The best free amp sim for Metal
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Many of you guys have been asking about what I think of FREE amp sims & if they're capable of delivering the goods. Take a listen & hear for yourself! I've also inlcuded a tutorial on how & build a tone with these free (and one paid) tool. Enjoy!
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I'm Glenn Fricker, engineer here at Spectre Sound Studios. I love making records, and after doing it for sixteen years, I want to pass on what I've learned. On my channel you can find tutorials on how to record guitar, bass, real drums and vocals. There's reviews and demos of tube amps, amp sims, drums, mics, preamps, outboard gear, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, and plugin effects.
We've covered Moon on the Water, played Bias FX, given you the absolute best in Stupid Musician Texts, ranted & raved about bass guitar, and this channel is where The Eagle has Landed.
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I would want that guitar tone on an album. You could lie and tell me it was a $1500 amp head and a $1000 cab and I would believe you from hearing it in the mix. Unrelated: That drum sound was badass.
Great video Glenn, Emissary is a really solid Amp Sim for high gain stuff :)
Pete Cottrell yeah Pete, I tried it out thanks to your video. Coincidentally, I also tried out Glenn's channel thanks to you as well. Both of you guys are some pretty swell human beings..
This and the LePou amps, can't go wrong with these.
Agree. i've been using both for a few years now. very nice for quick recordings. really like the lecab 2.
nishad nadkarni, I love the le456. Brutal. I haven't tried the ignite amps, but after this I just may.
Philippe PASCAL where do you find the Catharsis impulses now? Can’t find a download for them anywhere
Dude, awesome! Much appreciated
Nick Crow plugins are good too, for getting that 5150 III or 6505 sounds! I keep on changing my mind as to which I prefer, Emissary or the Nick Crow 8505
I always found amazing that you dedicate your time to teach a lot of poor idiots like us how to sound properly. It's really appreciated.
Greetings from Argentina! Keep up the good work!
Ha yeah
Well, thanx a lot Glenn and everyone for all the comments. We also have other free sims out there! Our software models our physical amplifiers, so yes, the Emissary is also available as a full tube head.
Ignite Amps One day I WILL get the actual physical head! I need to save the pennies!
Hi ignite, just wondering if you are planning on updating Emissary like you did with NRR and The anvil? Not that there is anything wrong with it as is, just curious if that was getting an update with your new modelling DSP. Great amp sims by the way!
Your stuff makes recording life so much better. Thank you for all you do!
@@fozza3232 no idea which site you're on but we NEVER asked for credit card numbers for the Emissary.
@@fozza3232 I just downloaded it from the link posted in the description and it never asked me for credit card info.
What I love the most about the full mix is the bass sound which isn't very clanky and supports the distorted guitar very well! Could listen to it forever!
Felt like this would make it easy to bounce back and forth to compare 👍🏾
1:32 Real amp -> Two Notes Torpedo w/IR’s
8:49 FREE amp sim & boost pedal w/IR’s
Thanks again Glenn for finally settling the score on getting quality guitar tones for free completely in the box 😎
You mentioned Emissary in a prior video and that's why I decided to try it. I have to thank you for that, as it is the best free plugin I've tried and honestly, I think it's better than nearly all of the paid plugin amp sims I've tried. I'd only put Reaxis ahead and the Mark IV sim in Helix Native equal to Emissary for metal tones.
more eq tutorials plzzzz!!!!
I'm having trouble setting up the multiband compressor properly...
But by far these videos are the most helpful! Where we can take a look at what you are actually doing.
NoTiFiCaTiOn sQuAd
Edit: holy sh!t that tone is thiccc
thicc tone from a thicc Canadian
why do i have 39 upvotes lol
Rudy Ayoub in RUclips culture we call them "likes". I see from a foreign app called "Reddit".
lol ya ive been spending too much time there but i'm from here fam 😤😤
Ur everywhere
YES!! You finally covered my favorite VST maker and possibly their best amp of the several they make. Good shit! I'd also recommend checking out Anvil (3 channel tube preamp) and TPA (tube power amp) from them too, Anvil is very nice for lead tones I've found, and blends nicely with Emissary's tonality. Ignite is amazing quality, and all of it being free is ridiculous. Good shit!
