KVR Audio

gmontano · Post by **gmontano** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:10 pm

This is going to public beta today I believe.

This is a slightly different take on the traditional amp sim products as it emulates the complete recording chain amp -> mic -> console

There are 5 channels in the bx_rockrack basis version, modeled to sound like these classic amps:
- Clean Marshall® JCM800®
- Lead Marshall® JCM800®
- Clean ENGL® 530
- Lead ENGL® 530
- MesaBoogie® Rectoverb®

The Cabinets used:
- Marshall® 1960 TV
- MesaBoogie® 4x12
- Orange® 2x12
- Diezel® 4x12

The studios and engineers who helped us capture their original recording chains:
- THE MIX ROOM (Ben Grosse), Burbank, CALIFORNIA.
- BRAINWORX STUDIO (Dirk Ulrich), Langenfeld, GERMANY.

Microphones: Vintage Neumann® CMV-563, Royer® 121, Shure® SM57

Consoles: NEVE® VXS72 plus TAB® V76 mic preamp (Brainworx Studio)
SSL 9000K with Vintage Neve 1073 preamps & EQs. (The Mix Room LA)

bx_rockrack is not connected with, or approved or endorsed by, the owners of the Celestion, Marshall, Mesa/Boogie, Neumann, Royer, Shure names. These names are only used to identify the guitar amplifiers, cabinets, speakers and microphones which we emulated or captured.

details here

https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/plug ... krack.html

izonin · Post by **izonin** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:55 pm

'Capture' as in dynamic I/R's a la Kemper amp?

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:34 pm

Demo is available now.
My initial impression....... the preset recording channels are great.

Here is the not so pretty part:
- Pretty high CPU
- Sometimes it crashes my DAW on preset change
- It's not the PRO version at $249.... I wonder how much will the PRO version be?
- I feel very limited, I think it's geared toward the high gain/Metal players so if you are one definitely give it a spin.

Bottom line, they did a fantastic job capturing the CAB>MIC>MIC PRE>RECORDING DESK this is something that's missing from all the other plugs.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:39 pm

Am I to understand that they use an ilok and it's not even x64?

gmontano · Post by **gmontano** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:53 pm

hibidy wrote:Am I to understand that they use an ilok and it's not even x64?

They dumped ilok last year and have their own licensing system. I am pretty sure all of their stuff is x64. I have a few bx plugins. Not sure if I am jumping on this on yet as I have TH-2, Ampltitube, GR4, and Scuffham.

Licensing explained here

http://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/newsr ... ystem.html

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:05 pm

gmon72 wrote:
hibidy wrote:Am I to understand that they use an ilok and it's not even x64?
They dumped ilok last year and have their own licensing system. I am pretty sure all of their stuff is x64. I have a few bx plugins. Not sure if I am jumping on this on yet as I have TH-2, Ampltitube, GR4, and Scuffham.

Licensing explained here

http://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/newsr ... ystem.html

Oh thank you! When I went to the site it was "no need to have an ilok to demo" so...it's not hard to assume

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:11 pm

errrrr, how do you do the demo? (just says I must authorize)

n/m, register the account it looks like

Teksonik · Post by **Teksonik** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:15 pm

BX should contact Ben. All their products in the KVR database still show an iLok Dongle is required.........

Sooooo another company dumps the iLok virus......excellent......all is going as planned......

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hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:54 pm

Works fine!

kinda complicated to get up and running though...

14 day demo, will be fun to try. Nothing earth shattering so far. Wish there was a cab disable so that I could try it with recabinet

chokehold · Post by **chokehold** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:12 pm

What... they're NOT "not connected" with Sennheiser?!
Vintage30 + MD421 = instajizz!!!
Especially when you're after the ENGL Hi Gain sound!

ObsoleteAcc99 · Post by **ObsoleteAcc99** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:24 pm

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zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:40 pm

The demo videos sound very good. Is this a Amplitube killer? Hm... could be. Kemper killer? I hope not.

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:48 pm

hibidy wrote:Wish there was a cab disable so that I could try it with recabinet

And I wish there was an AMP disable so I can try it with S-Gear.
(the CAB section is the best part of this plug)

There will be BYPASS switches on the upcoming PRO version.
Completely sucks.... to pay more in order to be able to bypass something!

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:04 pm

AndrewSimon wrote:
hibidy wrote:Wish there was a cab disable so that I could try it with recabinet
And I wish there was an AMP disable so I can try it with S-Gear.
(the CAB section is the best part of this plug)

There will be BYPASS switches on the upcoming PRO version.
Completely sucks.... to pay more in order to be able to bypass something!

Flexibility is always a feature removed from consumer products. Most don't want it and those that do end up paying.

electro · Post by **electro** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:08 pm

So how would you do an FX loop with other 3rd party plugins using the standard version?

brainworx rockrack guitar amp simulator