Guitar FX

Authentically modeled, classic guitar amps, cabs, and stomps

Guitar FX

Authentically modeled, classic guitar amps, cabs, and stomps

Authentically modeled, classic guitar amps, cabs, and stomps


Guitar effects plug-ins

Digital Performer's guitar effects focus on authentically replicating actual guitar power amps, speaker cabinets, and effects pedals from the past five decades. Many of the devices modeled are no longer available and you'd be hard pressed to even find one in good enough condition to use. Digital Performer puts them all at your fingertips, in their original glory, even down to the design quirks that made them the classics that they are. Because they are so authentic, you can experiment with them in your Digital Performer desktop studio, just like an artist or recording engineer would with the originals.

Turn your guitar into a synth with MegaSynth

Turn your guitar into a synthesizer


MegaSynth™

MegaSynth combines polyphonic octave generation with flexible signal routing, envelopes, LFOS, a pattern generator and macros. Input your guitar — or any signal — and let the synthesis mayhem begin! MegaSynth generates octave, sub-octave and square wave tones based on the input signal. You can mix, route and process the four signals (voices) in a virtually infinite number of ways with creative processing, including a programmable pattern generator, macros that control multiple parameters at once and an envelope follower.

Polyphonic octave generator for guitar


Micro G™

MicroG is a subtractive synth processor that emulates a polyphonic octave generator (POG) streamlined for guitar. Try it on guitar, vocals, instruments or any type of signal for truly unique effects. MicroG generates octave, sub-octave and square wave tones based on the input signal, combined with a gain-triggered filter sweep.

Polyphonic octave generator for bass


Micro B™

Tuned for bass guitar, MicroB adds octave, sub-octave and square wave tones in the bass register for polyphonic synthesis with enhanced bottom end. Get your Funkadelic on, with that classic bass sound from the 70's made popular by Parliament Funkadelic. But that's just the beginning with this synth processor.

Anderton's QuadraFuzz reborn


MultiFuzz™

MultiFuzz is a spot-on reproduction of Craig Anderton’s legendary QuadraFuzz multiband distortion kit from decades past. Anderton developed a straightforward concept that produces absolutely monster guitar tones: divide the input signal into four separate frequency bands and then apply distortion independently to each band. The results range from sublime warmth to absolute filth.

Legendary guitar amp


ACE30

The Beatles. U2's The Edge. Ritchie Blackmore. Tom Petty. These are just some of the mega-artists who have made the Vox® AC30® an iconic guitar amplifier over the past half century. DP's ACE-30 faithfully models every nuance and quirk of both the vintage-style AC30/6 and the more modern AC30 CC2X, complete with three different preamps, two impedance levels, and a separate Tremolo circuit for independent control and versatility of tone. Vintage and Modern tone stacks faithfully model, down to the smallest details, the Gibson® and Fender® tone circuits employed by Vox. The result? Guitar tones that sound like the real thing.

Epic Mesa Rectifier sound


Soloist

The Soloist is a model of the epic two-channel Mesa™ Dual Rectifier Solo Head™ amplifier of the 1990’s, with the silicon diode rectifiers and bold power settings enabled. The result? A model that supplies full design voltage to all components for that classic Rectifier sound with tighter attacks, added brightness, and substantially more headroom. Choose between the Red or Orange channel, and use the distinctive Mesa channel cloning feature, just like the original. Get ready to spend hours basking in the glory of classic Mesa Rectifier guitar tones.

Soloist Demo with Fabrizio "Bicio" Leo

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Performed by Fabrizio "Bicio" Leo

Three iconic guitar amps in one plug-in


Custom '59

Custom '59 represents three of the most famous guitar amps of all time, meticulously and faithfully modeled in one Digital Performer plug-in.

Fender® Bassman®


Originally designed for the Fender Precision Bass®, the Fender Bassman amp was quickly adopted by guitarists and eventually became perhaps the most famous and sought after guitar amp of all time. With its classic 4x10 design (four ten-inch speakers) and vintage lacquered tweed cover, the Bassman sound is a bona fide icon among guitar tones and a must-have for any tone aficionado.

Marshall® JTM45®


In the early 1960's, the Marshall JTM45 was essentially a clone of the Fender Bassman. Made popular by Eric Clapton, the so-called "Bluesbreaker" amp is named after Clapton's band at the time, in which he popularized the now signature sound of playing a Les Paul through the heavily distorted JTM45. Ever since, the JTM45 has been ensconced in the pantheon of world-famous guitar amplifiers.

Marshall® JCM800®


As guitar tones evolved during the '60s and '70s, the hunger among guitarists for more power became insatiable. By the early '80s, Marshall had developed the JCM800 to satisfy this craving, with higher power tubes and a power boost from 50 to 100 watts. The result? Perhaps the most widely recognized guitar tones of all time, made famous by bands like Anthrax, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and many others.

