IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1

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IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 offers everything needed to craft your own signature guitar tones with 5 separate modules including Tuner, Stomp, Amp Head, Miked Cabinet, and Rack Effects, on 2 series/parallel guitar rigs. 14 Preamps and EQs, 7 Power Amps, 16 Cabinets, 6 Microphones, 21 Stomp Effects, and 11 Rack Effects make Amplitube 2.1 the most comprehensive guitar Amp and Effects Modeling software to date.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 Features:
-5 separate modules: tuner, configurable Stomp pedal board, Amp head, Cabinet + Mic, and Rack Effects
-21 Stomp effects
-14 Amp models
-7 Power Amp models
-16 cabinet and 6 microphone models
-11 post-amp FX Racks
-2 fully configurable rigs
-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

Over 80 guitar gear emulations, including popular amp models based on Fender, Vox, Marshall, Mesa Boogie, THD, Supro, and more. Stomp Box effects modeled after rare vintage gear including models based on Arbiter FuzzFace, Ibanez Tube Screamer, MXR Dynacomp, MXR Phase100, Electro Harmonix Memory Man and more, with AmpliTube’s unique DSM (Dynamic Saturation Modeling) technology.

Only IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 offers each individual guitar amp component modeled separately, allowing you to freely create a staggering 20,000 amp combinations! This means you can mix and match Preamps, EQs, Power Amps and Cabinets of the most famous guitar amps of all time, to make completely new custom hybrid amp creations and get your own, truly personal sound.

Thanks to its interface neatly organized the same way a guitar rig is laid out, Amplitube 2.1 has a more natural organization and feel than many other other amp-simulation softwares in its category. No parameter is ever more than 2 clicks away. In addition, right out of the box, there are over 400 different programmed guitar Amp and Effects preset combinations covering virtually any famous signature guitar tone you may dream of.

The IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 interface presents a gorgeous photorealistic replica of modeled amps and effects that are familiar to every guitarist for immediate sound recognition. Any parameter you need is never more than 2 clicks away, making Amplitube 2.1 the fastest effects processor available for the realization of even the most complex guitar sound.

The interface is supported by leading DSP modeling which improves the award winning sound of AmpliTube to a new standard of realism. IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 uses a new ultra-accurate analog modeling technology developed by IK engineers with years of research in circuitry modeling: DSM or “Dynamic-Saturation Modeling”. With DSM analog circuits are emulated down to a detail of finesse which cannot be offered by any other effects modeler: setting a new industry standard for state of the art analog modeling.

Thanks to DSM Amplitube 2.1, for the first time, brings out dynamic nuances that a guitarist expects from their most coveted hardware gear. IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 offers the unlimited amount of authentic tonal character that guitarists are looking for.

In addition, Cabinet simulation is refined even more and is now able to respond more like the original speakers down to the very smallest sonic detail. Plus, greatly enhanced microphone modeling with different timbral responses give the final touch to a virtual rig that never before sounds so much like the real thing.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 includes 5 individual components, with Tuner, Stomp pedal board, Amp Head, Cabinet + Mic, and Rack effects on 2 separate guitar rigs with 8 different series/parallel configurations. Up to 12 simultaneous stomp-boxes, 2 Amp Heads, 2 Cabinets with 2 Mics and 8 Rack effects can be configured and used simultaneously.

The massive number of resulting combinations allows for a flexibility that’s a dream for any guitar player: two separate paths, each with a complete setup to be played simultaneously, or the incredible power to be able to double the available stomps amps cabinets and racks effects in one monstrous sound setup.

The advanced Amplitube 2.1 Tuner is at the beginning of the signal path and sports adjustable tuning reference, full note and cent deviation display, LED bar graph and bright indication of perfect tuning. The Amplitube 2.1 Tuner is accessible from any point of the interface with just one click. This Tuner is extremely fast in tracking the instrument’s pitch, and extremely accurate at the same time.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 allows separate components of the guitar amp such as the pre-amp, the EQ and cabinet to be mixed and matched allowing the possibility of building your very own customized amp. With 14 pre-amp models, 14 Eqs, 7 power amps, 16 cabinets and 6 different microphones, an unbelievable 20,000 amp combinations are possible. This unique Amplitube 2.1 feature offers guitarists the ability to get more sounds than any other guitar modeling processor, be it hardware or software.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 includes models of 21 highly sought-after stomp boxes including models based on* the Boss CE-1, Fender Opto-Tremolo, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man, Arbiter Fuzz Face, MXR Phaser 100 and Dynacomp, and much more. See all the included models in the interface section. Up to 12 simultaneous stomp-boxes can be configured and played through all at once with the 2 available 6-space pedal boards.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 includes models of 14 of the best high-gain heads of all times including models based on* the Fender SuperReverb, Fender Bassman, Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier, Supro, Vox AC30, Marshall JCM800 and JCM900, and much more. All the matching cabinets are provided together with more cabinets and stacks and 6 microphone models to provide the largest variety of amp sounds.

Rack effects are stereo effects, inserted at the end of the Amplitube 2.1 chain. Up to 8 simultaneous rack effects can be used at once. Included are: high-quality parametric EQ, tube compressor, digital delay, pitch-shifter, harmonizer, stereo-enhancer, rotary speaker simulator and more.

