Software simulators news

Magix has announced the release of Vandal, a virtual guitar and bass amplifier plug-in for Windows and Mac OS X designed to avoid working with simple impulse responses.

112dB has updated the Windows version of Redline Preamp to v1.0.1 (A Mac specific change is mentioned below so expect a Mac v1.0.1 soon).

Line 6 has updated GearBox for Windows and Mac OS X to v3.72 - This release adds support for Windows 7 and Mac OS X 10.6.

LePou Plugins has released LeGion, a free high gain preamp simulator VST effect plug-in for Windows.

Iliadis has released iSPINNER, a free Rotary Speaker Simulation VST effect plug-in for Windows.

Gallo Engineering has updated Studio Devil Virtual Bass Amp (VBA) to v1.2.

AcmeBarGig has announced the release of the Shred Suite, a new freeware VST effect plug-in for Windows that features six amp heads ranging from "warm, sweet, clean tones to hair-raising metal thunder…

LePou Plugins has released LeXTAC, a new free VST effect plug-in for Windows that was inspired by a Californian boutique amplifier.

Peavey announced the next version of its acclaimed ReValver amplifier modeling software, ReValver MK III.V, which debuts nine new amplifier and effects models.

Redline Preamp is designed to "liven up any "too clean" signal with a customizable combination of even and odd harmonics, saturation, and soft clipping."

FerricTDS - Tape Dynamics Simulator is available for Windows as a VST effect plug-in and it is free.

Kuassa has announced the release of Kuassa Amplifikation Lite, a free "lite" version of its forthcoming Kuassa Amplifikation Custom Tube Amplification Software for real-time guitar processing.

LePou Plugins has released LE456, a preamp sim roughly based on a piece of famous German gear.

Wurr Audio Engineering has announced that GreenMachine Amp II is now freeware (it previously retailed for $89).

Native Instruments today announced that ABSYNTH 5, GUITAR RIG 4 PRO, KONTAKT 4, and KOMPLETE 6 are now available in stores worldwide.

AcmeBarGig has released C-15, the latest addition to its "Preampus Metal" series.

AcmeBarGig has announced the launch of its "Preampus Metal Line" of heads with Razor Head and Series 60.

LePou Plugins has released the Poulin HyBrit Series, a collection of three free VST effect plug-ins for Windows that feature a hybrid amp model based on two famous British amps.

AcmeBarGig recently released Mr. Tater Head, the last release in the "Preampus Classic Hybrid" line of free amp VST effect plug-ins for Windows.

Native Instruments has announced Guitar Rig 4 Pro, the next generation of its guitar studio.

Line 6 is giving Pod Farm away for free to anyone with a Line6.com user account during September - All you need is any Line 6 hardware or a Pace iLok USB dongle.

IK Multimedia has released updates for the "Powered by AmpliTube" range of plug-ins.

AcmeBarGig has extended its "Preampus Week" of free amp VST effect plug-ins for Windows to the full seven days and released two more pre-amp plug-ins: Tamla Head and Pecker Head.