I have modeling plugins, and while I'm no fan of them, they sometimes good scratch pads for working out parts late in the evening.
When I upgraded my iZotope plugins last month, Guitar Rig 7 was part of the bundle - the bundle that included it was actually less expensive than buying the plugins I wanted individually. Since I own the license for it now, I downloaded it.
I'm a notorious tube amp curmudgeon who isn't into modelers. I had Guitar Rig 6 on my hard drive but removed it because I wasn't all that into it. I can't even remember all of the plugins I've tried that model guitar amps. A sh!t ton of them, in any case. Most leave the hard drive sooner or later - mostly, sooner.
Native Instruments (who now own iZotope) say they have an improved method of guitar amp modeling, using a kind component modeling technology similar to the one developers of some soft synths (for example XILS Lab) and recording hardware modeling plugins (such as Plugin Alliance) have used for years.
Instead of modeling just the input and output, the software models how each separate internal component behaves. Based on the software I have from those companies, this is a viable way to model.
Not as much like the hardware I've had of the same gear as I might prefer, but still viable.
Since GR7 cost me nothing because I'd have upgraded the software individually anyway, I'll try it over the next few days.
I haven't a clue whether or not this plugin sounds any better than Guitar Rig 6, which I previously had on my hard drive. NI says some of the amps are carryovers from the previous version, but others are new.
The plugin also loads in IRs. That's nothing new, of course; Waves and others already do that with their models, including the PRS models. But maybe this will be implemented in a different or improved way.
Maybe not.
I'll report back as soon as I get a handle on using this product in the real world; the software has an interface that must be learned, blah blah blah blah, etc.
When I upgraded my iZotope plugins last month, Guitar Rig 7 was part of the bundle - the bundle that included it was actually less expensive than buying the plugins I wanted individually. Since I own the license for it now, I downloaded it.
I'm a notorious tube amp curmudgeon who isn't into modelers. I had Guitar Rig 6 on my hard drive but removed it because I wasn't all that into it. I can't even remember all of the plugins I've tried that model guitar amps. A sh!t ton of them, in any case. Most leave the hard drive sooner or later - mostly, sooner.
Native Instruments (who now own iZotope) say they have an improved method of guitar amp modeling, using a kind component modeling technology similar to the one developers of some soft synths (for example XILS Lab) and recording hardware modeling plugins (such as Plugin Alliance) have used for years.
Instead of modeling just the input and output, the software models how each separate internal component behaves. Based on the software I have from those companies, this is a viable way to model.
Not as much like the hardware I've had of the same gear as I might prefer, but still viable.
Since GR7 cost me nothing because I'd have upgraded the software individually anyway, I'll try it over the next few days.
I haven't a clue whether or not this plugin sounds any better than Guitar Rig 6, which I previously had on my hard drive. NI says some of the amps are carryovers from the previous version, but others are new.
The plugin also loads in IRs. That's nothing new, of course; Waves and others already do that with their models, including the PRS models. But maybe this will be implemented in a different or improved way.
Maybe not.
I'll report back as soon as I get a handle on using this product in the real world; the software has an interface that must be learned, blah blah blah blah, etc.