FREE Guitar Sims
A List of all free Guitar Simulation, Emulation & Modeling Software.
The information on each individual amp sim does not contain all the features of the software, but rather the essence and most important data.
Detailed information can be found on the provider's website.
- Ace is a true to life emulation of a legendary 1950s, American, all tube, 5W, tweed amp
- Volume goes to 12 just like on the original amp
- Adjustable feedback amount
- Model of the circuit with grid stoppers
- Impulse response cab emulation
- Up to 8x oversampling
- Can also be used in live environments and for re-amping
Altar is an open-source modular Amp Sim.
- Two Amplifiers
- glassy clean channel
- modern high-gain channel for a wide variety of tones
- Cab Designer
- Create your own professional-sounding IRs with an intuitive designer tool
- Share your cabs with friends or even sell them
- Mixing Tools
- Fast Mixing with the Low-frequency palm mute control
- pre-set Whistle filter and built-in Lofi effect
- NAM Support
- Pitch Shifting
- Pre & Post Process
- Modularer DSP
- Up to 8x Oversampling
- built-in Tuner
- Output Limiter
- FX Suite
- Multiple Overdrive modes, Circuit-Bending, Reverb, Forward, Reverse and Glitch Delays, Chorus and a Ringmod
See also:
- Review on: bedroomproducersblog.com
AmpBox
- supports the products: BST-7, SUN-100, Tweed Blues, Tweed Bass, 1987X SG, 6160III, Rectofire, Euphoria, ReAxis, U530
- effects: Flanger MF-2, Noise Gate, Graphic EQ, Wah 535Q, Overdrive: TS 808, Chorus, Delay, Reverb and more
- Tuner
Father information at:
- 1 Amp: 5034 Fluff - Modern metal chugs. No overdrive needed.
- made in collaboration with Ryan "Fluff" Bruce
- 3D cabinet simulator with 3 Cabinets: Mega Oversize, Freeman V30 and Freeman M25 with 4 microphone options
- own IRs can be loaded
- pedalboard with studio quality effects pedals: Noise Gate, Compressor, Drive Pedal, Chorus, Analog Delay and Reverb
- tuner
- MIDI capabilities
Amplifikation Lite
- 3 channels: Clean, Rhythm, Lead
- 9 Parameters: Input, Channel selector, Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble, Presence, Volume and Cabinet On/Off
- Built-in Cabinet Impulse Response Loader
- Supports sample rates of up to 96 kHz
Pillar
Pillar is a power amplifier simulator that utilizes vacuum tube emulation engine to enhance and complement the Efektor Gainia series preamps. Its primary function is to amplify the volume of the guitar sound and add a desirable level of saturation before it is projected through the speaker cabinet.
AmpLion FREE
(no longer available)
Information still available at: vstwarehouse.com + looperman.com
- 9 guitar preamps
- 7 power amps
- 12 speakers
- 8 microphones
- 30 effects
In the past, bassists had the Bass Amp Sim GK Amp 2 LE. Information still available at: looperman.com. Audified now offers the paid plugins GK Amplification 3 LE and GK Amplification 3 PRO.
IK Multimedia offers a wide range of hardware and software for musicians.
Amplitube 5 CS
The free version of AmpliTube 5 with:
- 10 Stompbox Models – 7 Band Graphic, Chorus, Compressor, Delay, Diode Overdrive, Flanger, Noise Gate, Opto Tremolo, Volume, Wah
- 6 Amplifiers – Brit 8000, American Tube Clean, American Tube Clean 2, British Tube Lead 1, SLD 100, Solid State Bass Preamp
- 7 Cabinets – 1x12 Open Vintage, 1x15 Bass Vintage, 2x12 Closed Vintage, 4x10 Open Vintage, 4x12 Brit 8000, 4x12 Closed Vintage, 4x12 Metal T
- 4 Speakers – American 12K, Brit 80, , Brit Green, Brit V2
- 3 Microphones – Dynamic 57, Condenser 414, Condenser 87
- 6 Rack Effects Units – Digital Chorus, Digital Delay, Digital Reverb, Graphic EQ, Parametric EQ, Tube Compressor
- 6 Rooms – Amp Closet, Garage, Hall, Large Studio, Mid Studio, Small Studio
TONEX CS
The free version of TONEX with:
- Includes 20 must-have Premium Tone Models and your choice of 20 user-created Tone Models from ToneNET
- Hyper-realistic tone-modeled rigs: amps, cabs and pedals
- Studio-grade EQ, compressor, modulation, delay, reverb, and noise gate
- Works as a standalone, plug-in or inside AmpliTube 5
- Browse, search and demo thousands of Tone Models covering a massive range of sought-after gear on ToneNET
- Use Tone Models to practice, jam or record inside your favorite DAW or use them on your mobile device with the free TONEX app
- Exclusive VIR™ multi-IR cabinets and custom IR Loader
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2009).
