well… ik multimedia has made me super happy by including me in the final beta test period.

amplitube 3 is everything peter and others have been describing over the last few weeks. i had such an excellent time last night playing through it and there are a few key elements i’d like to mention from my experience.

first, the “remastered” stuff from a2 offers some nice refinement of previous models. the dynacomp. first fuzzface, and phase100 stomps especially sound improved to me.

the new mic modeling and placement not only adds considerable depth to the sonic palette, it is also laid out in a very streamlined and quick interface. this is particularly an improvement over other amp sims that require digging into the gui to manipulate all the features that are right at your fingertips in amplitube 3. the streamlined interface is also quite noticable with the added four track recorder. i was quickly able to record and overdub ideas without practically any effort past simply transcribing my ideas to the guitar. also gui related, the “hot-swappable” stomps are a welcomed update and make manipulating and checking out routing possiblities much easier in this version of amplitube.

the new models sound terrific and really bring a new level of detail both sonically and functionally. while playing the new copper vox, i immediately was floored by the range of tone the single amp could express. i think the attention to special detail that ik executed in the behavior of each amp’s unique controls is fabulous and brings modeling to a new level.

and damn… that electric mistress sounds beautiful.

how close is close? i haven’t slept in a week! 😀

good luck with this release. i’m an amp sim junkie and just can not wait to get my hands on this beauty. seems like every piece of equipment i’ve ever wnated is going to be right at my fingertips very soon…

HURRY! 😆