OK, let's go through the signal path and see what we can find.ĪPT4 has both the tuner from earlier versions and a new Ultra Tuner. The amplifier and other gear controls are clearly labelled and you adjust them as you wish. In order to access a list of the pieces of gear you can choose either left click on the menu boxes - in the image above there are three, identifiable by the arrows adjacent to the name boxes - or scroll through the choices with the up/down arrows. What controls are available is obviously dictated by the piece of gear (to use IKM's nomenclature) is chosen. Clicking on one of the signal path labels opens the graphical interface for the relevant item, stomp box, amplifier etc. New in this version is an effects loop between the pre and power amplifiers. The second row shows the signal path (8 different preset paths are selectable from the left hand numbers box) starting with the tuner and working along through to a double bank of rack effects. The first line of the window displays the name of the current preset, a click label to open the preset browser, file management tools and a tempo display - linked to the DAW project tempo by default. The looper and the mini DAW are absent, but apart from that the rest of APT4 is the same.
#AMPLITUBE 3 SOUND CARD PLUS#
The version tested is the Deluxe bundle, at €299.99 (both plus VAT for EU customers).Īs a plug in the interface and functionality is different to the stand alone version. The base price is €149.99 at the time of writing, and works its way up from there.
I shall not list what is and what is not included in each version as this is likely to change over time as new modules become available. Amplitube 4 comes in a variety of flavours, so have a look at the IK Multimedia website HERE. I shall be comparing some of the Amplitube modelled sounds with the DI output from the Mustang V2, Zoom G3, Cubase's Amp Rack, and additionally for the bass (my first instrument) the DI sounds using Hartke and Trace Elliot amplification.Īlthough it is principally aimed at guitar players, there is a limited range of bass amplifier models available, skewed towards the Ampeg range, along with a classic Orange valve head. I also have some additional Fender models that were provided with a Fender custom version of Amplitube 3 accompanying my Mustang V2 combo. The firewire interface roughly halves the latency compared to my old USB interface, and at double the bit rate.
#AMPLITUBE 3 SOUND CARD PRO#
I am using a Saffire Pro 14 through a motherboard firewire card. With a Mac a thunderbolt interface would seem to be the way to go, although I am not familiar with the current Mac range of options. With Windows (I am using Windows 10) you will need an ASIO interface.
#AMPLITUBE 3 SOUND CARD 64 BIT#
It is 64 bit only, so dont be tempted if you are still using a 32 bit OS. On the off chance that you didn't already know, it is stand alone, VST 2 and 3, and AAX 'hyper realistic guitar amp and FX software', now with a built in 4 track looper and basic 8 track audio only DAW in the stand alone version. Amplitube is now in its fourth iteration (hereinafter APT4).