I have used the IRs in Reaper using BIAS Amp, Two-Notes wall of sound, and Pulse. No matter what amp sim I use in those plugins the IRs pair up very well. In particular I LOVE the blended 57-Hewitt in the Eagle Has Landed swath. The whole Revv swath is magical.
Edit - Used Amplitube too, just turned off the cab and used two-notes/pulse
Man that guy's drumming is fantastic.
Also I use emissary and I'm super pissed that I bought Bias Amp 2 because I really only end up using the bias for the bass tone.
When I saw the title I knew it had to be the Emissary - it really does sound incredible.
It's nice to see such a good freeware amp sim get recognition
Glenn I love these tutorial Wednesdays. You have a way of explaining things that don't make me feel like you're speaking a foreign language. Keep an coming!
You're very welcome!
I can't find the free download for your IR pack, I just got reaper and a ll the vst's here but can't find the one you made for free on your site
If you google: "Lancaster Audio PULSE Powered by Ignite Amps" - you will more than likely find it.
best and most useful content I've seen from you ….this plugin makes me think will I need my axe fx standard anymore more metal :o
You are awesome! I went to school to learn audio engineering but, honestly, I still learn so much from watching your videos! Especially with all this stuff with amp sims and impulse responses! Saving my sound and making me a better engineer! Thanks for all your hard work! Keep rockin'!
This sounds great! Much better than I was expecting anything labeled “free” to. Side note; this drummer is a monster!
Seriously recommend checking it out
Wow. That's the most impressive sounding amp sim demonstration I have ever heard. But those cab impulses are way killer.
Hey Glenn:
Just bought some used recording gear for a hell of a low price (USB interface and a pair of studio monitors). I am very excited to finally be able to try out the things you teach and preach in your videos as I have been watching your channel for many years now. I am a guitar player and will mostly be recording guitar using plug ins, although I have a tube distortion pedal that eventually I would like to try into the interface with some IRs.
Thank you for your videos and sharing your knowledge.
Greetings from USA.
Another awesome no holds barred video with precise settings + links to really help us out - you rock!
Sounds insane!!!
it's so awesome to see you chill and just in your zone
I am looking forward to grabbing your speaker sims to toss in my Radar & use with my Joyo Amp Pedals and the Joyo Extrema Pedal.....folks, if you like distortion the Joyo Extream, IMHO, has all you will EVER need!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Thanks Glenn. Love the tech stuff. I have a small living room studio and agree with Ignite with the Ir’s I have used the for years. Craig Anderton also had a great article on treating virtual amp sims if anyone wants to check it out. Your IR sounds great! Thanks again.
Thanks, Jay!
Nice tones! The LePou vst's are pretty sick too and are deffo worth checking out!
Thank you so much dude! I ventured away from metal for years chasing electronic production, honestly this rig is amazing, I used 6505 cab sims and the tone rekindled that fire.
Between forking out for a 5150 or a headrush for a sim, I’m super grateful I found this. Fckn guru! 🤘🏻
This is the video I have been waiting for for so long. The Emissary plugin is incredible!
One of my favourite amp VST's I've been using for a few months. I usually use either this or the free version of Grindmachine that came with computer music magazine a while back.
What a great channel Glenn!! We are brothers from another mother for sure. I am recording a couple of DVD's this year 2019. This channel is literally changing my musical life. Thanks brother!!
watched this video 10 minutes ago, bought the IR pack this second. cant wait to use this for my 2 EP's. great stuff as usual Glenn.
Really great mix. Im super surprised a free amp sim sounds that good. I just ordered a Mooer ge200 to test out, thought it might be a cool grab and go option for a low budget piece of hardware. Pretty excited to test it out.
Really impressed with what your cab sims cleaned up those tones. sounded wonderful with the emmissary. I've been using Ignite and Lepou free amp plugins for a few years now for quick recordings (like demo's) or scratch tracks. great stuff. great video Guys!