Physically modeled guitar speaker cabinet


Live Room | G

Live Room | G is a superb physical modeling speaker cabinet emulator with four mics, mixable mic positions (close, near and far) and three-band EQ per channel. Live Room | G adds unprecedented realism to guitar and bass parts — or any amped instrument.

It's a real speaker cabinet, at your fingertips


Originally designed for the Fender Precision Bass®, the Fender Bassman amp was quickly adopted by guitarists and eventually became perhaps the most famous and sought after guitar amp of all time. With its classic 4x10 design (four ten-inch speakers) and vintage lacquered tweed cover, the Bassman sound is a bona fide icon among guitar tones and a must-have for any tone aficionado.

Multiple simultaneous mics


Placing mics on a bass cabinet can be elevated to an art form. Live Room | B gives you a variety of mics and positions, which you can artfully combine and mix using four separate mic channels (two mono and one stereo), each with their own fader channel.

Physically modeled bass guitar speaker cabinet


Live Room | B

Live Room | B is all about bass guitar, with four separate mic channels (two mono and one stereo) modeled on world class microphones such as the AKG D 112, Sennheiser e602-II, Yamaha SubKick, and Shure SM7B. A matched pair of Schoeps small diaphragm condensers can be set to XY, ORTF, Blumlein, or Wide Omni positions. Modeled cabinets include the Ampeg SVT-810, a rear-ported SWT Goliath II with HF driver fully attenuated, the Ampeg SVT-15E, and the SWR Big Ben. Each mic channel has a sidechain output, which allows you to feed its signal independently to Digital Performer's full mixing environment, including any plug-in processing with automation. Live Room | B and

It's a real speaker cabinet — at your fingertips


Bass cabs are a special breed, so Live Room | B supplies classics from Ampeg and others. From the 8x10 fridge (modeled on the Ampeg SVT-810) to the 1x18 Big Bear (modeled on the rear-ported SWR Big Ben), your bass sound will boom with authentic pow.

Multiple simultaneous mics


Placing mics on a bass cabinet can be elevated to an art form. Live Room | B gives you a variety of mics and positions, which you can artfully combine and mix using four separate mic channels (two mono and one stereo), each with their own fader channel.

CPU efficient cabinets for live performance


Live Stage

Live Stage is a CPU-efficient, single-mic version of its bigger cousins, Live Room | G and B. Simply choose a cabinet and a mic, adjust damping and decay, set your levels, and rock out! Live Stage is ideal for live performance situations in which you are using your laptop and Digital Performer as a guitar effects processor.

Hear Live Stage used together with other DP effects.

Authentically analog chorusing


Analog Chorus

Modeled after the immensely popular Boss™ CE "Chorus Ensemble" series of foot pedals from the late 1970's and early ’80s, including the CE-2™ and CE-3™, Analog Chorus can be liberally applied to just about any audio material to produce incredibly lush and pleasing chorusing effects. Boss originated the chorus pedal effect with these ground-breaking products, and they are widely considered to be the ultimate analog chorus sound, especially for guitar, bass and electric keyboards. With simple controls, spot-on modeling of the original hardware pedals, and very low CPU overhead, this plug-in has quickly become a favorite among Digital Performer users.

Modeled vintage "bucket-brigade" delay pedal


Analog Delay

Inspired by classic 1980s delay pedals from DOD™ and Electro-Harmonix™, Analog Delay faithfully models their compander and bucket brigade circuits for a truly authentic sound. Crank the REPEAT knob to make it self-oscillate, just like the original, but use caution! A unique 4x switch quadruples the effect. Click the stomp switch to smoothly enable or disable the effect, while the plug-in continues to process audio.

An old-school flanger reborn


Analog Flanger

Analog Flanger models the late 1970's Electro-Harmonix™ Deluxe Electric Mistress™, an effect pedal heard on countless recordings in the decades since.

Set your phaser to Stun — or Kill


Analog Phaser

Analog Phaser is a model of the "script logo" MXR™ '74 Vintage Phase 90 phaser hand-produced from 1974 to 1977. This pedal model produces the "dirty phaser" sound popularized by Eddie Van Halen. For that unmistakable, silky-smooth analog phaser sound, Set it to Stun. For the full effect, turn it all the way up to set it to Kill.

Authentic model of an Electro-Harmonix classic pedal


Clear Pebble

Clear Pebble models the Electro-Harmonix™ Small Stone™ phaser with the Color switch set to the Off position. The color-off timbre produces the Stone's classic jazzy phase sound.

D Plus

D Plus emulates the MXR Distortion+™ overdrive pedal, one of the great classic pedals heard on countless recordings and used as a signature sound by many artists including Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne), Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), Bob Mould (Hüsker Dü/Sugar), Dave Murray (Iron Maiden) and many others. Just like the original, D Plus produces a surprisingly wide range of tones considering the simplicity of the circuit design, from low-gain mild distortion, to warm tube-like overdrive, to crunchy overdrive "fuzz" with lots of sustain. Suitable for many musical styles, from jazz to heavy metal.