Guitar Amp Heads.
- 3 amp models inspired by legendary amplifiers: "classic clean", "classic drive" and "modern drive"
- Simulations based on the Destructor dynamic distortion and amp modeling engine
- Load you own cabinet or reverb impulse responses to add color to the amp simulation
- No latency
- Full MIDI control and automation support, MIDI Learn
- Full featured integrated presets manager
- Any sample rate supported
Voxengo offers a wide range of different software for musicians.
Boogex
- Real-time guitar processing
- Speaker cabinet simulation
- Stereo convolution processing
- Guitar reverb effect
Tube Amp
- Tube overdrive
- Audio track saturator
- British High-Gain Amp emulation based on Marshall® stack
- Power Amp Drive Control
- Built In 4x12 Cabinet Emulation
- Realistic Tone Controls: Bass, Mids, Treble, and Presence
- 4X Up-Sampling Engine with 64-bit Floating-Point Internal Precision
Brainworx Guitar Sim plugins are also available by Plugin Alliance: bx_rockrack V3 Player + bx_megasingle.
Guitar amplifiers from renowned manufacturers.
bx_rockrack V3 Player
- 26 presets featuring eight powerful guitar amp models in one plugin:
- Clean 800: Clean channel from the Marshall JCM 800™ 2210
- Crunch 800: Lead channel from the Marshall JCM 800™ 2210
- Clean ENGL™ 530: Clean channel from the ENGL 530 Tube Preamp
- Lead ENGL™ 530: Lead channel from the ENGL 530 Tube Preamp
- Jazz Clean: Based on the ENGL 530 preamp clean channel
- Jazz Crunch: Based on the ENGL 530 preamp lead channel
- Modern Rock: Mesa Boogie Rect-O-Verb™ 50W
- Metal BX 666: Brainworx amp design by Igor Nembrini and Dirk Ulrich
- Easy to use preset toolbar is fully automatable, allowing on-the-fly tone changes while tracking or mixing DI guitar tracks
- Master Output control allows you to adjust volume to taste
- Use sounds from growling metal mayhem to soaring ballad leads to crisp and clean Jazz riffs all in one amp plugin
- Select predesigned tones from a wide array of professionally recorded cabinet responses from famous studios around the world
bx_megasingle
- Faithful reproduction of a Mesa Boogie Single Rectifier guitar amp
- 60+ impulse responses with multiple speaker cabinets recorded in a state of the art room with stellar gear
- Rhythm and lead channels both with separate gain and master volume controls
- Separate 3-channel EQs for each channel
- Channel one (Rhythm) features Clean/Pushed gain modes, and Channel 2 (Lead) features Vintage (Raw/Modern) gain modes for a wide array of powerful tones
- Shimmer or growl on the Rhythm channel
- Shred or scream on the Lead channel
- Delivers warm vintage Boogie tones and modern Rectifier metal mayhem
- Dual full function channels let you dial in any two tones you want
- Record DI guitars, then edit and process them in the DAW completely using the internal amp simulation, the recording chains and the FX Rack
- World-Class guitar sound right on your desktop via faithful recreation of a boutique tube amp
More free plugins from Plugin Alliance.
Brainworx also offers bass amps.
Classic Thirty + J + V2012 + F + B + more
(by plugins4free.com)
Various guitar amp simulators with cabs.
See also:
- Guitar Amp Simulators and Related Pedal Sims at execonsultingtx.com
- Download at execonsultingtx.com
- YouTube Video: Guitar Amp Sim Tutorial Jun 2019
- YouTube Video: 4 VOX AC30 Amp Sim Comparison - FREE & Paid VSTs - Nembrini Dc30, Kuassa Lancaster, Analog Obsession
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2008).
Developed by Matthias Becker. Download by R E Q U I E T U S.
