Christopher11 Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Hey guys! Quick question. I am looking for a guitar VST, something with multiple sounds and effects that I can play with a keyboard. I lean towards distorted electric guitars, stadium loud, with an emphasis on vibey, film scorish type sounds. I'm not very interested in pre made samples and riffs. I wondered if you had any thoughts... what are your favorites? Heavyocity is one I was considering. I like the sounds, volume swells and other cool stuff, but again, there is little in the video that indicates you can play phrases via keyboard. How about Orange Tree Evolution guitar VST? What are your favorites? Thanks so much for any replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 the ample guitar plugins are great; (i have the "LP")... but it's all i have (so nothing to compare it to); i like playing it, and usually add logic's pedalboard effects, or the amp plugins. for a lot of people, what they use is what they 'like' (for example, someone who uses one particular piano plugin & thinks it's 'the best'.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumblepig Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 the ample guitar plugins are great; (i have the "LP")... but it's all i have (so nothing to compare it to); i like playing it, and usually add logic's pedalboard effects, or the amp plugins. for a lot of people, what they use is what they 'like' (for example, someone who uses one particular piano plugin & thinks it's 'the best'.). I only discovered the Ample biz the other day, probably via your post. I know I'm oblivious to the world of guitar VSTs, but I was certainly impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 the ample guitar plugins are great; (i have the "LP")... but it's all i have (so nothing to compare it to); i like playing it, and usually add logic's pedalboard effects, or the amp plugins. for a lot of people, what they use is what they 'like' (for example, someone who uses one particular piano plugin & thinks it's 'the best'.). That's by Arcade? Their stuff is great. The Output Exhale is stunning. I'll check it out. Have you checked out the Heavyocity? Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 the ample guitar plugins are great; (i have the "LP")... but it's all i have (so nothing to compare it to); i like playing it, and usually add logic's pedalboard effects, or the amp plugins. for a lot of people, what they use is what they 'like' (for example, someone who uses one particular piano plugin & thinks it's 'the best'.). That's by Arcade? Their stuff is great. The Output Exhale is stunning. I'll check it out. Have you checked out the Heavyocity? Interesting. no, it's not arcade, it's this: https://amplesound.net/en/index.asp i often need electric, but not 'heavy' guitars, so like having the option to add distortion pedals & amps. anyway, i bought this one, it works for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 no, it's not arcade, it's this: https://amplesound.net/en/index.asp i often need electric, but not 'heavy' guitars, so like having the option to add distortion pedals & amps. anyway, i bought this one, it works for me... The demos sound ridiculously good. I wonder how this would load and perform on Mac OS. https://amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValliSoftware Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Hey guys! Quick question. I am looking for a guitar VST, something with multiple sounds and effects that I can play with a keyboard. I lean towards distorted electric guitars, stadium loud, with an emphasis on vibey, film scorish type sounds. I'm not very interested in pre made samples and riffs. I wondered if you had any thoughts... what are your favorites? Heavyocity is one I was considering. I like the sounds, volume swells and other cool stuff, but again, there is little in the video that indicates you can play phrases via keyboard. How about Orange Tree Evolution guitar VST? What are your favorites? Thanks so much for any replies. Indiginus Torch Electric Guitar Indiginus Renegade Electric Guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Atlas007 Posted July 5, 2021 Solution Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hey guys! Quick question. I am looking for a guitar VST, something with multiple sounds and effects that I can play with a keyboard. I lean towards distorted electric guitars, stadium loud, with an emphasis on vibey, film scorish type sounds. I'm not very interested in pre made samples and riffs. I wondered if you had any thoughts... what are your favorites? Heavyocity is one I was considering. I like the sounds, volume swells and other cool stuff, but again, there is little in the video that indicates you can play phrases via keyboard. How about Orange Tree Evolution guitar VST? What are your favorites? Thanks so much for any replies. Have a look at Strum from AAS: Both electric and acoustic guitars included in a single app (useable as solo or as plugin) This is modeling synthesis, not sampling: light CPU/disk footprint and highly customizable. Over 200 guitar sounds presets included, each customizable at will. More than 800 extra presets also available in different bank styles Fx included: Reverb, Delay, Wah, Spring rvb, Compression, etc... Different playable modes, all using the keyboard. Free demo available. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 no, it's not arcade, it's this: https://amplesound.net/en/index.asp i often need electric, but not 'heavy' guitars, so like having the option to add distortion pedals & amps. anyway, i bought this one, it works for me... The demos sound ridiculously good. I wonder how this would load and perform on Mac OS. https://amplesound.net/en/pro-pd.asp?id=1 that's the one i use, and works great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Hey guys! Quick question. I am looking for a guitar VST, something with multiple sounds and effects that I can play with a keyboard. I lean towards distorted electric guitars, stadium loud, with an emphasis on vibey, film scorish type sounds. I'm not very interested in pre made samples and riffs. I wondered if you had any thoughts... what are your favorites? Heavyocity is one I was considering. I like the sounds, volume swells and other cool stuff, but again, there is little in the video that indicates you can play phrases via keyboard. How about Orange Tree Evolution guitar VST? What are your favorites? Thanks so much for any replies. Have a look at Strum from AAS: Both electric and acoustic guitars included in a single app (useable as solo or as plugin) This is modeling synthesis, not sampling: light CPU/disk footprint and highly customizable. Over 200 guitar sounds presets included, each customizable at will. More than 800 extra presets also available in different bank styles Fx included: Reverb, Delay, Wah, Spring rvb, Compression, etc... Different playable modes, all using the keyboard. Free demo available. Highly recommended! Thank you! Sounds cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amusong Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I have found the Evolution Rock Standard to be pretty good. It can be very versatile. The strumming engine is OK, and for some things I prefer the Ample Sound guitar strummer, but I do not have an Ample electric, only acoustic guitars (which are also very nice). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytucats Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I think the Ample Guitar "engine" is one of the best but I had to stop using the ones I have because the samples, when you really investigate, are poor sounding. It's not just tuning, which can kinda be adjusted in the plugin, but also the quality of many of the string plucks is just bad. I have noticed tuning/sample issues on a LOT of sampled guitars. It baffles me as to how they could let instruments be released like that. I have the Vir2 Acou6tics Kontakt library and I've actually re-saved a few of the instruments as patch and uncompressed samples and then, one by one, tuned and replaced the samples that needed it (and it's the vast majority). The quality of these samples is worlds better than the acoustic samples I checked in Ample Guitar plugins…and with the tuning I can actually use them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facej Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I have found the built-in Electric Guitar software instruments to be instructive. The Sampler "DI" tone is useful. The Pedalboard and Amp plug-ins go a long way to making "keyboard playable" guitar parts. I have been using Amplitube 5 to good effect as well. If I can't find something suitable using the Logic built-ins I can usually get something workable out of Amplitube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I think the Ample Guitar "engine" is one of the best but I had to stop using the ones I have because the samples, when you really investigate, are poor sounding. It's not just tuning, which can kinda be adjusted in the plugin, but also the quality of many of the string plucks is just bad. I have noticed tuning/sample issues on a LOT of sampled guitars. It baffles me as to how they could let instruments be released like that. I have the Vir2 Acou6tics Kontakt library and I've actually re-saved a few of the instruments as patch and uncompressed samples and then, one by one, tuned and replaced the samples that needed it (and it's the vast majority). The quality of these samples is worlds better than the acoustic samples I checked in Ample Guitar plugins…and with the tuning I can actually use them. i dunno, i think the ample guitar sounds great; sounds like a real instrument, instead of a 'mathematically-correct guitar emulation'. anyway, it works well for me (when i use it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 These are all super helpful, thank you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValliSoftware Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Hey guys! Quick question. I am looking for a guitar VST, something with multiple sounds and effects that I can play with a keyboard. I lean towards distorted electric guitars, stadium loud, with an emphasis on vibey, film scorish type sounds. I'm not very interested in pre made samples and riffs. I wondered if you had any thoughts... what are your favorites? Heavyocity is one I was considering. I like the sounds, volume swells and other cool stuff, but again, there is little in the video that indicates you can play phrases via keyboard. How about Orange Tree Evolution guitar VST? What are your favorites? Thanks so much for any replies. Have a look at Strum from AAS: Both electric and acoustic guitars included in a single app (useable as solo or as plugin) This is modeling synthesis, not sampling: light CPU/disk footprint and highly customizable. Over 200 guitar sounds presets included, each customizable at will. More than 800 extra presets also available in different bank styles Fx included: Reverb, Delay, Wah, Spring rvb, Compression, etc... Different playable modes, all using the keyboard. Free demo available. Highly recommended! Wow, this is a great plug-in. I'm playing with the demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Have a look at Strum from AAS: Both electric and acoustic guitars included in a single app (useable as solo or as plugin) This is modeling synthesis, not sampling: light CPU/disk footprint and highly customizable. Over 200 guitar sounds presets included, each customizable at will. More than 800 extra presets also available in different bank styles Fx included: Reverb, Delay, Wah, Spring rvb, Compression, etc... Different playable modes, all using the keyboard. Free demo available. Highly recommended! Atlas, totally agreed. I actually have Strum, and am using it currently. However, please correct me if I'm wrong but it seems it only works with parts I play with another VST and then drop onto Strum track in the Arrange window? In other words, it doesn't seem to have sounds I can call up and play with like a normal VST, to demo the guitar sounds and settings. I have to play them on another track first. I'm sure it's me. Can you tell me how to remedy this? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Okay well clearly he is doing it here. I just haven't figured out how yet. Tell me please, how do you call up sounds and actually play them with your keyboard in Strummer? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValliSoftware Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 In other words, it doesn't seem to have sounds I can call up and play with like a normal VST, to demo the guitar sounds and settings. Unless I'm missing something here, it's Bank/Program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 It's working! You're the best man, thank you. ; ) I think I must have a lighter or earlier version, because I've only got like 12 electric guitar sounds. You have more than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 I have different banks of electric guitars (i.e. Power chords, DI, Crunch, Distortion, etc...) each containing many presets (all in all few hundreds electric guitar presets). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher11 Posted August 14, 2021 Author Share Posted August 14, 2021 Nice. Yeah, I'm looking into the upgrade. I'm curious about the additional sounds. From what I hear on that video, they are damn good. The electric guitar presets you mention, they include actual guitar timbres you can call up and play? Like, more of a Tele sound, or a Paul Reed Smith, that sort of thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlas007 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 Not being an aficionado in guitar brands, I cannot tell for sure, but definitely there are many different types of emulated sounds among the presets. There's one that sounds pretty similar to an Hagstrom though. That one I know, since my ex-guitarist was playing one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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