SimulAnalog free Guitar Suite - Is it still good in 2020/2021 ?
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alessandroarzilli alessandroarzilli https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=453751
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- 64 posts since 26 Dec, 2019 from San Marino
Hey folks! I just published my review and tone test of the SimulAnalog FREE guitar suite! Is it still good in 2020/2021? To me it sounded unbelievably great, you just have to get used to the GUI!
https://youtu.be/p_APTjLK4Pw
https://youtu.be/p_APTjLK4Pw
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- KVRAF
- 6409 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from Sweden
Yes, Twin and Marshall always worked well, back in the day 20 years ago when I used it.
I will check out your review either way using regular tube amps since long.
EDIT: probably missed something - but which plugins were you testing as playing?
It sounded like Marshall, but could be a stompbox too.
You changed reverb in between etc, everything else the same.
Headroom for improvement maybe...
I will check out your review either way using regular tube amps since long.
EDIT: probably missed something - but which plugins were you testing as playing?
It sounded like Marshall, but could be a stompbox too.
You changed reverb in between etc, everything else the same.
Headroom for improvement maybe...
Last edited by lfm on Fri Oct 30, 2020 8:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 5193 posts since 6 May, 2002
Overloud TH-U is like the 4th or 5th generation of Simulanalog. Same developer so the newer offerings should be more accurate. I don't think the Simulanlog Univibe was ever remodelled.
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- KVRAF
- 3303 posts since 6 Jul, 2012 from Sick-cily
Yes, if you use it with impulse responses after... Overdrive/dist, amp, IR loader...
- KVRAF
- 7730 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
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- 7624 posts since 13 Nov, 2015 from Norway
uses default gui in your daw of choice
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- KVRAF
- 7730 posts since 13 Jan, 2003 from Darkest Kent, UK
I know they used to but thought someone added GUIs a while back...
Edit: http://requietus.blogspot.com/2008/12/s ... e-gui.html
Edit: http://requietus.blogspot.com/2008/12/s ... e-gui.html
Last edited by GaryG on Fri Oct 30, 2020 1:16 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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That might be right.
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- KVRAF
- 2751 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from Central NY
That's a FACT Jack.....LOL!! Requietus made the GUI's. You can dld them here:
http://morpho.lanet.lv/vst/Simulanalog. ... te.GUI.rar
Cheers.....CL
http://morpho.lanet.lv/vst/Simulanalog. ... te.GUI.rar
Cheers.....CL
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- KVRAF
- 5914 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
I recall liking and (still) using the modulation FX.
New, old favourite for clean guitar is Pedals by ToneBytes with this preset I made. Guit1.fxb
Give it a go, and let me know.
Performance mode required in JBridge.
Rhythm uses Pedals VST Lead uses Guitar Rig4 Essentials.
PS. It also seems to work before another amp sim in serial.
New, old favourite for clean guitar is Pedals by ToneBytes with this preset I made. Guit1.fxb
Give it a go, and let me know.
Performance mode required in JBridge.
Rhythm uses Pedals VST Lead uses Guitar Rig4 Essentials.
PS. It also seems to work before another amp sim in serial.
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- KVRAF
- 2607 posts since 23 Mar, 2005 from Detroit
They use builtin cabs that can't be disabled. I thought someone made an IR hack that would somehow neutralize the sound and could be used with a separate IR after it, to kind of change the speaker cab tone/color.
- KVRian
- 679 posts since 29 Nov, 2002 from Finland
Ha, good old SimulAnalog! Used them a lot on our first singles & album back in 2003-2004 (no-one has ever complained about those sounds, so I guess the plugins did their job). When I moved to Mac, I switched to Ampltube (v1, mind you), but still liked the PC-only SimulAnalog more in some guitar parts, so I bounced them to audio on PC first. Haven't really tried the plugins since then, but as much I remember, they used to have this "good sound out of the box, not much tweaking necessary" -quality. Listening to the video, it still sounds very usable, alhough it might have a little of this old "static-digital-waveshaper"-vibe.
- KVRAF
- 5914 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
^
That's some CV you have there.
That's some CV you have there.
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- KVRian
- 1000 posts since 25 Feb, 2008 from Sydney, Australia
Imho, I still use these because they can actually cut through a mix, unlike quite a lot of ampsims, modern or old.
I mostly just use the jcm900 and the tubescreamer.
The Marshall clean tone on channel A is an acquired taste, but they seem to have nailed it.
Same with the spring reverb. An acquired taste, but it's spot-on imho.
Channel B + the ts9 can get a huge variety of Marshall tones.
Add a graphic EQ, delay, chorus for channel A etc etc
Like everyone else, I tried the "de-cab" thing, adding my own IRs... It always sounds better just using its default baked-in cab.
I also tried the GUI versions, but they were done in synthedit, which kinda defeats the tight concise coding of the originals.
Fun fact: channel B doesn't utilise any actual tube overdrive... It's completely SS, like a big distortion pedal jacked straight into a tube power section. Adding the ts9 in front, that's a lot of distortion
I mostly just use the jcm900 and the tubescreamer.
The Marshall clean tone on channel A is an acquired taste, but they seem to have nailed it.
Same with the spring reverb. An acquired taste, but it's spot-on imho.
Channel B + the ts9 can get a huge variety of Marshall tones.
Add a graphic EQ, delay, chorus for channel A etc etc
Like everyone else, I tried the "de-cab" thing, adding my own IRs... It always sounds better just using its default baked-in cab.
I also tried the GUI versions, but they were done in synthedit, which kinda defeats the tight concise coding of the originals.
Fun fact: channel B doesn't utilise any actual tube overdrive... It's completely SS, like a big distortion pedal jacked straight into a tube power section. Adding the ts9 in front, that's a lot of distortion
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