Favorite amp sim and why

[Hink]

Vandal comes as a VST or AU plugin, there's no standalone version as far as I know.

I stand corrected

[futurefields]

BTE Juicy 77 or Cortex with AeternusEternus' Nebula cab sims, or JCM 900 -- unlike most ampsims, which are just simple waveshapers + fx

Oh really? Which commercial amp sims are as you say "just simple waveshapers + fx" ?


Btw, my preference is for the softube vintage amp room, and I combine that with external vst's when i need special fx (audio damage, soundtoys etc...)

Works for me...

[kaffeekranz]

Btw, my preference is for the softube vintage amp room, and I combine that with external vst's when i need special fx (audio damage, soundtoys etc...)

Works for me...

That's the way I'm doing it right now.
Basically it's VAR with mokafix's plugins in case I need more distortion. Although I sometimes use Revalver, mostly for less edgy high-gain stuff.

[sascha]

Vandal comes as a VST or AU plugin, there's no standalone version as far as I know.

Savihost if you're running Windows; I'm sure the Mac people have a workalike.

+1 for Savihost here. I'm using it too for quick access at home (so don't take it as an official Magix proposal). Works fine, although it's already got too many buttons and too much functionality for my taste. At least when it comes to a simple plugin wrapper/host. Otherwise one could also use the Samplitude 11 Siver (Win) that comes with Vandal (boxed).

It's true, we don't have a real 'standalone' version at the moment, but we considered that long ago. It's just a matter of resources, as it needs to be platform-independent, and we currently got nothing here to pull out the drawer. But I'll keep an an eye on that topic, for sure.

[multree]

OKKO Twin Sonic into an Emery Sound Microbaby

oh wait that's neglecting the sim part...... mmmm ....

anyway - I'm so much happier this way... and putting a ZOOM H2 in front of the speaker is fast enough and results in a great and yet unique (as in "I'm the only one who sounds like that" not as in "oh that sounds strange let's all it unique")

I'm sure an SM57 would sound good as well I didn't bother to really mic it up yet though....

[Frantiac]

Lead: Vintage Amp Room for its raw power (the Twin )
Rhythm: Waves GTR or NI Guitar Combos for the way they sit in the mix
Interface: Waves/PRS or Award-Session JD10: http://www.award-session.com/jd10.html

[sightlessness]

SIMPLE VSTS !!!

Say what? Yeah, I tried the Tumult one, and it ROCKS! Literally. This is the FIRST time an amp sim gives me a ROCK sound (has 2 eq, one pre amp, one after). This is the FIRST amp sim that has made my VERY cheap guitar sound good. I've tried everything else (Vandal might be my second choice, after that, nothing).

I can't say enough that using these with Cabinet or the Speakers from Speakerphone (20 amp cabinets or so with mic variations) sound the best to me. No other IRs sound better to me.

At least you ought to give yourself the benefit of the doubt and try them (SIMPLE VSTS has now like 10 or more different guitar amp sims-effects!!!)

[cliftone]

I noticed on the Peavey forum that Revalver is sending out a beta update, this is good to see that they are still moving with this excellent product. I would like to try the Vandal as a demo, but, prefer standalone options. Is there a demo of this? Seems to be quite a few who like it. Can't really make a call until I have tried it myself.

[Silenceborn]

Vandal website : http://www.vandalamps.com/en/#

Vandal demo download link : http://dl03.magix.net/trial_vandal_dlv_uk.exe

Dimi's presets for Vandal : http://www.vandalamps.com/en/media/.73.html


Cheers

[cliftone]

Thanks for the website.

[james0tucson]

Acme Bar Gig Mr. Tater Head

Why? Because there are so many posts suggesting $300+ amp sims and I know guitar players don't make that much.

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

+1 on the Preampus stuff...

[zerocrossing]

I can't say enough that using these with Cabinet or the Speakers from Speakerphone (20 amp cabinets or so with mic variations) sound the best to me. No other IRs sound better to me.

Wait, are you saying you're using Speakerphone for your cabs? I've always considered getting this but I couldn't get past the no demo and I never got a clear idea of if it added latency. I'd only want it it didn't add any latency. I liked Cabinet, though I thought the IRs sounded a little too bright. I'd love to hear your opinion about using Speakerphone post amp sim.

[zerocrossing]

Well, I guess it'll be no surprise to people here that I'm basically using only AT3 at this point. I just think it sounds gorgeous. Recently I thought I might get a little low watt tube amp... but that's on the back burner. I just don't feel that much of an urge to have hardware as I do with analog synths. I wish IK Multimedia would take what they know about modeling and bring it to the VA software world.

while I agree with you (but I like all my sims) I have one problem that I'm curious about how you get around it, latency. I can play a sim in stand alone or a very small project without an issue but if the project gets large I have to increase my buffers. That's why I might find a tone I like playing live through a sim I still only use it for re-amping and for recording tracks I use my PODs so I can take advantage of direct monitor.

While it's true I'm likely to find better sounds in sims than from my outdated PODs I still can find tones that are fine for a reference amp, and let's face it...AT3 can be a cpu hog (and I have a robust machine).

So how do you get around the latency?

It's never been a problem with me. I think I keep my buffer size around 128 and it's fine. I guess if I started getting pops and clicks I'd render tracks before I messed with my buffer size. The only time I find latency to be an issue is when using a plug like Vintage Warmer which adds to the buffer, but Amplitube doesn't add any latency to my system.

I tend to work kind of weird though where I'm constantly "rendering" tracks using an audio looper. You should check it out, it's a super fun way to work.

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

Did a bunch of us, as a result of reading this thread, run over to the Simple VSTs webblog and start downloading his stuff off of Mediafire, to the point where media fire revolted:

edit: It looks like the download is working; at least for Tumult.