That Slate Global EQ on the buss helped wonderfuly too
COOL ! I dig how you review and cover stuff from every price range from boutique and high dollar gear right down to free ware amp sims and whatever...so guys with low budget or no budget can get in on the fun - plus when they string together a few bucks they can upgrade and have an idea of what to spend their bucks on and not get burnt on hyped out garbage gear!!!
seriously cool that your channel isnt just an infomercial to push sponsors gear - and that you will call out shit gear irregardless of price range or who makes it!!!!! Thanks dude!!!
Sounds killer! And Theank You very much for showing this detail with the Multiband EQ.
Great video! I'm must say.. that's pretty impressive. Loved how you explained exactly what you did to get the tone in the finished track. Thanks for what you do!
Thank you for this video and the shoutout for the ignite emissary amp! It sounds absolutely killer and I will definitely be giving that a try along with your IR's when I get the chance.
Awesome video and tone as always Glenn! You totally should demo the LePoulin 5150 amp sim and his cab impulses for the channel. LePou's stuff is downright phenomenal and it's 100% free!
Heavy shit!
Glenn just want to thank you, your honest reviews and demos have helped me make some very well informed choices.
I'm just a bedroom player but my Joyo Zombie, and Solar V are a joy to play and listen to. I have an Airis effects savage drive on the way and will probably order a hb vintage g12.
Thanks for your hard work!
On a whim, I decided to download the software and give this a try (with different IRs) . In less than a half hour I've got great sounding guitars . I've spent probably 200 hours and 300 dollars on Bias Amp/Fx and never even came close to how good this sounds... for 0 dollars and a 1/2 hour of my time. Hopefully I'll find a use for my Bias stuff beyond a cautionary tale lol.
Yeah the Emissary is incredible. That and the Kazrog Thermionik-Suite for just 50$ and you're good. I also love Ignites free SHB-1 for bass tones.
I've used a few amp modelling programs in the past with varying results and since I started experimenting with IRs recently, I've noticed that high quality IRs have significantly improved my tones when compared to the built in cab sims I've used before.
Thanks so much Glenn!!!! I can't believe that you can get these tones with a free amp sim and a couple other free ones.This is totally awesome!!!!:) Just what I was looking for until I get Bias FX.
Thanks for taking the time to explain your methods! Stoked to work on my own tone!!!
Glenn, I tried the technique you showed to use the blended IRs panned with the scooped ones. I have the 'EHL' one's panned Right and the Revv ones panned Left. It is without a doubt the best goddamn sound to come out of my daw with my shitty guitar playing. You sir, are a magnificent genius. Thank-you!!
So awesome to see you mentioning Ignite! Some of the coolest people in the business
Vadim Taranov does some wonderful free plugins as well. I dig the invader one.
Started playing with the emissary yesterday. Great amp. Going to try your settings. Great tone !
This exact combination (Emissary + TS999) has served me well for 3 years. I own BIAS and some of the Mercuriall stuff but I tend to come back to this again and again.
I knew you will be talking about Emissary. Very good plugin!
Awesome tutorial !! Really enjoyed watching the steps. I use the emissary amp sim and it sounds pretty good but haven’t spent enough time with it. I also purchased the jst Jason Richardson plug in and I actually prefer the free emissary plug in over the one I spent $80 on. Ive heard other people get fantastic tone from the Jason Richardson but I just can’t dial it in for my taste. Another good free amp sim is the lepou 456. Incase anyone is looking for a similar option. Great video Glenn, I always get useful content from this channel. 👍
farrrrrk Glenn, that tone at 6:58, brudal
Top work on the impulses.
P.s. long time subscriber, I remember your great posts back on the Andy sneap forum circa 2010-2011
Cheers from Australia
The FG-N is amazing! Just a tiny boost or cut can make a huuuuuuge difference!!
Have you ever considered doing a tutorial on how to use these sims for livestreams and online jamming (through Skype, Discord etc)? Since it usually goes through the interface, you can't transmit desktopaudio. Option B is running it through PC audio with input lag. I don't know whether it is a niche issue, but I haven't seen a solution anywhere.
Asio plugin for obs studio mite help github.com/pkviet/obs-asio
Great tone, reminds me of Carcass Heartwork.
Fantastic vid Glenn! I'll be trying this step by step. Thanks!