Delta Fuzz

Delta Fuzz faithfully emulates the Electro-Harmonix® Big Muff π® pedal, first introduced in the early 1970's and made famous by artists like Carlos Santana and David Gilmour, who used it on two epic Pink Floyd albums (Animals and The Wall). While Electro-Harmonix had its ups and downs as a company over the years, demand for Big Muff's distinctive "sustained grind" sound grew and grew, pervading the recordings of many influential ’80s and ’90s bands including Nirvana, the Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., and Mudhoney.

Diamond Drive

Diamond Drive emulates the Voodoo Lab® Sparkle Drive™ pedal, which is itself an Ibanez TS9™ clone, but with an innovative clean/saturated crossfader. By mixing the original clean signal back in to the overdriven signal, this pedal restores the "bite" and feel masked by the saturation, resulting in a perceived "cleaner" saturated tone — the magic that makes the Sparkle Drive one of the most sought-after pedals of all time.

The ultimate guitar sustain switch


Dyna-Squash

Modeled after the MXR “script-logo” Dyna-Comp™ compressor, Dyna-Squash features an infinity-ratio limiter with 60dB maximum gain, a 0.7v absolute hard-knee limit, sub-millisecond attack dynamics, and painfully slow (>1s) release dynamics. The original Dyna-Comp “script logo” was a staple in many famous guitar rigs, including those for Pete Townshend, David Gilmour and Eddie Van Halen, among others. The Dyna-Comp was originally marketed and used as a guitar sustain pedal. You can use the DP's Dyna-Squash on guitars, too, of course, but also check it out on snare drum, vocals, or any signal that needs squashing!

The lead switch of all time


Hi-Top Booster

Hi-Top Booster models the Dallas Rangemaster™ treble booster used by Eric Clapton, Brian May and many others. Hardware clones of this classic include the Strangemaster™, Java Boost™, Brian May Treble Boost™, and several others. Use Hi-Top Booster to drive DP's Custom ’59 and Live Room | G (with the Vintage 4 x 12 cabinet enabled) to achieve that 1970s “glam” guitar tone.

Intelligent Noise Gate

Intelligent Noise Gate is a noise gate designed specifically for recording instruments that are prone to AC mains interference. Easily eliminate buzz and/or hum, with fine-tune adjustments for slight variations in power frequency.

RXT

RXT is an emulation of The Rat™ distortion pedal by Pro Co Sound™, first produced by hand in 1978. Over the next several years, the Rat quickly gained widespread notoriety via artists such as Jeff Beck, Joe Walsh, Andy Summers and many bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth, and Radiohead. Simply put, the Rat sound is truly legendary among stomp boxes.

Vintage spring tank reverb


Springamabob

Made popular by that twangy, 1960's surf rock guitar sound, spring reverb adds unmistakable flavor to any instrument or track. Springamabob provides authentic reproduction of three different spring tanks: long double, long triple, and short triple.

Tube Wailer

Tube Wailer models the venerated Ibanez® TS-9 Tube Screamer® overdrive pedal, named for the "light" distortion it produces similar to an overdriven tube amp. The Tube Screamer circuit has served as the basis for an entire industry of distortion pedals over the last thirty years. Due to its popularity, the Tube Screamer is one of the most heavily "modded" (modified) pedals out there. Not to be outdone, Digital Performer's Tube Wailer emulation gives you your own mod: flip the "Diode" switch to simulate replacing the stock silicon clipper diodes with germanium diodes to extend bandwidth.

Über Tube

Über Tube is an emulation of the Ibanez® Super Tube™ overdrive pedal, a close but rare cousin of the Ibanez Tube Screamer™, with added mid boost control, introduced at around the same time as the original TS-9. A few years later, the Tube Screamer migrated to the Master Series where it was renamed simply Super Tube™ (STL).

Wah Pedal

No pedal board is complete without a wah-wah pedal. This plug-in simulates the wah pedal experience with authentic flair and all the controls you expect, plus customizations any tweaker will love. Use it for guitar parts, bass parts, keyboard parts and even other instruments. Play it live for a conventional sound or use automation to create more unusual effects.

Get in tune


Tuner

Digital Performer's Tuner plug-in lets you quickly tune your guitar, bass, sax, or other pitched instrument. Just load it as a plug-in, before or after any other plug-in inserts, and play each string (or any pitch on your instrument) to get it perfectly in tune. The more complex the harmonics of the input signal, the wider the LED band gets. So if your guitar strings are wearing out, the Tuner's LED meter will let you know. Other features include adjustable tuning reference and test tone generation.

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