Mudcat Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Here's the website for download: simulanalog.org This looks like a pretty neat tool for computer home recordists. It's a set of VST plug-ins that model a set of guitar amps and effects and it's FREE. I haven't tried it myself yet, but the sound samples on the website seem to be pretty good. Here's some info from the website. I like their not-too-subtle digs at the hype in marketing materials for commercial modeling software/equipment. ________________________________ What is SimulAnalog Guitar suite? It is a suite of vst plugins with amplifiers and analog processors for guitarists, actually containing the simulation* of: - 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) Why SimulAnalog Guitar Suite? This suite is not a commercial product. It is born inside an academic research project about the modelling of electric devices, and then applied to the musical instrument field as an evolution of the techniques currently available in some commercial units. Its most important feature is the extremely high precision of the simulation, which is about indistinguishable from the original sound. Many commercial amp simulators claim state of the art modelling techniques inside the product and say things like "every component in the audio path of the original instrument has been accurately modelled". But sentences like this are more like advertising and are not supported by technical papers describing what really happens in the product. Besides, many of the processors have to run all the simulation algorithms on a low cost DSP to keep as low as possible the cost of the hardware. That's why the models they use should be as simple as possible, but... not so close to the real gears they want to emulate. But of course in the advertisement they have to claim incredible thecnological prodigies to stay competitive with the other products. What about SimulAnalog Guitar Suite? It is a freeware and no profit set of plugins. Born as a test bench for SimulAnalog research, we saw that without any effort it could be distributed to musicians that may find it useful. That's why it is given as is, with no support and with a very rough user interface. But we can assure that "every component in the audio path of the original instrument has been modelled, except for the secondary effects of some active devices" and that "the response of each original device have been compared with the respective simulated response, obtaining less than -40dB of difference" without any particular commercial interest saying that. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMOND DUST Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thank's alot MUDCAT! I love new plugins. http://b-cordova.dmusic.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by DIAMOND DUST: Thank's alot MUDCAT! I love new plugins. You're welcome! I went back and listened to the sound samples again. To me the most impressive were the combinations of the Marshall Amp & Tubescreamer. Nice singing sustain. The Twin emulation didn't do much for me, though I will definitely try it out once I get some time to experiment. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Being the clueless fool that I am, is there any way to make VST plug-ins work with Cakewalk Pro Audio 9? It can use Direct-X, but doesn't seem to like VST. May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Originally posted by NMcGuitar: Being the clueless fool that I am, is there any way to make VST plug-ins work with Cakewalk Pro Audio 9? It can use Direct-X, but doesn't seem to like VST. I know that Cakewalk makes a "VST wrapper" that allows you to use VST plug-ins with Sonar. I don't know if they make one for Pro Audio. I'd suggest dropping their customer srvice an e-mail or checking their customer service FAQs. I suspect this is a fairly commin question. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thanks, Mudcat! May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudcat Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hey Neil - Check this out. It might be your VST solution. Mudcat's music on Soundclick "Work hard. Rock hard. Eat hard. Sleep hard. Grow big. Wear glasses if you need 'em."-The Webb Wilder Credo- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Cool! Thanks! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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