The standalone version of Amplitube 2.1 sports the same features of the plug-in plus includes SpeedTrainer: an integrated audio player that gives you separate pitch and speed controls for learning any of your favorite riffs by slowing tempos of guitar solos without changing the pitch. SpeedTrainer allows you to drag any WAV or MP3 from your hard disk (even iTunes files!) and set loop points easily for playing over and tracking your preferred songs. An included metronome (set by BPM or Tap) is also very useful for the studying and practicing guitarist.

Dynamic Saturation Modeling is an exclusive IK Multimedia technology used in the emulation of analog circuitry. DSM was designed to increase the response realism and playability of critical analog circuit models. Musicians always felt digital emulations of high quality analog gear (such as guitar amplifiers) to be good but not completely satisfying because of the lack of certain “playability” and “musicality” qualities that only the real thing provides. DSM has been designed to improve this aspect.

Dynamic Saturation Modeling gives special and unique results when applied to circuit emulations where the non-linearity is the main characteristic of the processor, such as in distortion, fuzz, overdrive stomp boxes, tube guitar preamplifiers and power amps, and analog compressors and limiters. The DSM working principle is based on a new approach never applied to DSP “analog modeling” until now. Analog circuits, especially Tube and Class-A discrete ones, are not dynamically-linear, but have been modeled this way by today’s technology. An analog circuit’s character is never constantly shaped but varies depending on lots of parameters, first and foremost the strength, frequency and harmonic content of the incoming signal.

Dynamic Saturation Modeling takes the next step. It continuously adapts the “shape” of the analog circuit instead of applying a static snapshot. By using more complex mathematical functions, a more articulated and musical response is possible, making DSM ideal for modeling tube preamps and tube power amps.

Traditional emulations are forced to a tradeoff between, for example, those kind of distortions that appear only when a 2x6L6 tube power amplifier is driven to its limit and the cleaner sound it has when it’s driven normally.  Dynamic Saturation Modeling delivers a dynamic response that continuously morphs and “follows” the incoming signal; in other words, that follows the music.  This leads to an accuracy that cannot be found in any other modeling hardware or software today, respecting all the signal nuances exactly like a real analog circuit would do with a grade of realism and musicality never achieved before.

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 Specifications:
-Amplitube 2.1 works as a standalone application as well as a plug-in in Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X (Universal Binary)
-Supported Plug-in formats: Audio Units, VST, RTAS (Mac OS X) – VST, RTAS (Windows XP – Vista)
-Ultra accurate analog modeling with DSM technology, “Powered by AmpliTube”
-Highest supported Sampling Rate: 96 kHz
-5 separate modules
-High-precision Tuner
-21 analog modeled stomps: Chorus, Chorus-1, Phazer10, Flanger, Opto-Tremolo, Echoman, Delay, Envelope Filter, LFO Filter, Wah,
  Octav, Pitch Shifter, Harmonator, Fuzz Age, Overscream, Overdrive, Crusher, DCOMP, Compressor, Graphic EQ, Volume, plus great
  routing flexibility
-14 Amp models: American Tube Clean 1, American Tube Clean 2, Modern Tube Lead, American Tube Vintage, Tube Vintage Combo, British
  Tube 30TB, British Tube Lead 1, British Tube Lead 2, Modern Hi-Gain, Solid State Clean, Solid State Fuzz, Solid State Lead, THD BiValve,
  and Bass PreAmp
-7 Power Amp models: Class A EL84, Class A Single Ended, 100W EL34, 50W EL34, 100W 6L6, 50 W 6L6, and Solid State
-16 Speaker emulations: 1x6" Small Combo, 1x8" Combo Modern, 1x12" Combo, 1x12" Open Modern, 1x12" Open Vintage, 2x12" Closed
  Vintage, 2x12" Open Vintage, 4x10" Closed Modern, 4x10" Open Vintage, 4x12" Closed Vintage 1, 4x12" Closed Modern 1, 4x12" Closed
  Modern 2, 4x12" Closed Vintage 2, 1x15" Bass Vintage, 4x10" + tweeter Bass, and 1x12" Bass
-6 Microphone models: Dynamic 57, Dynamic 421, Dynamic 441, Condenser 87, Condenser 84, and Condenser 414
-11 Rack Effects: Digital Flanger, Analog Chorus, Digital Chorus, Rotary Speaker, Digital Delay, Digital Reverb, Harmonator, Pitch Shifter,
  Parametric EQ, Tube Compressor, and Stereo Enhancer
-34 Effects: including the 21 modeled stomps, the 11 Rack Effects plus a Gate and Spring Reverb
-2 series/parallel guitar rigs
-Build your custom Amp within 20,000 combinations
-Host sequencer BPM synchronization
-SpeedTrainer: imports any WAV, AIFF, MP3, and WMA audio file (Standalone version)
-DAW automation
-Metronome (Standalone version)
-Includes AmpliTube X-GEAR Plug-in and Standalone

IK Multimedia Amplitube 2.1 System Requirements:
-Power PC based Macintosh
  -Minimal: 866 MHz G4 processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
  -Suggested: dual 1.25 GHz G4 or G5 processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS.
-Intel based Macintosh
  -Minimal: 1.5 GHz Intel Core Solo processor, 512 MB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
  -Suggested: 1.66 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, 1 GB of RAM, Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: AU, VST, RTAS.
-Windows
  -Minimal: Pentium 1GHz / Athlon XP 1.33 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later.
  -Suggested: Pentium 2.4 GHz / Athlon XP 2.4 GHz, 1 GB of RAM, Windows XP / Vista or later.
  -Supported Plug-in formats: VST, RTAS