 2020 11:58 am

I think in general that is how IK works (to their credit), I think the past they limited the CS version from being resizable, but I think that is no longer. Certainly my Sampletank CS allowed me to use all my Sampletank 3 stuff, free of cost.
Kudos to them for that.

Let us hope they never become part of Waves..
rsp

Amplitube5 - Release Date 15-16/12/2020