Two plugins were combined into one GUI:
- Cortex amp: 4 different preamps, gain, tube & transistor, eq, boost and more
- OldCab: cabinet simulator, has Marshall, Hughes & Kettner, Fender and others, 16 in total
YouTube Video: Cortex Stack by Cortex
- The Crunck V2 guitar amplifier's sound palette ranges from metal to fusion and rock to blues
- Choose the integrated cabinet, a 4x12 with Vintage 30 speakers, or bypass the cabinet section
See all free Plugins.
- Black Rooster Audio‘s guitar amp head emulation meticulously modeled after a very versatile, yet uniquely sounding low wattage amplifier
- simple 2x12 cabinet simulation (can be bypassed)
- Authentic circuit emulation
A VST plugin created by Alejandro Langman and "the essence of vintage tube amp tone" (according to the website).
Unfortunately, the website does not provide much information.
See also:
Dusty Tube is a guitar and bass amp simulator plugin built on NAM (Neural Amp Modeler), an open-source project that uses deep learning to create highly accurate models of amplifiers and pedals.
Review on bedroomproducersblog.com.
- Ignite Amps 3rd generation triode modeling engine
- Dynamic EL34 / 6L6GC / KT88 pentodes/tetrodes analog modeling (push-pull stage)
- Two channels: clean and lead, each with fully separated controls
- Selectable power tubes with individual bias controls
- Selectable oversampling rate (up to 8x)
- Global input / output level controls
- Double precision (64-bit) floating point mathematical model
- Mono / Stereo processing support
- Fully automatable controls
- Ignite Amps proprietary preset management system with bank file import/export functions
See also the other free products: Libra, Emissary, NadIR, ProF.E.T., NRR-1, The Anvil, TPA-1, SHB-1, PTEq-X, TSB-1 Tyrant Screamer, TS-999 SubScreamer
Further download (older Version): grebz.com
GuitarML offers additional free software.
Epoch Amp
- 4 amp models: from clean to edge of breakup, crunchy to high gain
- mix control for mixing in the input signal with the dirty signal
- Epoch Amp is intended to be used as the foundation of your signal chain to add any number of other effects to
- Impulse Responses
- 3D amp model (by John Stutts)
Chameleon
- Chameleon is a guitar plugin using neural networks to create three distinct sounds from a vintage style amp head
- Chameleon's core sound comes from a neural net inference engine which allows the plugin to disguise itself as a high end tube amplifier
- While SmartAmp and SmartAmpPro are more experimental in nature, Chameleon uses the state-of-the-art RTNeural engine which brings CPU usage down to compete with other commercial plugins
Smartamp
- The SmartAmp is a guitar plugin that uses machine learning to mimic all the nuances of a tube amplifier
- It features a clean and lead channel with EQ and gain controls
EVOampLite
(no longer available)
Revolt DSP
The official website (revoltdsp.com) is down.
- 1 amp
- 2 cabs
- 4 essential pedals
Information still available:
- Review on bedroomproducersblog.com
- KVRaudio
- Review on thebeatcommunity.com
Fender Studio is a DAW designed for anyone who wants to capture ideas quickly and easily.
Jam, record, mix - on any platform.
This DAW includes Fender amps and effects:
Amps
- ’65 Twin Reverb
- Reverb 800 v.3
- ’59 Bassman*
- Bassbreaker 15 Medium Gain*
- Super-Sonic*
- Redhead*
- Tube Preamp*
Pedals
- Overdrive
- Sine Chorus
- Mono Delay
- Small Hall Reverb
- Modern Bass OD
- VariFuzz*
- Vintage Tremolo*
- Stereo Tape Delay *
- Small Room Reverb*
- Triangle Flanger *
- Simple Comp *
*To unlock, sign up for free in the app. If you create a free account, you will unlock six additional amps and nine effects.
Note: You have to scroll down the page to "Fender Studio" with the "Free Download" button.
Fender Studio vs. Fender Studio Pro
- Fender Studio (free app): The included amps and effects are permanently integrated into the app and cannot be exported as separate plugins.
- Fender Studio Pro 8 (professional DAW): The Mustang Native and Rumble Native plugins can be installed separately and are compatible with common plugin standards (VST3, AU, AAX). This means that these Fender amps and effects can also be used in other DAWs.