Dude thank you so much for this! I had never heard of Ignite and it just opened up a lot of possibilities for me! :D Thanks!
The NRR-1 v3 from Ignite Amps is also killer!
CHERNOBYL STUDIOS it’s ten times less fizzy than emissary and also gives fat sounds without turning up gain too much
Absolutely. When I did my video review for it I was blown away. Absolutely killer VST for guitars.
exactly
can i get the title of said review?
than you for making this video. I am stoked on the guitar tone im getting although I cant pay $50 for that Glen Fricker IR pack I am using the rest of the plugins in this video for an awesome effect! I have never been very good at mic placement and technical guitar things while recording. this amp sim stuff has given me some consistent sound! I also in addition would love to see how to achieve a wider fatter guitar sound like you’ve got in this video too! thanks again!
Dude this is now one of my fav videos well done
Thanks for the video Glenn! Use amp sims and recently been applying some of these techniques to improve my guitar mixes.
This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen on any medium.
Ignite Amps, the free metal amp sims masters. Now talking about quad guitars: how do you deal with mono compatibility and mix translation? For me those two are always a problem, mostly when I pan a lot of stuff hard L and R.
PD: Have you tried TDR NOVA for compressing the low-mids instead of ReaXComp?
heavymetalmixer91 best way to do it, more transparent than reax
I love the TDR NOVA. But my computer is only running 4gb of ram so using the eq plus the multi band compress just leaves me with no room
This plugin is CPU-hungry but not RAM-hungry, thatn would mean that if your computer becomes laggy by using a lot it's because your CPU isn't good enough, but the RAM it's just fine.
heavymetalmixer91 you're right. My bad for the misinformation on my part. My pc is all around very low end. It was like $250 brand new. When I bought it I wasn't into audio production at all. Im well overdue for an upgrade
Print your effects on to tracks after you dial them in. In Reaper you can apply fx to items as a new take and then turn off the fx. That way if you want to go back and tweak a little more the unprocessed tone will be in a seperate take lane while the fx chain you used will be right back where you left it when you turn the fx back on.
Emissary stays in my arsenal specifically for monitoring guitar DI during tracking. Definitely my favorite amp sim and being free makes it a no brainer.
Amazing, Glenn! Thanks for taking your time to make this kind of informative video.
Been using the Emissary for over a year and free or not (it's free.) THIS is the best Amp Sim I have run across. I run it with everything straight at 12:00 through an Andy Sneap ir.....no pre or post eq and it sounds freakin' sweet. Definitely wouldn't mind getting my grubby paws on a physical model of the Emissary.
Nolan Void they're coming out this September ;)
basstard13 Oh yes.....it WILL be mine.
Great vid. I really love all the Ignite Amps free stuff, and have been using them for a while. The Emissary is awesome, and so is their Pultec EQ plugin.
Dude! These tones are mosterous! I love them. I’m still rocking le pou and catharsis at you recommendation and getting pretty sick tones.
Man I've watched a lot of vids on this topic and this is the first one that really helped me. Thanks!
This is great. Thanks, I blended this with Thermionik Orge and it sounds amazing. Going to check out your IR pack as well since I do not have many IR's.
Just now realized you are the Oz guy on Sneap forum. Pretty awesome stuff you have shared man. I try to get better with recording and will be soon buying a Behringer mixer :)
I have been looking for this channel for so long!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your amazing contribution for culture and development of metal!!!!
Glenn, did you ever use the LePou plugins? They were free, designed by a French audio engineer I believe, and they were absolutely killer, and not just for free amp sims. They were genuinely great-sounding; better than a lot of commercial plug-ins. I still use them every now and then, particularly the Legion amp. GREAT for metal.
I am about to watch the video but i already know that it's gonna be great... I was searching for a video about that and when I saw your face, I knew that I was in the right place because all your videos are great !
sorry for my bad English btw I'm french, I try my best
This video made a huge difference in my work, not even trying to download bias now lol
I loved this video. You answered me many questions in very little time. Thanks Glenn.
👍These 'demo-songs' are always great! I'd like to hear a completed 'demo-song' with vocals, warts'n'all. Riffs and compositions have potential to become a great finished product. Your 'demo'-guy is f....n' awesome! ♠rock on'
"High mids".
