Users of any non‑Max version can audition and purchase add‑ons from IK’s revamped Custom Shop. The free AmpliTube 5 Custom Shop enables users to dip a toe in the water. At the top of the range is the all‑you‑can‑eat AmpliTube 5 MAX, which offers full access to all current official artist and brand packs and the full range of gear models. Presets can be added to a Favourites menu, for rapid access, and legacy presets from v4 can also be used (though note that the improvements to the models may make them sound slightly different).ĪmpliTube 5 supports all the common Mac/Windows formats for DAW plug‑ins, and there are four versions at differing prices. (I was mildly disappointed to find no category specifically for ambient sounds but there are plenty of tools there to roll your own.)Įxisting AmpliTube users will notice that the whole look has been refreshed too, with a revamped GUI sporting more realistic gear icons and panels, a searchable graphical gear browser, and a new‑look routing section. The range of presets, which are arranged by genre, is also huge and varied. There are more models here than before, and users of the flagship Max version now have access to over 400 modelled pieces of gear: in addition to the studio rack gear, much of which is derived from IK’s T‑RackS 5 mastering software but optimised for guitar, there are two new pedals, five new amps, 19 new effects racks and two new room emulations. There’s also an iOS version in the pipeline.

In With The NewĪs with previous versions, AmpliTube 5 can be used as a standalone desktop app or as a plug‑in. The most recent version, announced at the end of 2020, is AmpliTube 5, and I was very keen to find out what more it had to offer. Of course, AmpliTube has evolved considerably since then, to take advantage of better algorithms and increases in computing power and to add more models and functionality. When released, it was one of the first guitar/bass amp and effects‑modelling plug‑ins that aimed to emulate the entire recording chain. It is hard to believe that IK’s AmpliTube has been with us for almost two decades.

We check out IK’s latest refresh of their popular amp and effects modelling suite.

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