See also:
- Google Play
- YouTube Video: Fender Studio App: HOW Is This FREE??? (First Look)
- Review on: musicradar.com
- Review on: guitarworld.com
- Review on: gitarrebass.de (german)
Flexton DC14 + Diverse
(no longer available)
Website ist down.
Information still available:
- KVRaudio
- Plugins4Free
- YouTube Video: Flextron DC14 - Free VST
- YouTube Video: Home studio: VST effect Axp flextron DC14: Guitar free Vst amp simulator (on Linux)
- Plugins on looperman.com
- Review of Sansamp Sim Plugin on masters-of-music.com
Fretted Synth Audio
Original website (no loger exist): http://frettedsynth.com
Information still avalible:
- rekkerd.org (download - see table)
- plugins4free.com
- AudioFanzine
- KVRaudio + here
YouTube Video: FREEAMP 3.6 by FRETTED SYNTH AUDIO
Features:
- Includes Guitsyn, a built-in guitar synth (screenshot).
- 7 different amp types.
- 7 different EQs, all have there own controls for comparison.
- 6 speakers, plus bypass, adjustable by the mic placement.
- Separate MIDI volume control, can be placed pre or post amp.
- Host Sync and Tap Tempo for Tremolo and Delay.
- Noise gate.
- Tremolo, Triangle and square modulators.
- 2 compressors, pre and post amp.
- Wah can operate by MIDI CC, plus has auto features.
- Drive pedal, with a choice of seven overdrive types.
- Chorus with added filter.
- Flanger.
- Phase Shifter.
- Delay and Reverb.
- 128 factory presets.
G-AMP and G-AMP-R are simple and useful guitar amplifiers.
The controls are easily understood.
G-AMP-R includes a reverb control.
Samsara Cycle Audio on plugins4free.com and looperman.com.
GrindMachine FREE + Amp Locker
(GrindMachine only on: plugin4free.com)
GrindMachine
Information and download on Plugins4Free + dontcrack + bedroomproducersblog
See also the Bass Amp Bass Grinder Free and the other free plugins on Plugins4Free of Audio Assault.
AmpLocker
- Prestige 1950 - A british hotrodded amp
- 7 FX Pedals - 7 Rack FX
- 11 3D Cabs - Fully Adjustable with 11 Mics
Audio Assault has a series of paid Guitar Amp Sims and Bass Amp Sims that can be loaded with AmpLocker.
- 2 clean, 3 overdrive, and 4 high-gain amps for guitar
- 9 guitar cabs, 1 bass cab, and 12 miking options (with 3 mic types)
- Insert up to 4 pedal effects, and choose pre- or post-amp position
- Chorus, overdrive, distortion, delay, 2 reverbs, 6 more effects
- Drag-and-drop effect positions in the effects chain
- Tap tempo, tempo sync, and many more extras
- The ToolRack paradigm for real-time live performance
- Compatible with multipoint touch-sensitive screens
- Tuner for guitar and bass, with alternate and user-defined tunings
- 68 factory presets
Guitar Amp 3.5 Free Edition
(no longer available | Informations on: kvraudio.com + pluginboutique.com)
Plektron
Old website (no longer exist): http://www.plektronfx.com/index.php
Information still avalible: kvraudio.com + pluginboutique.com + looperman.com
- 2 versatile amplifiers for Guitar (british) and Bass (BassVox)
- Cabinet simulator
- Fuzz: classic distortion effect
- Compressor
- Vintage Reverb
- Tuner
- Input & Master Module
Guitar Amplificator
(online in Web Browser)
This guitar amp sim run in a web browser.
Father information: homemusiccreator.com
Guitar Rig 7 Player is a free, cut-down version of Guitar Rig 7 Pro and includes:
- Factory Selection packs an iconic workhorse amp and a British-style tube amp
- matched cabinets
- 26 effects and tools
- 60 ready-to-use presets
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2008).