And my ears exploded! 😂
Awesome vid Glen! Really impressed!
Thanx Glenn!!! Great to expriment !! Greetings from the Netherlands.
Man if I knew half as much as you do is be able to make a great recording I appreciate you taking your time to explain this shhhtuff . I subscribed so I can hopefully learn something I'm tired of my guitars getting their asses kicked in the basic mix ...so thanks man
I just LOVE how you're using reaper VSTs in another DAW.
OMG Glenn. You are the man! and I mean that in a good way. Metal guitar sound with clarity. Just awesome!!!!! Thank's for your knowledge and tutelage!
I let the ad play Glenn. Well done on the demo boys sounds killer.
Amazing tone! Great work!
Best metal amp sim by far is Mercuriall Reaxis. Its not free but it can be if you're brave enough. If you like it, buy it. I absolutely love it. I've been meaning to make a video of it.
Emissary is an amazing amp sims. Sounds better than many paid sims. Legion is another incredible free amp sim.
You can also use cab sim IR's with amp sims from multiFX systems, like a Zoom G5n, a NuX G100, or with a Line 6 Helix. I find that the cab sims on anything but an AxeFX or a Kemper to be a little lacking, but the actual distortion sims on a lot of these newer types of pedals and rack devices are still pretty sweet. I use a Zoom G1XOn, and run it through an ART Tube MP/C for some real tube gain, and then use a power amp to run it through a 4x12 cabinet. Also, using the ReaInsert plugin you talked about in a prior video, you can actually 'reamp' the clean guitars through an actual overdrive pedal, like a Joyo vintage od, Behringer TO800, or a legit tube screamer from Ibanez or Maxon. Also, I usually tend to put the gain at 9 o'clock on tube screamer type pedals, and dial the gain on the amp back a smidge.
Been using it for a while now...really good amp sim
I’m so glad I subbed to this channel, you bring forth some really useful shit, dude. I love it.
I’m going to try a clean channel on it and see what my pedal does with it, maybe I can take my amp put of the recording process and make life easier for myself.
Hot damn, that Sim is gnarly
Hey Glen. This Channel is ultra bueno. And confirmed. This amp sim sounds awesome, better even than Pod Farm haha
Your How Too videos are great coming from a professional; thanks for all of the work. Can you also do a how to on properly recording and getting great sound out of the final recording that has definition and beefiness to it. Thanks again for all of the work.
The Emissary is great; the clean channel is also really nice.
The amp sim I prefer. It gives an energy and a dynamic feeling, that I don't find in other amp sims.
I always use two guitar sounds, and the main guitar is always with Emissary Pluglin. For the other guitar sound, I use other amp sim to color the sound. The only default of the Emissary is that it's a bit raw, rude sounding. good for energy, but needs to be more wide with an other guitar
Awesome as always Glen. Thank you,.
These guitars are seriously brutal. I've never had a problem with your guitar tones, but this is just beyond! Death metal usable, no question about it.
Sounds fantastic Glenn, impressive!
I have to know your opinion on rock and metal bassists studying jazz or blues to improve their chops. As well as studying music theory? It seems to help me a lot.
Learning more music theory and different styles always helps. Expands your mental library, opens your mind, etc. Just don't turn into one of those pedantic assholes that think a song is not good if it doesn't have an obscure chord progression.
Lord Baktor hahahahah. Those guys are the worst.
It is always good to learn different approaches. I'm classically trained in double bass. When I play bass in metal bands the band mates really respond well to it.
I tend to incorporate things I've learned from classical pieces and liven up the baselines using some of that.
As the person above said, it's good to remember that you don't have to use all the new stuff to feel like what your playing is more worthwhile. As Glenn often says in his videos, trust your ear.
The jazz, blues, classical theory will just expand the range of possibilities you have in the back of your mind.
BassasaurusRex I play in a metal band, a punk band, and a blues band and surprisingly the only one that’s having success is the blues band. Although, it helps me write lines as the parts are much more complex.
If it helps then who cares what anyone thinks man right :)
Rammfire sounds incredible, worth a shot, a lot went into developing it!