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I've had a lot of guitar players ask me about getting a good recorded guitar tones without spending a ton of money. Well, here are a bunch of plug-ins that have given me some pretty great results. First of all, to run these plugins, you're going to need a good recording/sequencing program. And if you don't have the cash (even if you DO have the cash) for something like Cubase, Sonar, ProTools (bleh!) or whatever, definitely look into Reaper. It does everything you need it to (vst hosting, recording, midi, etc) and it does it so well. If I hadn't paid so much for Cubase SX, I'd be using Reaper. Now, for the goodies. If you're needing a solid rig, perfect for all kinds of music from country to pop, rock, jazz...whatever, check out the Simulanalog Guitar Suite VST plugin set. Plug-ins included are: Marshall JCM900 amp sim, both clean and drive channels with reverb. (Clean Demo, Dirty Demo) Fender Twin amp sim with Tremolo, one of the most sought after clean amps. (Twin Demo) Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer sim, essentially the most popular overdrive pedal ever. (TubeScreamer Demo) Boss DS-1 sim, great distortion pedal with lots of character. (DS-1 into JCM900 Demo) Boss SD-1 sim, fat overdrive pedal similar to the Tube Screamer, but with more drive and low end. (SD-1 into JCM900 Demo) Dunlop Univibe Chorus/Vibrato pedal sim, probably one of the coolest modulation pedals ever. Great for getting a Jimi Hendrix tone. (UniVibe into JCM900 Demo) I've already recommended this plug-in set to a few guitar players and they seem really happy with it. There is also Fretted Synth's FreeAmp software. (Thanks, Flexstyle) While the overdrive/distortion tones aren't too great, the other effects are. They'd be perfect for enhancing Guitar Suite. Now, if you're looking for something a little heavier, you might want to give the Wagner Sharp Tube Preamp sim a try. This thing is a beast, perfect for heavy metal and hard rock. Reminds me of the original Peavy 5150 amp. Bright, gainy, and very tight. (Wagner Demo with Rectifier 4x12 Impulse) Keep in mind, this is only a preamp sim, so you will need either a cabinet simulator or cabinet impulses after the plugin. Cabinet impulses can be found all over the web and are great for getting extremely realistic guitar tones. To get you started, here are some really nice ones I've been using for a while. Guitar Cab Impulses You'll need a plugin for using these impulses, and I reccommend the keFIR VST for this. Great plugin that is easy on your resources. There are tons more free amp sims out there, but these are the best and most natural sounding in my opinion. Hope this helps some of you guys out there still searching for a good recording tone. P.S. Sorry for you Mac guys. Sixto doesn't know Mac. Edit: AWWWWWYEEEEEEAH Got some more awesome free amp sim plugins for you guys! http://lepouplugins.blogspot.com/ You'll need speaker impulses with these plugins but man, do they sound awesome!

If anyone's up for it, I'd love a nice Lord Raptor sig. Just a picture of him with his guitar and "sixto" somewhere on there would be great.

Start it over. From scratch.

Awesome! I loved the pitch bending used on the vocals. Such a great tune. Instant favorite.

I'm watching D. Gray Man right now and IT JUST WONT END.

Check this out! http://members.cox.net/ampage/triggers.htm I like the idea of these for toms, maybe, unless you're gonna be triggering different samples for different positions on the toms.

Ooooh baby, I'm such a sucker for good CG movies.

This is... Well, whatever it is, it certainly IS..what it is. I do lieks me some Rhodes. Bonus points for JENOVA.

Ctrl+T is the shortcut that brings up the tempo track. Or, if you're going to have a straight tempo with no changes, hit F2 to bring up the transport panel and click on Tempo to switch from Track to Fixed. Then just set to your tempo.

Merry Christmas Eve Tensei San!

He was just asking if any of us have used it before. Yes, Max, I've used impulse reverbs a few times. Problem is the plugin and impulse wavs for reverbs are pretty big resource hogs. So unless you have a pretty powerful machine, I would not recomment using impulse reverbs.

TAAAAAAAPE! Very nice. Will download this ASAP.

For fully processed drums, Steven Slate drum samples if you want incredible-sounding ready-to-go acoustic drums. They need very little work, if any at all, to fit perfectly in a mix. These are the drums you hear in today's top music. Also, Toontrack EZDrummer with several expansions for good sounding drums, ready to go into a mix. For raw, unprocessed drums, Toontrack DFH Custom and Vintage (Superior has been discontinued but Superior 2 will be out soon) or FXpansion BFD (with several expansions, BFD 2 out soon as well) are the best. Addictive Drums are pretty good, too, if you don't mind not having 24bit samples. Addictive Drums comes with built in effects, as BFD 2 and DFHS 2 will. http://www.stevenslatedrums.com/ http://www.toontrack.com/ http://www.fxpansion.com/index.php?page=30 As far as processing goes...well...there's no magic plugin that will do it all. It all depends on what kind of sound you're going for. And for me, it's all trial and error. I get a little better each time I do it.

It's just waiting to be posted, SwordBreaker.

For the record, I wasn't into working on collabs waaay back when this was first submitted. Right now, collabs are about the only thing I'm really interested in.

Shhh, quit being dumb. Someone started this thread in search of tips on synth guitar. You're just trolling now. AND, it is very possible to achieve great guitar sounds using samples. I don't like admitting that, but it's the truth.

Dream Theater called. They want their typical style back. Seriously, they won't stop bugging me. Craaaaazy whammy action! I hope your bridge snaps off one of these days! Also, can it plz b collab tiems?

This is very much okay.

You can send any channel in FL to any FX bus. http://tadakichi.baka.us/fl_channel.jpg

What kind of noise is this background noise? Could be a ground loop hum or the natural noise from a dirty/driven amp and noisy pickups. If the problem is a ground loop, check your amp. It might have a ground lift switch. Use that. If it's a matter of noisy pickups and amp, use a noise supressor pedal. Also, how are you connecting your amp to to your laptop? Which output from the amp?

Feliz cumpleaños!

Yeah, just says that Joe Perry recorded guitar riffs for the game.

Nope, nothing sounds familiar.

$200? No way.

Cut the top off, like I suggested. Put a lo-pass fiter on the guitars at around 7-8k and boost the 3-4k range. This will enhance pick attack and aggressiveness but tone down the fizzy characteristics. I do this all the time. Here's a little example. http://tadakichi.baka.us/Sixto_Sounds/Audio/belmont_theme_wip.mp3 Same theme. And...now that I listen carefully, it sounds too much like yours! Probably wasn't going to finish it anyway. IM me if you need some help with mixing tips or ideas.