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AmpBender

Amp Simulator Plugin by Heath Audio
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AmpBender
AmpBender by Heath Audio is a Virtual Effect Audio Plugin for macOS and Windows. It functions as an Audio Units Plugin and a VST 3 Plugin.
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1.0.63 Beta
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1.0.63 Beta
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AmpBender is based on the legendary Marshall JCM800 circuit.

Our goal: discover new tones hiding within this classic design. Bend your tone to perfection.

The Bending Patchbay

Bend your signal like never before. Access and route gain stages directly to push the amp to its absolute limit. The interactive patchbay lets you visualize your signal path and load custom impulse responses for cabinet simulation:

  • HIGH/LOW input selection with visual cable routing.
  • Drag-and-drop IR loader with waveform preview.
  • Built-in 4x12" cabinet impulse response.
  • Real-time signal flow visualization.

Features

  • Tube Amp Simulation: State of the art tube amp modelling using advanced Wave Digital Filters (WDF), based on research from Stanford University and open source code from ChowDSP.
  • Circuit Mods: We incorporated some of the most popular mods for the JCM800 so you can push even further. Gain Boost and Input Warmth switches included.
  • Power Supply / VARIAC: Simulate voltage sag and VARIAC control for authentic tube compression and brown sound characteristics.
  • HIGH/LOW Input: Switch between high and low gain inputs just like a real amp. Interactive patchbay visualization included.
  • IR Cabinet Loader: Load your own impulse responses or use the built-in 4x12" cabinet. Drag and drop WAV files for instant tone matching.
  • 31-Band Spectrum: Real-time frequency analyzer shows your tone at a glance. Visualize the impact of every adjustment.

Latest User Reviews

Average user rating of 4.00 from 1 review
AmpBender

Reviewed By Faydit [all]
February 14th, 2026
Version reviewed: 1.0.63 on Windows

This is an interesting product, but I do not really understand, why it only works as standalone program and not also is offered as (vst) plugin.

Good Marshall sounds, no doubt, a lot of tweaking options, only the way, the patchbay works, I have not compelety understood up to now, the pop-up descriptions do not really explain much about, what really happens there. So a more precise, real manual informations instead of update news only would be helpful and not onyl for me, I think.

Excellent, if it (maybe) becomes usable as plugin too in the future...

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