Audiomidi.com new no-brainer deal: Amplitude 2 Live $15

[elxicano]

You can now pick up a streamlined version of Amplitube 2, (Live edition) for $15. This is a good deal for anyone that doesn't own an IK product and wants to qualify for a crossgrade pricing.

Link to purchase: http://www.audiomidi.com/AmpliTube-2-Li ... 12970.aspx



Product info:

AmpliTube 2 Live is a complete guitar amp modeling solution and effects powerhouse with ultra accurate models of the most sought after gear and the ability to mix and match separate components to build your own amps and craft a unique and ultimate tone. It comes both as a standalone application and a plug-in compatible with your favorite recording software, including Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, GarageBand, and others.

Fully MIDI-controllable, AmpliTube 2 Live is based on AmpliTube 2’s unique DSM™ technology and includes 3 guitar and bass amplifier models of the most sought after vintage gear for a total of 15 amp combination possibilities, 11 effects, a built-in tuner, an amazing selection of more than 128 customizable user presets, and SpeedTrainer, an integrated audio player with pitch and speed control, ideal for learning your favorite songs.

AmpliTube 2 Live is included free into StealthPlug, the first audio interface for guitar and bass integrated into a simple, miniaturized, 1/4” jack to USB cable with full input/output processing for your PC or Mac. Also, AmpliTube 2 Live includes AmpliTube X-GEAR, with additional amps and cabinets, dual rig and the possibility to use AmpliTube 2 Live with any other “Powered by AmpliuTube” software with full mixing and matching between the included models.

Features:

2 separate modules: tuner + configurable Stomp pedal board, and Amp head + Cabinet + Mic
9 Stomp effects plus Spring Reverb and Noise Gate
3 Amp models
4 cabinet and 2 microphone models
Digital tuner
Stand-alone and VST/AU/RTAS plug-in for all popular DAWs
Includes SpeedTrainer™ for playing along with your favorite recordings
Includes AmpliTube X-GEAR for seamless integration with all the other “Powered by AmpliTube” products, MIDI control and StompIO integration
Powered by AmpliTube® with exclusive DSM™ (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) technology for award-winning sound & realistic feel
Mac OS X (including Leopard) and XP/Vista compatible

By the way... I wasn't sure where this should be posted, so mods, feel free to move to the lounge if needed.

[MartinOM28V]

This is actually the regular version of Amplitube 2 Live (3 amps/9 stomps), which is a streamlined version of Amplitube 2 (14 amps, 21 stomps), which is about to become a streamlined version of Amplitube 3 (31 amps, 160!! stomps) when it's released. Sounds like a great deal for those who want a great-sounding guitar amp/effects sim.

[elxicano]

This is actually the regular version of Amplitube 2 Live (3 amps/9 stomps), which is a streamlined version of Amplitube 2

Actually, I said the same thing... just worded differently "(Live edition)."

I did realize I left one bit of info out on this...

The sale price is good until March 8th!

[RajahP]

Should of been Electronic delivery.
hope it won't take 2 months to arrive.

[leedsquietman]

I hope this performs better than it used to - Amplitube has been a bit of a headache for some Live users in the past in terms of stability. IK multimedia products in general have been an issue in the past.

This was a while ago when there was a barrage of complaints, so hopefully things have been resolved now. It would help if there was a 'try before buy' option.

(yes, I now fully expect a bunch of people to say 'WHHAAATTT ?? It works for me !!!')

[elxicano]

I hope this performs better than it used to - Amplitube has been a bit of a headache for some Live users in the past in terms of stability. IK multimedia products in general have been an issue in the past.

This was a while ago when there was a barrage of complaints, so hopefully things have been resolved now. It would help if there was a 'try before buy' option.

(yes, I now fully expect a bunch of people to say 'WHHAAATTT ?? It works for me !!!')

Well, yes.. one could expect that response when you speak of issues generally without saying who, what or when? Seriously... what issues? Who was having them (you, or someone you knew)? How long ago were these issues an issue.

I ask because they just got done with back to back major group buys for T-Racks 3 Singles and the Amplitube series. I've seen issues for Logic users which was confirmed by IK reps, but to my knowledge those were fixed. I've heard of no issues at all with IK products and Live.

And yes... IK products work for me.

[leedsquietman]

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... ashes+live

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... e#p1039522

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... e#p1017731

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... ve#p968512


There are some users in all of these threads seemingly having issues with Live and Amplitube.

This may not be the majority but it's still a significant number and there are more threads than this ...

