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Oracle Sound has released its second guitar amp simulator: SLAMP. A free snapshot version, LittleSLAMP, is also available.

The original “The Can” amplifier was a small, battery-powered amplifier from the 1980s. Carve Audio has now released it as a plugin.

The next generation of the Neural Amp Modeler is here. Architecture 2 (A2) was developed by Tone3000 in collaboration with Steve Atkinson and unveiled on June 2, 2026.

In addition to the Tamazight Metal Amp, Saint Mike DSP has now released another plugin: QingX Clean Amp. This guitar amp simulator is available in a stripped-down FREE and full PRO version.

On March 27, 2026, Soundshed Guitar released the beta version. On May 23, 2026, version 1.1.0 of the Guitar Amp Sim, which is based on NAM (Neural Amp Modeler), was released.

Lum has now released version 1.0 of its guitar amp simulator plugin, which is based on NAM (Neural Amp Modeler). VoLum offers the entire signal chain, including pre-amp pedals and post-amp effects.

NAM Universal Version 2 of WaveMind is scheduled for release in June. The Amp Sim Universe offers the first preview of the guitar amp sim plugin in a livestream.

APFX released the Primo 1.5 update in mid-May 2026. Primo users have apparently been asking for a stereo mode, and now they’ve got it.

On May 20, 2026, PolyChrome DSP released the Harmony guitar effect plugin, which offers responsive, intelligent pitch processing with note definition and tracking.

On May 18, 2026, Acustica Audio will release AREO 2, a comprehensive guitar amplifier emulation software that combines the entire signal path of a classic amplifier setup into a single plugin.