Steinberg Warp - "Good for a first guitar amp plug in, very affordable too"
The Steinberg Warp VST is a guitar amp modeling plug in that can be run on a Mac or a PC operating system. It is very affordable and there is no need for a manual because it is simple and easy to op…
Voxengo Tube Amp - "A good freeware plug in"
The Voxengo Tube Amp is an audio effect VST that can be run as a AU too. It has a drive knob, bias knob, mode knob and out gain knob. This plug in is very easy to use and it is very light on my CPU. …
Toontrack The Classic EZX - "Awesome EZX"
The Classic EZX is a multi-sampled drum library. I have to give Toontrack credit for really increasing the sound quality of the newer EZX packs by using a lot more velocity layers/round-robin samples…
Toontrack Roots SDX - Bundle - "Mic Channels Galore!"
If you are not familiar with sampled drum libraries, the idea is to record the drums just as they would be in a typical recording session. In this case, individual drums are recorded with close mics…
Fretted Synth Audio Free Amp 2 [Freeware] - "Freebie "
The Fretted Synth Audio Free Amp 2 has seven different amps types to work with and seven different eq’s that have their own controls. It comes with 128 presets and most of them were usable though som…
db Audioware Flying Haggis - "Unique and inexpensive"
Flying Haggis is a virtual guitar amp that I recently purchased for around 30 dollars. That was probably the only reason that I purchased it, because if it had been much more I would not have been in…
McDSP CHROME TONE - "Many options"
I originally started with the Demo download of McDSP Chrome Tone from the website to see if I liked it. They let me have a 14 day trial in which I used it just about every single day. I love the lay…
Overloud TH2 - "3d microphone placement"
The Over Loud TH2 helped me get that perfect tone. It has 45 amp channels with over 120 different modes. It allows 3d positioning of the microphones in a visual format; I was able to get everything …
Native Instruments Guitar Rig 1 - "Huge fan of Guitar Rig"
When Native Instruments Guitar Rig 1 came out, I was very excited to get it. It has come along ways since version one but still version 1 was what set the ground floor for everything after that. Whe…
IK Multimedia Ampeg SVX - "Took my bass to a new level"
The Ampeg SVX Plug In comes with 4 modules; tuner, amp, cabinet/mic, and stomp. There are also 6 mic models, 24 bass amp combinations and 8 analog modeled stomps. This is one of the best plug ins tha…
Waves GTR3 - "Great amps and effects, didnt like the layout though"
The Waves GTR3 is a package of amps, cabs and stomps. You can change microphone settings add fX and sync to BPM (for effects). There are just so many things that can be done with this plug in, I have…
Silverspike RubyTube [Freeware] - "Add some warmth"
The SilverSpike RubyTube does a great job of duplicating the sound of some of those popular preamps from many years ago. This plug in is a freeware that can be downloaded directly from SilverSpike’s …
Toontrack New York Studios Vol.2 SDX - "Expand the stock library"
This sample library contains multi-sampled drums and cymbals. There are many velocity layers and round-robins available to avoid the 'machine-gun' sampled drum problem. There are also tons of differ…
Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MKI - "Comes in white and black"
The Native Instruments Maschine Mikro can be purchased in black or in white. I have the black one and have been using it since right after Thanksgiving. It has a hardware controller that opens up th…