I would stick with the standard at first and if you decide you want more amps, buy the upgrade. Completely reengineered, with a higherresolution dsp engine and hundreds. Both great plugins, in this instance im using the dual rectifier sim on bias and wayfarer on s gear 2 into an. We checked the 6 favourite virtual ampsimulation softwares amplitube ik multimedia, guitar rig native instruments, bias fx positive grid, universal audio. Recabinet is an audio fx plugin for vst, au, and aax formats. Works as a standalone app, allowing you to inject new tones and creativity into your playing, practicing and jamming no need for any other software or daw. I initially opted for bias fx, which includes a ton of stomp boxes as well as a range. Mike scuffham has made an outstanding product that seems to be way ahead of the typical amp modelers. Positive grid, which established itself on the ios side with jamup and jamup pro, and then moved into the mac pc world with bias desktop, now has released bias fx, an amp and effects modeling application that has versions for both your computer and your ipad, and is. With componentlevel adjustment and amp matching features, bias can target almost any. Axe fx vs amplitube vs revalver vs th3 vs pod farm vs 8505 vs.
Please see the comparison chart for a complete list of features. Sgear is a collection of guitar amps, speaker cabinets and effects implemented in software for use with your computer, windows pc or mac. The competition in the ampandeffects modeling market is fierce, and there is no shortage of excellent products. Stream amplitube 4 vs bias fx vs tone zone vs pegasus, a playlist by kridedude from desktop or your mobile device. Jul 28, 2015 bias fx is the latest desktop plugin from to transform your daw into an amp and effects processor. Positive grid bias fx pro with working tonecloud v1. Factor in more effects and cab simulations than ever, a smart recorderlooper, support for advanced midi automation, and much more, positive grid bias fx 2 elite offers a ton of creative potential for guitarists of all types. And no, you do not need bias amp to run bias fx, fx comes with amp presets. From essential workhorse tools to creamy vintage effects and sparkling modern outboard gear, bias fx 2s eight brandnew studio rack processorsechorex hd, trichorus, tube compress, spring reverb, wah and morepolish your project to sound like a stateoftheart studios ultrahigh resolution production. The pdf file below will give you a quick overview of bias fx s license tiers le, standard and professional. My experience with scuffham sgear virtual guitar amps.
It lacks some bells and whistles, but the basic tone is there and the only thing it cant do well is modern metal, which i dont often play. Become a patron to be eligible for monthly gear giveaways. Bias fx 2the ultimate allinone guitar amp and fx processor. Amplitube versus guitar rig versus scuffham versus bias fx pro. Choosing either a bias fx or an amplitube shouldnt be based on which is cheaper or which has more effects, it should be based on your style. Amp simulator plugins offer realism, dynamics, and the convenience of. Toby pitman plugs in and finds out if bias fx is a worthy desktop equivalent.
No special pickup is required to make your guitar sound like a classic american guitar, a vintage lp and more. Amp simulators 101 what are the best guitar amp sim plugins. Id love to have an axe fx just for sheer experimentation, but theyre obviously rather. Regardless of whether or not it feels like a real amp, i simply could not get a decent rhythm guitar tone using my ec. Positive grid unveils bias fx 2 guitar amp and effects. It s not like the desktop version was harder to develop. Guitar amps are getting more connected and more flexible.
Im thinking if they have a sell it could be a contender for my birthday or christmas, but i dont know anything about it. Hi crew, i see no way of expanding the bias amp software window to occupy the whole screen on my macbook. Bias fx 2 boasts a huge selection of sounds, ranging from vintage cleans, dirty. I plug the bass and head phones into the irig, then i plug the irig into my mac or ipad or iphone. Get 57 positive grid coupon codes and promo codes at couponbirds. Sgear offers tons value including a handful of amps and features for the. On youtube they compare loads of different guitar vsts like bias fx etc. Positive grid, which established itself on the ios side with jamup and jamup pro, and then moved into the mac pc world with bias desktop, now has released bias fx, an amp and effects modeling application that has versions for both your computer and your ipad, and is mostly the same. New secondgeneration version of the awardwinning bias fx software includes massive collection of amps, pedals, fx and now virtual guitars. If you dont have a need to record on the pc using it, then get the ipad app. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
Ik multimedias amplitube 3, waves gtr3, scuffhams sgear and peaveys revalver are. How are you dealing with the bias error in your helical gears. Quickly record ideas for riffs, vamps and songs with a simple click when inspiration strikes, using bias fx 2s builtin recorder. Click to enjoy the latest deals and coupons of positive grid and save up to 40% when making purchase at checkout. It might be some sort of cognitive bias i hadnt touched my guitars for probably a lot of months, but i want. This is a specially priced upgrade version for owners of bias fx pro.