Information: requietus.blogspot
Download: grebz.com
- Boss DS-1 (Distortion stompbox)
- Boss SD-1 (Super Overdrive stompbox)
- Tube Screamer (Overdrive stompbox)
- Oberheim PS-1 (Phaser stompbox)
- Univox Univibe (Modulations stompbox)
- Fender Twin 1969 (Guitar amplifier)
- Marshall JCM900 Dual Reverb (Guitar amplifier)
See also:
- YouTube Video: Fender Twin 1969
- 1 Guitar Amp
- 25 built-in modules including stuff from a simple noise gate to brain-slashing modulation f/x like flanger, phaser or auto-wah
- Noise Gate, Compressor, Mono Level Output, and Clipping
- Tuner
- Rack: Tube Selection, Pre-Gain, Master Gain, Clean/Dist Blend, Drive, Optional Bass and Presence Boost, Optional Reverb, and a Large Master Volume
- Limiter
- Amp Impulse for Manufacturer Characteristics, Cabinets, EQ
- Stereo FX, Reverbs and Delays, Cabinet IRs
- Additional Third-Party Plugins
Blog article at GearNews (german).
Juicy77
(not longer available | download: grebz.com)
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2008).
Information and download still available:
LePoulin (several amps)
(not longer available | download: plugins4free.com + grebz.com)
LePou
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2010).
LePou was very popular in his day.
Various guitar amplifier heads.
Official website (lepouplugins.blogspot.de) no longer exists.
Information and download still available:
Liver6
Liver6 is a cutting-edge, neural network-powered VST plugin meticulously simulating the iconic, somewhat plastic-y essence of the early Line6 Kidney 2.0.
Goblyn
Based on studio standard metal head 5153 boosted with one of the best overdrives in the market and sculpted with true analog toys.
- 3 band tone stack
- Build in IR slider
- Impulse loader
- Nastiness
Nosferatu
High-Gain Preamp.
- Stomp
- Main Drive — thick, aggressive distortion with classic high-gain character
- Boost Mode
- Power Amp
- Cab
- Paired with a cab simulation featuring two distinct voicings, Nosferatu covers everything from tight modern metal to doomy, decaying sludge
- Tuner
- Transpose
- Studio Environment
- Presets
- Build-in Gate
- MIDI
This plugin is free when you purchase another commercial product.
- tube power amp
- cabinet/speaker
- microphone
- high-end studio preamp
- Fully Tweakable
See also:
- YouTube Video: This Free Marshall JCM800 Plug-In INSANELY Tweakable!
- Review on: gearspace.com
Mayerism is an open-source plugin inspired by John Mayer's signature tones and built on top of the Neural Amp Modeler Plugin.
- Amp Section:
- Clean to edge-of-breakup response.
- Touch sensitivity and pick dynamics.
- Smooth midrange and glassy high end.
- Integrated Pedal Suite:
- Tube Screamer–style Overdrive Classic mid-forward drive with Drive, Tone, and Level controls.
- Compressor Transparent compression for sustain and control, ideal for clean and blues tones.
- Clean Boost Transparent gain stage for pushing the amp or lifting solos.
- Chorus Subtle modulation for width and movement, suited for clean and lightly driven tones.
- Delay Musical delay for rhythmic repeats and ambient textures.
- Reverb Smooth reverb for space and depth, from subtle room ambience to lush tails.
- Tone Shaping & Utilities:
- Tone Stack EQ Bass, Middle, and Treble controls tuned for Mayer-style voicing.
- Noise Gate Controls noise and feedback without affecting playing dynamics.
- Doubler Adds stereo width and depth.
- Input / Output Gain Independent level control for gain staging and plugin integration.
- Presets & Interface:
- Preset Management Save and load presets that store your settings.
- Real-time Metering Input and output level visualization.
See also:
- Mayerism at KVRaudio
- YouTube Video: John Mayer Tone for $0? Could This New FREE Amp Sim Be An Alternative To Neural Dsp Mayer?
- Model loaders for NAM (Neural Amp Modeler), AIDA-X, cabinet and reverb IRs
- File-based sources: SFZ, SF2, MIDI, Hydrogen drumkits, audio loops
- Full suite of effects and synths, from delays and distortions to soft synths and ambient tools
- Utility plugins like Mixers, Routers, Switchboxes, Noise Meters, Recorders, Volume, and Gain controls
- Creative tools like Loopers and arpeggiators
- Advanced MIDI tools for routing, filtering, processing and transforming MIDI streams
- CV/Modular synth plugins for signal shaping, modulation, and custom patching
- A modern amp with a classic British sound
- Two channels each one with two preamp gains, a mid-boost and a boost
- A pedalboard with 5 super efficient stomps, no need to disconnect cables to test the positions of the stomps
- 44100Hz, 48000Hz, 88200Hz, 96000Hz, 176400Hz and 192000Hz compatible. Plugins tested under Logic and Reaper
- The distortion responds to the volume of the guitar
- Based on the capture of a favorite tube amp
- Two models of reverb springs
- 12 cabinet models (1x12, 2x10, 2x12, 4x12) which reproduce the sound characteristics of the most famous cabinets
In the past, there was also the Tone Deluxe (see also the review on masters-of-music.com)
Lostin70s offers also a free Bass Amp Sim: Bass Deluxe.