T-Racks and CSR seems less problematic than Amplitube, Sampletank and SampleMoog which were regularly bringing complaints in the past.

[elxicano]

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... ashes+live

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... e#p1039522

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... e#p1017731

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... ve#p968512


There are some users in all of these threads seemingly having issues with Live and Amplitube.

This may not be the majority but it's still a significant number and there are more threads than this ...

T-Racks and CSR seems less problematic than Amplitube, Sampletank and SampleMoog which were regularly bringing complaints in the past.

Come on man... on the first link, you're the one who brings up IK products crashing. Just a few posts above yours someone was talking about how they ran multiple instances of Amplitude with no problem.

Anyway, there's a demo available, which IMO is much better than simply saying it doesn't work for some people or as you mentioned in your other post that "it has been known as problematic with a large proportion of Live users"

For the record, I'm not into the Amplitude series. I'll be picking up Guitar Rig soon, now that I just got Kore 2. I just hate blanket statements like these... I mean if it hasn't happened to you then how do you know so well? After all, it could simply have been a few individuals with unsupported system specs, user error, or someone running a faulty illegal copy. There really are just so many reasons things can crash with any software company or product.

But as I said before, T-Racks and CSR runs great on my setup. I've tried the demos of Amplitude in the past (version 2 and Jimmy) and also had no problems at all. That's what's great about demos... try before you buy.

[chapelier fou]

I was almost buying a hardware amp simulator, but for the price, I'll give amplitube a chance ! Thanks for posting the link !

[leedsquietman]

Elxicano - the first post you need to look at again.

poster kvitamin "Yah Amplitube rocks, too bad it is practically useless with ableton. It will crash the program everytime you use it."

I am not an alias of kvitamin !

The Domster himself (one of Ableton's main men) identifies a crash of Amplitube on one of those threads, so are you going to give him shit too?

All I said was SOME people had issues. No need to get your knickers in a twist. All software is going to have some stability problems, it just seems that in the past, Amplitube had more than most. But whatever, people will do what they do.

Guitar Rig works fine with Live on my setup. I have GR2 full software edition and the demo version of GR4, both work fine.

[ze2be]

Hey, im in the marked for a distortion plug.
Guitar Rig sounds very nice to me. How does this one compare on distortion quality, cpu and ram use?

[leedsquietman]

It all comes down to personal taste, but download the demo of GR4, it allows you to run it for 30 minutes before you have to close it down and open it again (you can use it and freeze tracks/flatten to keep a sound etc). I don't think the distortion in any of these simulations sound as good as micing up a cab, but it is better than using the tools in Live to achieve this type of sound. There are some pretty good sounds in there though, especially the dreamy, chimy, cleaner type sounds are awesome in GR.

I personally prefer GR4 to Amplitube 2 but I haven't heard Amplitube 3 which is coming out soon and promises a lot of extra features.

[ze2be]

It all comes down to personal taste, but download the demo of GR4, it allows you to run it for 30 minutes before you have to close it down and open it again (you can use it and freeze tracks/flatten to keep a sound etc). I don't think the distortion in any of these simulations sound as good as micing up a cab, but it is better than using the tools in Live to achieve this type of sound. There are some pretty good sounds in there though, especially the dreamy, chimy, cleaner type sounds are awesome in GR.

I personally prefer GR4 to Amplitube 2 but I haven't heard Amplitube 3 which is coming out soon and promises a lot of extra features.

Well, im only looking for a good distortion plug, and GR seem rather overkill. However, its the first distortion plug Ive tried that actually sound good.
I demoed it some time ago. But I prefer plugs that are "small". Simple/small gui, light on cpu and ram. I haven't tried Amplitude..

Ok, ill try the demo..

[ze2be]

OK, I tried the Amplitube 2 demo against the GR4 demo. To me GR4 sound a little bit better. But they both sound pretty good. Amplitude had a metallic feedback sound going through most of the presets. Its probably meant to be there, but GR4 was easier to my ears. Dont like to much sounds that bring up my tinnitus. GR was also a tad more present/clear. But they were very similar plugs. Both very heavy on the cpu, GR4 perhaps a bit more hungry. They both ranged between 15 and 50% cpu on a dual core 2.4. Its way to heavy for a live situation..

GR4 just crashed Live 7, so ill give it a break for now.

[leedsquietman]

http://www.studiodevil.com/products/

these are also good. There is a useable freebie in this range which is not a bad Marshall sound.