Amplitube

IK Multimedia has announced that AmpliTube X-GEAR has been made available as a free download for AmpliTube 2 Live users and StealthPlug users.

X-GEAR is an expandable guitar amp and effects modeling software system, available as a plug-in and standalone version for Mac/PC, that allows mixing and matching between all the gear models in a single host interface. It also allows for control over every parameter directly from IK’s StompIO USB floor controller and audio interface.

Using AmpliTube 2 Live with X-GEAR, users will get access to these new features:

• 5 modules including: Tuner, Stomp, Amp, Cabinet and Rack effects (instead of 2 modules).
• Double rig with 8 series/parallel configurations (instead of the single fixed rig).
• 1 new Amp and Cabinet (bringing the number of available Amps and Cabinets to 4).
• Custom amp building (thanks to separate Amp Pre, EQ and Power Section now available) now offering up to 192 different amp combinations.
• More controls like Ambience in the cabinet module and advanced Automation.
• Possibility to integrate AmpliTube 2 Live with other “powered by AmpliTube” software applications, including AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix, Ampeg® SVX and AmpliTube Metal into a single interface with full mixing and matching between the included gear models.
• Seamless integration with StompIO advanced USB floor controller and audio interface for using your computer live like the most powerful multi-FX system ever made.

AmpliTube 2 Live is available as a software-only download in the IK web store for 74.99 EUR / $99.99 USD (exc. taxes) and it is also included in the StealthPlug audio cable interface for 99.99 EUR / $129.99 USD (exc. taxes).

IK Multimedia and Notion Music have announced the integration of AmpliTube 2 DUO software with Notion’s Progression software.

The inclusion of AmpliTube 2 DUO with PROGRESSION lets you hear guitar-modeled sounds within Notion’s notation application.

IK Multimedia wants to thank their Digidesign customers by upgrading Digidesign Pro Tools users of AmpliTube LE to the new AmpliTube 2 Duo software and also giving them Ampeg SVX UNO — for free! Any customer who owns a Digidesign Pro Tools HD or LE product is eligible to receive these new plug-ins.

All registered users of AmpliTube LE, which comes packaged inside the Digibundle, qualify for this free upgrade to AmpliTube 2 Duo, a major upgrade to the software with more amps and effects. These customers will also receive a free download of Ampeg SVX UNO bass amp and FX software. Both new products are readily available for download from the IK user area.

IK’s Crossgrade for ALL Policy covers AmpliTube Duo and Ampeg SVX UNO, giving users the chance to purchase the new StompIO, advanced USB foot controller and audio interface, the full versions of IK products — AmpliTube 2, Ampeg SVX and more at the discounted crossgrade prices. Read more…

IK Multimedia has announced its 2×1 FX Madness Promotion. From July 1st to August 31st, customers who purchase and register any of IK’s effect plug-ins can get another IK effect for free.

Customers can choose from the following:

• AmpliTube 2 – The highly popular guitar amp and effects modeling software that raised the standard to an unprecedented level of high-quality emulation and extreme flexibility, for crafting the ultimate guitar tone.
• Ampeg SVX – The world’s first dedicated bass amp plug-in with the real signature sound of Ampeg, the historic brand that invented bass amplification
• Classik Studio Reverb – The award-winning suite of four high-end studio-quality reverbs modeled after popular outboard classics
• T-RackS – the classic mastering suite masterpiece with everything you need to create superb, tube-toned masters on your computer

Users that register any AmpliTube 2, Ampeg SVX, Classik Studio Reverb or T-RackS (full version or crossgrade)* between July 1st and August 31st will be able to choose from any of these 4 effect plug-ins, which they can easily download from the IK User Area for free.

NAMM Show: IK Multimedia announced the AmpliTube 2 StompIO, a new USB floor controller and audio interface for AmpliTube 2, guitar and FX modeling software, is expected to ship during the second quarter of 2007.

Combined with a Mac or PC, StompIO revolutionizes the modeling processor market with some of the best sounds available from a guitar effect unit, the staggering power of PC-based DSP modeling, 20,000 amp combinations, 32 effects on 2 rigs and all of these parameters controlled with exactly the same feeling as a traditional guitar floor processor. Read more…