Free plugin that significantly expands the Neural Amp Modeler.
- Amp Profile Loader
- Pedal Profile Loader (NAM-Pedal-Captures or Preamp-Profile)
- Dual IR Loader
- Stereo support
- Tuner and Preset-Management
- Noise gate
- Tone stack module
- Dynamic EQ
- Instigator Module (A simulated tone stack from a Mesa Boogie MK2C+ amplifier)
YouTube Videos: Pipp Priss + Amps, Pedals & Pickups
Neural Amp Modeler by Steven Atkinson
To play guitar, load a *.nam file and a *.wav Impulse Response (IR) file.
- What is NAM? The answer is here.
- Get NAMs: tone3000.com + damyfx.eu + choptones.com
- Get IRs: tone3000.com + free IRs + paid IRs
- Expandable with NAM Universal from Wave Mind Audio
- Open Source software
YouTube Video: Tudor N.
- amp selection
- Soldano® SLO-100®
- Laney® TF300®
- cabinet section
- 1×12 HH Invader Laney TF300 Combo
- 4×12 Vintage 30 Marshall 1960 LEAD A
- 4×12 Vintage 30 Modern American Cab
- pedalboard: COMPRESSOR, BURN, CHORUS, TIME MACHINE, THE ROOM
A collection of plugins that includes:
- AmpBrowser
- StompBrowser
- Easy Amp
- DelayChorus
- CaliforniaDrive
Nice Stomps! offers a free and open-source alternative to products such as TONEX from IK Multimedia.
AmpBrowser and StompBrowser are powered by Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) and connected to the free Tone3000 community.
See the review on: BedRoomProducersBlog.
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2009).
Guitar amp heads that were popular in their day.
See also: Nick Crow on google site
Nick Crow by R E Q U I E T U S.
NoAmp!
(no longer available | download: kvraudio.com & grebz.com)
Mokafix Audio
This plugin dates back to a bygone era.
Old Website (down): http://ww3.mokafix.com.
- emulation of a famous analog amp
- cab sim stompbox effect
- 3 switches and 4 knobs to sculpt the sound
Information at:
Various guitar amp sims and effects.
Further information at:
- Video on: kvraudio.com
- NaLex Software at web.archive.org (Amplex - Multiamp) + other software from NaLex + IRbis - Cabinet Simulator
- Video
- Download at archive.org
- Ninja on integraudio.com
- YouTube Video: TrueSim
NaLex offers also Bass Amp Sim.
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2013).
Only Win32bit.
- 19 models of pedals
- 2 amps
- 7 speakers models
- 3 rack units
See also:
- Pedals on plugins4free.com.
Redcurrant is a guitar amp / cabinet emulator designed for Metal.
- Fury guitar amp
- Cabinet emulator (with custom IR loader)
- Screamer
- Reverb effect
- Delay effect
- Noisegate
- Tuner
See also:
- Redcurrant on looperman.com
- Redcurrant on plugins4free.om
This plugin dates back to a bygone era.
A range of guitar amp heads and effects - require an IR loader.
Further download: grebz.com
Revolution Z
(no longer available | download: grebz.com)
This plugin dates back to a bygone era.
Guitar Amp Head.
Based on the Neural Amp Modeler by Steve Atkinson.
You can load any .NAM and cab IR file from your own capture collection.
RITUAL AMP LOADER expands the tonal shaping capabilities and toolset at your disposal.
- 9 PEDAL CAPTURES including the MERCILESS DRIVE by VIC AUDIO
- 11 AMP HEAD CAPTURES
- 2 BASS HEAD CAPTURES
- 15 CAB IMPULSE RESPONSES from VIC AUDIO
- PEDAL LOADER with TONE control as well as a WET DRY mix
- AMP LOADER with BASS, MIDDLE, TREBLE, PRESENCE as well as a CUT to tame the top end.
