Hi everyone. I have my Ultimate Metal profile mainly for the ProgPower USA forum, but I stumbled upon this topic just now.
Over the past 18 months or so, Steinberg has released VST Amp Rack presets from a number of artists including Wolf Hoffmann and myself. I have had the pleasure to demo the Amp Rack at a few CLUB CUBASE events in the NYC area, plus use it as part of a demo for Sonic Core's XITE audio interface at NAMM in January.
Besides working very well as an emulator, using the VST Amp Rack within Cubase allows you to automate your effects and levels once you have your backing tracks all set. So no more stepping on pedals to engage a chorus or boost a level.
Here is one of the songs if anyone is interested. As you see, the only thing at my feet is a wah. Though I technically could have automated that also....