Amplitube 3.5 Upgrade and Free Version + Custom Shop Open Today

[Jind]

From Post over at KVR: http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=316051

AmpliTube Custom Shop Now Shipping From IK Multimedia
A new tone shopping experience for software plug-ins

IK Multimedia is proud to announce the release of AmpliTube 3 Custom Shop, the updated 3.5 version of IK's leading amp and effects modeling software. The Custom Shop is an entirely new tone shopping experience that is like visiting a real guitar store, but one that is open 24/7 right in the comfort of your own studio. The AmpliTube Custom Shop has the widest offering of legendary, officially certified brands and a price model affordable to anyone for building your truly custom tone.

Every new user can start by downloading a FREE, fully functional version of AmpliTube 3 - both a standalone application and plug-in - with a collection of 24 gear models (9 stomp boxes, 4 amplifiers, 5 cabinets, 3 microphones, 2 rack effects and digital tuner) for recording and mixing in their favorite Mac/Win DAW, for playing on stage or practicing at home.

Then with the new Custom Shop feature - directly accessible within AmpliTube using an online connection - over 200 gear models of stomp boxes, amplifiers, cabinets, microphones and rack effects can be browsed, auditioned and purchased à la carte.

These include officially certified models from legendary guitar and bass brands such as Fender™, Ampeg®, Orange®, Soldano™, Seymour Duncan™, Groove Tubes®, Gallien-Krueger®, Jet City Amplification™, THD®, T-Rex® and many others, with more models and brands coming in the future. Each model can be tested for free (for a period of 2 days every 2 months) before purchase, just like trying out an amp in a physical guitar shop.

Gear models are sold in the Custom Shop using Gear Credits and are priced between 5 and 20 credits each. Gear Credits are sold in packs from a minimum of 20 credits to a maximum of 500 credits, with individual gear models starting as low as $3 each!

With the AmpliTube 3 Custom Shop, now everybody can build their own personal gear collection with a level of customization never seen before and at prices never so affordable.

Current AmpliTube 3 users will be able to download the new 3.5 version for free and have full access to the new Custom Shop as well as many new features: 64-bit plug-in compatibility, an improved preset browser with full graphical display of the rig, 4,000 new "patch" slots that store controller information with the presets, improved integration with IK's range of controllers (like the StealthPedal and StompIO) with full programmability directly from AmpliTube, improved MIDI control, "sequences" for organizing live playing presets and much more.

24 brand new, previously unreleased amp and effects models from Fender™, Orange®, Soldano™, T-Rex® and more are available at the opening of the Custom Shop for previous AmpliTube 3 users to expand their collections using the new à la carte purchase model.

Users of AmpliTube Fender™, Ampeg® SVX, AmpliTube Metal, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™ and AmpliTube 2 Live will be able to use all of their existing gear models in the new AmpliTube 3 FREE version which includes the Custom Shop. All the user's gear is available inside the new AmpliTube 3 "shell" which allows users to take advantage of the full features of AmpliTube 3 that were not available in their packages - similar to what was previously done with AmpliTube X-GEAR - as well as access the new Custom Shop to expand their model collections. All other registered IK users will also find AmpliTube 3 FREE in their user area for immediate download.

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/amplitubefree

 

[storming heaven]

wOOt! Thanks for the heads up.

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

Nice! I fucking dig free things!

 

[Clockwork]

Ironic. I just asked in the thread lower down this page when we would get the new free stuff haha. For free, it's worth a go.

 

[SentencedToBurn]

this is great. i bought pretty much all the orange stuff cause i needed the rock tones. this is GREAT!

 

[Jind]

For those interested in what comes with the free version:

9 stomp boxes, 4 amplifiers and 5 cabinets, 3 microphones and 2 rack effects

Stomps: Chorus, Flanger, Opto Tremolo, Delay, Wah, Diode Overdrive, Compressor, 7 Band Graphic EQ, volume

Amps: American Tube Clean 1 (Fender SuperReverb), American Tube Clean 2 (Fender Deluxe Reverb '65), British Tube Lead 1 (Marshall JCM800), Solid State Bass Preamp

Cabs: 4x10 Open Vintage (Fender SuperReverb 4x10), 1x12 Open Vintage (Fender Deluxe 65 1x12), 2x12 Closed Vintage (Marshall 2x12" Greenbacks), 4x12 Closed Vintage 1 (Marshall 4x12" Greenbacks 70's), 1x15 Bass Vintage (Ampeg B15 1x15)

Mics: Dynamic 57 (Shure SM57), Condenser 414 (AKG C414), Condenser 87 (Neumann U87)

Rack: Digital Delay, Parametric EQ

While the equipment list of the free version is pretty sparse, at least with the new custom Shop option you can pick and choose which gear you purchase to fill out your roster of equipment so if you only want to focus on the metal type amplifiers, or some of the excellent Fender models they have released, you can pick and choose at pretty reasonable prices it seems. I already have the full version of Amplitube 3 so there are only a few of the new amps that I might buy. We'll have to see. another good thing is that you can try them out with the new Custom shop interface prior to purchasing. Pretty sure I'll buy the SLO-100 model after I give it a try.

 

[SimonTaddio_Qc]

I wonder if IK money works to buy those expansion packs...