- GATE
- MONO/STEREO CAB IR LOADER
- Tuner
- NORMALIZATION AND CALIBRATION of PROFILES
- CALIBRATED PROFILE SUPPORT
Rollamp + Amper
(no longer available | download: glugin4free.com)
Rollamp
- authentic circuit guitar combo amplifier emulation
- 1×12 Type M cabinet
- Type 57 mic placed to cap edge
- Three valve models
- Class A power-amp
- Cabinet simulation that can be bypassed
- Calibrated input level to record guitar ITB
Father information: gearnews (german)
Direkt link: Plugins4Free
Amper
- mid/high gain guitar amp for metal
Direkt link: Plugins4Free
See also the free Cabinet Simulator KABIN (YouTube Video).
Shred Suite + Metal Razor + more
(no longer available)
AcmeBarGig
This plugin dates back to a bygone era (last known update in 2010).
Various amplifier heads - often high gain for metal.
Only Win32.
Website (down): https://www.acmebargig.com/
Information and download still available:
The STR-X was built to be a simple but powerful, digitally-oriented guitar amp, one which isn’t based on any pre-existing analog models.
Tonally, it is capable of high gain, modest crunch, and cleaner tones with some added heat.
- One-of-a-kind digital guitar amp
- Low & High gain modes
- 3 different preamp voicings
- One-knob distortion pedal
- 4x oversampling
- Render-only oversampling
- SuperCrunch does not model any real hardware but it is capable of very natural sound of classic tube amplifier.
- Its range is from sparkling clean sound through gentle and not so gentle crunch tones to wild rock and metal distortion.
- There are controls for input and output gain, drive gain and bright and there is a choice of two channels - crunch and lead.
- With 8-band graphic equalizer.
- It can be gain-compensated.
- A gate with adjustable threshold.
- A cabinet simulation (which can be turned off) with two phase-matched impulse responses that can be smoothly blended together.
See also:
- SuperCrunch on KVRaudio
- Review on bedroomproducersblog.com
Swanky Amp
(no longer available | download: plugins4free.com)
Resonant DSP
Swanky AMP is powered by a state-of-the-art tube amplifier model. The model is based on detailed simulations of real tube amplifier circuits, and is built using a variety of modern digital signal processing techniques.
The website resonantdsp.com is down.
See also:
The smal Version of THU.
- 4 Guitar Amp models
- 5 Cabinet models
- 6 pedal and rack effects
- Rig Player (with 10 factory rigs), allows to reproduce rig models created by capturing real setups
- 18 microphone models, with up to four mics on each cabinet
- Amp Tweak technology, allows to mod the amplifiers by changing the preamp and poweramp tube models, as well as simulating the action of a variac
- Scenes allow to instantly recall different models configurations in the preset
- 4th generation analog emulation technology, with proprietary nonlinear processing algorithm
- Advanced cabinet emulations with Fluid IR technology
- Includes a Fluid IR loader which allows to load standard IRs and transform them into Fluid IRs
- 3D, gap-less positioning of microphones and room simulation
- Easy to build or modify your own signal path
- Fully MIDI control
- Chromatic Tuner
- Amplifiers: List of an ever-growing collection of classic amplifiers.
- ToneSnaps: the technology delivers an extremely high level of accuracy when capturing gear.
- Cabs: Tonocracy includes a diverse set of factory cabinets from ML Sound Lab, Amalgam Audio, and others. You can load your own IRs.
- Speaker Compression: this modeling apply to our SchemAccurate and ToneSnap technologies as well as to NAM files imported into Tonocracy.
- FX: Drive, Reverb, Modulation, Delay, Dynamics, EQ, and Pitch.
- NAM Support
- Presets
- Signal Routing
- Cloud Backups and Sync
- Cloud Library
Also see: atomicamps.com
TSE X30
The X30 is emulating a high gain german preamp.
Only WIN32.
Also free: TSE 808 + TSE R47 + TSE BOD
Further information: TSE X30 by KVRaudio + TSE X50 by KVRaudio
VTarAmps (several)
A large number of different amp head simulations modeled after the original analog ones.
Some of them are free (Click through the links in the bar on the left).
Old Website: http://pvamps.blogspot.ru/
squallooo
This guitar amp sim run in a web browser.
Review: homemusiccreator.com