This week, Positive Grid announced their release of BIAS FX Standalone, the world’s “first and only” cross platform guitar amp-and-effects processor. Previously released as a desktop plug-in, BIAS FX now allows musicians to use it as a fully-functional standalone application for both Mac and PC, without the need of a DAW or any other software.
In addition, BIAS FX Pro now adds MIDI and automation support for both the standalone and plug-in versions, making it a performance-ready amp and effects application for professional live and studio use.
BIAS FX Standalone users will be able to perform with BIAS Amp Match models, capturing the tone from any real amp, in dual amp mode, add ultra-high definition effects configurations in dual signal chains, and share and download rigs right on ToneCloud, Positive Grid’s tone sharing platform.
MIDI And Automation. The professional edition of BIAS FX, BIAS FX Professional, now includes MIDI and automation, enabling users to control BIAS FX as they would with a real amp/pedalboard setup: toggle pedals on/off in real time, use expression effects, switch among pedals, assign multiple parameters, and more. Users who have already purchased BIAS FX Pro as a desktop plug-in can now download the standalone version with MIDI and Automation free of charge.
Pricing and Availability. Positive Grid’s BIAS FX Standalone is available now, and retails for for $99 (standard version) and $199 (pro version) via the BIAS Store. For more information, go to the Positive Grid website.
World’s ONLY? What about Kazrog’ Thermionik & Recabinet?
Um, hasn’t Aplitube been cross platform for about a decade??
Locking something as basic and anticipated as MIDI control/automation to the Pro version is pretty disappointing.
I just downloaded the demo and spent about an hour trying it. To my ears (and through RME and descent monitors) it sounds no better than guitar rig or amplitube (which is fine in a mix). My HD500 sounds quite a bit better (more air, jangle, life) and my Valve amp sounds 3D compared to a simulation when I hear it live, but when recorded and mixed, only a bit better than the HD (but somehow my playing seems better when I amp up…..)
http://guitarix.org/