Youll need to run recabinet inside a daw, such as garageband which comes with your mac. Positive grid bias fx 2 is so good you may never want to go back to playing a real world amp or pedalboard again. Positive grid bias fx 2 is so good you may never want to. With bias fx 2s groundbreaking guitar match technology, you can transform your guitarany guitar into a hoarders collection of legendary axes, each precisely recreated down to their pickups, body type and body thickness. Th3 ranks above s gear only because of the number of ampseffects. Bias fx has the mostadvanced dsp sound engine in the industry, featuring full integration with bias amp pro software and a beautifully designed user interface. Have been using sgear for years, so ill chime in here after a few days. I also like the bias cloud as its an easy way to exchange setups with other users. It is a comparison between axe fx ultra, kemper, real amp and bias, but its a bit different from the majority of the tests are beeing made in the youtube.
Id love to have an axefx just for sheer experimentation, but theyre obviously rather pricey. Bias fx 2 guitar amp and effects processor featuring. Axefx vs bias comparison fractal audio systems forum. But if youre on a budget, bias fx is okay as it has all the basics plus interesting addons. Scuffham s gear vs bias desktop page 2 the gear page. Positive grid legt mit dem bias fx 2 ein tolles facelift zum bereits etablierten bias fx vor. The software comes as a standalone application and as plugins for use with the most popular daw digital audio workstation recording software.
The 5 best amp simulator plugins for clean sounds tone topics. How are you sending the audio from your laptop to the pods effects loop. Amplitube has a ton of presets, though be warned, most of them will be locked since theyre dependent on the gear you own. The mac os x app should work just as well in this situation. Then loop your recording while you play it back through bias fx 2s foot pedals, amps and rack fx, finetuning the perfect custom preset to use with your new song idea.
Desktop guitar software positive grid community forum. Positive grids community forum is a place to discuss anything about our apps, products and industry. Both great plugins, in this instance im using the dual. With a host of amps, rack and pedal effects and full integration with bias pedal software, bias fx is a powerful crossplatform guitar processing environment. Pod hd500x vs or and positive grid bias pod hd line 6. Sep 16, 2019 while bias fx 2 greatly expands the already impressive selection of amps and effects that positive grids original bias fx provided, it also offers the entirely newly developed guitar match feature that adds stunning virtual guitar models to the softwares comprehensive gear rigs.
Mine takes up about 50% of the screen whereas in most youtube vids and demos i see it. Bias desktop sounded pretty good,although it is very aggravating having the demo icon pop up and the sound muted out every 15 seconds or so,really kind of ruined the experience for me. Th3 ranks above sgear only because of the number of ampseffects. So whos the winner of the bias fx vs amplitube comparison for you. I must say one thing ive liked about s gear is how it has bucked the trend of most other amp sims, and focused on making a few things sound great, rather than try to cover most amp sims and effects. Check out the detailed system specifications for both mac and windows in our faq. A little while back positive grid ported their bias amp modeling software from ios to a desktop version. I bought the standard version of bias fx and i got lost for two hours just playing around with it. Of course, this isnt to say that sgear is necessarily bad my opinion of it likely would have more positive if i had used a les paul or a telecaster. By the time you scoll to and amp and start playing,it cuts out with the demo icon. When i settled on a core tone that i liked, i started experimenting with the effects in bias fx 2, and there are a bunch of them more than 100 in the pro and elite versions, with several in every category, including compression, boost, distortion, modulation, delay and reverb. Positive grids bias vs scuffham amps sgear 2 metal tones. Mar 21, 2019 positive grid today announces the release of bias fx 2, the next generation of its acclaimed bias fx guitar amp and effects software.
Amplitube versus guitar rig versus scuffham versus bias fx. Question do i need to buy both bias fx and bias amp. Positive grid offer three different bias fx 2 packages standard. Tonecloud the bias fx mobile app also allows users to connect to our tonecloud, where players can find thousands of amps and effects configurations created by artists, producers, and. Positive grids bias vs scuffham amps sgear 2 metal. Positive grid today announces the release of bias fx 2, the next generation of its acclaimed bias fx guitar amp and effects software. This list contains a total of 23 apps similar to amplitube. I must say one thing ive liked about sgear is how it has bucked the trend of most other amp sims, and focused on making a few things sound great, rather than try to cover most amp sims and effects. Now, in answer to your original query are you a mac or pc user.
Id still love to get my hands on an axefx in the future as well. Another really awesome free amp sim for win, osx and linux is tonelib gfx. Scuffham amps all the way not just for recording, ive gigged with it. Hello everyone, i have made a comparison video and i wanted to post it here and having your opinion. Sgear cleans low mid gain may be a bit better but bias fx gets there just fine for me.
