I D E A S T U R N M U S I C O N Guitar Amp & Fx Modeling Software Stand-Alone guitar amp and fx modeling • software for Windows and Mac Based on must-have modern/vintage • amps and classic guitar effects Amp-modeling by blending 3 must-have • amps with 3 cabinets Overdrive, Delay, Spring Reverb • Wah, Built-in chromatic tuner • 128 presets selectable with MIDI foot • controller M U S I C I A N S F I R S T IK Multimedia Production, via dell’industria 46, 41100, Modena, Italy, Ph
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AmpliTube Live ™ 2 I - Contents
AmpliTube Live ™ I - Contents I Contents pag. 3 II Interface pag. 4 III License and copyrights pag. 6 Chapter 1 What is AmpliTube™ Live? 1.1 Description pag. 9 pag. 9 Chapter 2 Setting up Audio and MIDI 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Audio 2.3 MIDI pag. 10 pag. 10 pag. 10 pag. 11 Chapter 3 Using AmpliTube™ Live 3.1 Connecting your guitar to your computer 3.2 Input Level – optimal setting 3.3 Signal path and effects chaining 3.4 Tuner 3.5 Stomp Section 3.6 Amp Section 3.7 Presets pag. 12 pag.
AmpliTube Live ™ Guitar Amp and FX modeling software 4 II - Interface
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AmpliTube Live ™ 8 1 - What is AmpliTube™ Live
AmpliTube Live ™ Chapter 1 What is AmpliTube™ Live? 1.1 Description AmpliTube™ Live is a stand-alone virtual guitar amp and FX modeling software for Windows XP and MAC OSX. AmpliTube™ Live includes a selection of models from one of the most critically acclaimed guitar amp and effects modeling software ever made. AmpliTube™ Live allows musicians to create a vast array of powerful amp sounds on the road and without a heavy amp set up.
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AmpliTube Live ™ the latency as low as possible without clicking or glitching. This will provide the best possible performance for real-time guitar playing. The amount of latency is dependent on several factors: computer speed, sound card performance, and ram. Our suggested specifications are more than adequate for near zero latency monitoring of the signal. With this setup, the latency incurred is less than audible, even during fast arpeggiations or soloing. Next, select the desired sampling frequency.
AmpliTube Live ™ Chapter 3 Using AmpliTube™ Live 3.1 Connect your guitar to your computer To achieve the best input signal when using AmpliTube™ Live be sure you have an “instruments input” on your audio card (or a guitar dedicated input - fig. 3.1). The “instrument input” needs a gain control and commonly is a high impedance input, this means that the pickups of your guitar will find an input that matches that found in guitar amplifiers. fig. 3.1 NOTE: Normal +4 dB low impedance line input (i.e.
AmpliTube Live ™ important that the level is actually correct at the analog to digital converters of the audio system. During normal playing the green LED should be the one that lights most often. If the yellow one is the one that’s more often lit then increase the gain of your preamplifier or audio card break box; if the red one is blinking then reduce it slightly. 3.3 Signal path and effects chaining The signal path within AmpliTube™ Live is the following: 3.
AmpliTube Live ™ 3.5 Stomp Section The Stomp section (fig. 3.4) is equipped with 3 pedal processors: 1) Vintage wah pedal, with manual or auto wah options and, thanks to the modeling technology, a real-wah sound! 2) Analog delay, delivers that typical warm tone of the early stomp delay units, without the hiss! 3) Analog solid-state overdrive stomp box, this is the perfect unit for “driving” the first stage of all the AmpliTube™ preamps.
AmpliTube Live ™ The AmpliTube™ Live amps are directly taken from some of the best preamps ever made, and the tonal spectrum covered by all the AmpliTube™ Live preamps is exceptionally wide. In the amp the signal feeds into the EQ stage (fig. 3.6), a “tone control” circuit that recreates the authentic response of the tone shaping section of the best amplifiers. Actually this is not a conventional digital EQ.
