I don't do this all of the time as I try to find a decent tone to record with but there are times that when I listen back, it just doesn't sound as good as I thought it did when I was recording. One thing I love about amp plugins is the ability to record the guitar part, and then to be able to change the recording to any preset. Just pick a preset that sound ok, maybe tweak it a little bit and away yo go. I think that I have used FX2 on every one of your Moto tracks so far and I really have not dug too deep into it. They have a lot of great presets right out of the box. Bias FX2 on the other hand is more my speed. Patience and focus are not two of my stronger traits, so I have not dug too deep into Bias Amp2.
Bias Amp2 is kind of fun, but it is strictly creating amps, no effects. Positive Grid just released both "2" versions recently and since I upgraded to them (at a pretty steep discount) I finally started messing around with both. I had been using Helix Native exclusively for the past few years, mainly because I was used to the Helix floor unit presets and I had it before Bias. I have Bias Amp2 and Bias FX2 along with Helix Native. I think the Stomp I/O package which includes Amplitude 4.0 deluxe and a bunch of other software is a bargain when I compared to other software/sim options. Īll in all for me it scratches most of my itches. There are a bunch of youtube reviews of amplitude and most seem to like it. I tried the Amplitude VST plugin in a DAW without a problem, the Stomp cannot control the VST plugin but using it as a midi controller is a workaround - there is detailed guide on Reddit on how to set up in Ableton Live. The built-in recorder is easy to use and is a nice tool to hack around with jam tracks. The Stomp solved that with foot control of the looper - now just have to get my timing better and end on the beat. The manual is pretty useless but using the software has not been difficult, the only real problem beyond getting youtube audio and guitar output at the same time, which is now solved, was using the looper without a foot controller and that was purely logistics of using a mouse and trying to play at the same time. The only amp sim I purchased is the 65 Princeton. With the numerous amps/pedals options included in the deluxe package I can try out all sorts of combinations. Amplitude 4.0 has far more things to play with than I need, amps, cabs, mic's, pedal, racks, inserts etc and I can't discern any latency issues. I use a win 10 workstation and with their newly released ASIO driver have no problem hearing a griff youtube lesson and my guitar output at the same time. I purchased the stomp at a nearly 50% discount ($170.00) when on sale and using some credits I had from some other IK Multimedia purchases.
It suits my level (mediocre at home only) of playing needs. I have been using Amplitude for some time now, started when I purchased their stealth guitar more than 7-8 years ago and am now using the iRig Stomp I/O to control Amplitude 4.0 deluxe with output to the iLoud micro monitors.