So my setup is to use the hd500x as an audio interface and midi controller for mainstage and s gear, using some of the front of the amp effects from the hd700x into s gear, and using s gear s modulation, delay and reverb after the amp effects. Completely reengineered, with a higherresolution dsp engine and hundreds of improvements, bias fx 2 delivers the ultimate in responsive, detailed and truly authentic guitar and bass tones. Bringing this imaginary room full of gear to your daw is the goal of bias fx 2, an guitar amp and effects simulator. We encourage you to comment on every tab you use and every article you read. But its much easier to do with the desktop version using bias as a vst plugin on a daw.
San diego, ca march 21, 2019 positive grid is proud to announce the release of bias fx 2, the next generation of its acclaimed bias fx guitar amp and effects software. And since amplitube is iaa ready, that means you can use the volcalive via iaa in auria. Nov 17, 2019 so whos the winner of the bias fx vs amplitube comparison for you. Oct 27, 2015 unrivalled, componentlevel simulation, analoglike sound quality. Bias fx 2 gives you a completely reengineered sound engine, hyper realistic guitar. Introducing bias distortion tone match modeler mac winipad bias distortion uses the same logic of our revolutionary bias amp designer, allowing you to virtually create your own distortion. Bias fx is a worldclass, guitar ampandeffects processor for desktop and ipad use. Sgear includes access to all five amps and can be purchased directly from scuffham or as part. Scuffham amps all the way not just for recording, ive gigged with it as well. Bias fx was on its similar 69 plexi british setting. Its authorised by a challengeandresponse system, which is painless if your studio computer is connected to the internet and causes only mild twinges otherwise. Bias fx 2s tonecloud is the real prize, however, as it opens this plugin. Boss latest katana offerings simulates 10 different amp models and 60 effects. Positive grid bias fx 2 is so good you may never want.
Positive grid bias fx 2 elite upgrade from bias fx pro. Bias amp and bias fx will share the same amp document folder on desktop system, so every factory preset and custom amps in bias amp will be automatically shown in bias fx amp menu. Positive grid bias fx 2 professional presonus shop. It gives you an endless collection of insanely greatsounding guitar pedalboards, ultrahigh definition stereo rack effects, dual amps and dual signal chain. Jul 29, 2015 positive grid s bias fx guitar fx processor has been a hit on ipad, so we were happy to see it come over to desktop too. The pdf file below will give you a quick overview of bias fxs license tiers le, standard and professional. Amplitubes live mode offers an optimized gui for live use, with all the settings and controls you need in an easytoread format. Online store desktop plugins software positive grid. When ever i tweak bias eq im not going for turn bass for more bass or treble for more treble.
Axe fx vs kemper vs bias vs real amp video comparison. I like amplitube the least out of the guitar modelers i use, but that s sort of changed recently. I have intel i5 3570k cpu and its not even overclocked with 16gb of ram and 120gb ssd and with behringer x18 digital mixer i get 2. How are you dealing with the bias error in your helical. Axe fx vs helix vs kemper vs amplitube vs thermionik vs s. Positive grids spark amp helps you learn and jam to your. Before dropping the cash for bias desktop i bought the ipad app for a few bucks. Axe fx vs helix vs kemper vs amplitube vs thermionik vs s gear. Pod hd500x vs or and positive grid bias welcome to the line 6 forums. Bias fx 2 can be used as a standalone software or a vst or aax plugin on a windows 8 or later computer, or all of the above, plus as an au plugin on a mac os x computer 10. I like amplitube the least out of the guitar modelers i use, but thats sort of changed recently. The really special thing about sgear is the amazing high. Has anyone here ever had the opportunity to compare these three simulators next to a real amp.
Sgear is available for mac os and windows, and operates either as a standalone application or a plugin in the vst and audio units formats. Bias fx 2 provides this and more as an intuitive, fully customizable virtual electric guitar, bass or acoustic guitar rig for mac and pc. Positive grid s community forum is a place to discuss anything about our apps, products and industry. Extremely intuitive operation makes bias fx a breeze to use. Macs vs pcs is there really noticeable difference in. Amplitube 4 vs bias fx vs tone zone vs pegasus by kridedude. All effects are designed to work with bias fxs easytouse, photorealistic, drag and drop interface to dial in tone just like on analog studio gear. Positive grids bias vs scuffham amps sgear 2 rock tones. If you want to modify the detail of an amp follow the steps below. Intuitive, fully customizable virtual electric guitar, bass or acoustic guitar rig for mac and pc.
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