AmpliTube Live ™ Chapter 4 Controlling AmpliTube™ Live 4.1 Input Level The input signal level (fig. 4.1) is very important in AmpliTube™ Live because the preamplifier stages are physically modeled after real circuits, where the signal level affects the timbre that’s being produced. Always check the three LEDS labeled “ Input Level” on the left top corner of the interface. fig. 4.
AmpliTube Live ™ vibrating, showing that the gate is closed. We suggest leaving the Gate OFF (fully counterclockwise) unless you notice high background noise from the guitar signal. In that case try to slightly increase the gate knob up to a point where the LED lights and the Gate cuts the input. 4.3 Tuner AmpliTube™ Live sports a high precision automatic tuner that makes really easy to tune your guitar perfectly. fig. 4.
AmpliTube Live ™ 4.4 Wah-Wah AmpliTube™ Live Wah (fig. 4.8) carefully recreates that typical mid-rangey funky sweep of the best vintage units. Click on the “Wah-Wah” switch button to engage the effect, putting it in the AUTO position. The red led shows that the unit is active. The Wah knob sets the wah center frequency. When the switch is in AUTO mode, this is the base frequency that will be modulated by the input signal envelope.
AmpliTube Live ™ 4.7 Spring reverb There are no digital reverbs that can deliver this tone. For many years the guitar amplifier’s reverb unit was a double metallic spring to which the sound was applied at one side and received at the other. It’s a very strange kind of reverb, nothing to do with real rooms or digital devices; it’s a rough resonant sound that is thought to be unbeatable for certain kinds of, mostly, clean sounds. AmpliTube™ Live spring reverb (fig. 4.
AmpliTube Live ™ Once a model has been selected the EQ section at the bottom (fig. 4.13) switches too in order to replicate the exact EQ section of the original modeled amp. The CABINET MODEL (fig. 4.14) is activated when the speaker switch is set to ON (and the red LED lights). A guitar amplifier can sound authentic only with its appropriate speaker system.
AmpliTube Live ™ Factory presets from 33 to 64 are re-writable and are designed to be used with a guitar cabinet connected to the computer in combination with a power amplifier. At startup AmpliTube™ Live will load the latest used preset, the name of the preset is always shown in the big LED display that’s under the amp head. The purple numbers indicates the memory location number, and the preset name is shown in red.
AmpliTube Live ™ have it sending these, you can configure AmpliTube™ Live to receive different program changes. To do this simply pull down the “settings” menu and select “Learn Program up CC/PC” (fig 4.18). fig. 4.18 AmpliTube™ Live will now wait for you to send a Program change to it, any value, and once received this will be assigned as the “Program UP” program change.
AmpliTube Live ™ Chapter 5 Support 5.1 Support For any question you may have please refer to the FAQ at: http://www.amplitube.com/FAQ.html where you'll find answers to the most common questions. For free support visit: http://www.amplitube.com/ATSupport.html 5.2 User Area Together with your authorization code you will also have received a user id and password to access your personal user area on AmpliTube™ website. The personal user area is an advanced online service provided to you by IK Multimedia.
AmpliTube Live ™ In the personal user area you can: 1) Request a new authorization code This is useful for users who need to reinstall their applications with a new authorization code. The codes are supplied immediately with no need to wait before receiving them. 2) Submit a support request Support requests received using this form will follow a preferential line and will be answered first within our standard 24 hours lead time (business hours).
AmpliTube™ is a trademark of IK Multimedia www.ikmultimedia.com www.amplitube.com All specifications are subject to change without further notice. © IK Multimedia Production All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
I D E A S T U R N M U S I C O N Guitar Amp & Fx Modeling Software for VST, RTAS, AU, DX • Plug-in Based on must-have modern/vintage • amps and classic guitar effects Amp-modeling by blending 3 must-have • amps with 3 cabinets Overdrive, Delay, Spring Reverb • Wah, Built-in chromatic tuner • 128 presets selectable with MIDI foot • controller M U S I C I A N S F I R S T IK Multimedia Production, via dell’industria 46, 41100, Modena, Italy, Phone: +39-059-285496, Fax: +39-059-2861
