I also got rid of the psa 1 because it was too complex. Seriously download the demo of the destructor if you have not done so yet. Sansamp psa 1 comes bundled with pro tools and pro tools hd software. This forum is dedicated to the tech21 sansamp psa 1. This way you could use the jube for the tones it excels at. The toplevel navigation is above, and on the right there are some additional categories. Then the sansamp gives me all the versatility i need in any situation. Ive always thought that the guitar amp fx module should be able to get some good sounds, but wasnt getting anything great on my own.
Softamp psa by axp guitar amp and fx modeling vst plugin. Theres another new free amp sim plugin with some extra features that was recently released for the kvr audio developer challenge in december 2016. The free plugin is available in vst, au, and aax formats for mac and windows, with support for 64 and 32 bit systems. I am not trying to make a comparison, these are two different monsters and i use both depending on the tone and key of the song. Softamp psa is based on three different devices, the sansamp psa, isp decimator, and orange squeezer. Only you have to do is to turn the knobs and find the sound that you like. Authenticated users also receive the ability to send private messages. For now permanent slots have cali76 compact bass, and noble di. The popular sansamp psa1 underwent an internal redesign and is now known as sansamp psa1. You cant go wrong with this amp for rock and metal. Download smack by avid at 440software, digidesign smack is a new professional compressorlimiter plugin le version 1. Aug 20, 2012 download smack by avid at 440software, digidesign smack is a new professional compressorlimiter plugin le version 1. Pedal board noisegate, tse808, r47, phaser, pandora. If you are looking at this then you know how great these sound.
The tech 21 sansamp psa1 is a guitar and bass preamplifier that comes in the form of a single space rack mountable unit. The sansamp psa has been used on thousands of major releases, worldwide tours and film soundtracks for multiple applications and instruments including guitar, bass, horns, vocals, and drums. I also got rid of the psa1 because it was too complex. At last psa1 in vst ultimate metal heavy metal forum and. Now you can add it to your own mixes with the sansamp psa 1 plugin. There are lots of forums for the newer axefx, 11 rack, mustang amps etc but i am having a hrd time finding one for the sansamp. Jul 31, 2017 makers of the tse x50 amp sim, tse audio has updated their tse bod bass plugin to version 3. My top 5 distortion plugins in pro tools pro tools. When tech 21 originally released the rackmount sansamp psa1 in 1993, it quickly became an indispensable studio and stage staple and a favorite here at sweetwater.
Midi quest essentials, midi quest, and midi quest pro. Destructor is delivered with hundreds of presets and predefined models, either inspired by. It has an incredible array of amplifier sounds, from squeaky clean to buzzsaw overdrive, plus you can store 49 of your created patches. This forum is dedicated to the tech21 sansamp psa1. The algorithm behind the tube emulation is available as a standalone vst plugin. This is an emulation of the sansamp bass driver in particular. A clone of the legendary sansamp psa1 amp tube amplifier, gloriously free thanks to the awesome alexander petrovsavchenko. Newer transformer technology would probably be the reason. Guitar gear simulation, guitar suite, bass resonance filter, metal virtual bass guitare amps and. So ive been looking at the sansamp psa 1 for a while, has anybody got experience with these pream. Its ok, but doesnt sound better than the sansamp sim in guitar rig.
This model replaces the famous psa1 which has been proven with many guitarists and bassists. If you need a lot of ready to use onstage presets, this is the unit to buy. Blue cats destructor distortion and amp simulation plugin. The 50 factory presets are a good place to start your discovery, and with minimal tweaking. After a lot of search i ended up with sansamp psa 1.
The psa1, yeah, i am going to agree about the massive compression it put on my sound trying to emulate power tube distortion. Is there a site out there that has a listing of custom settings for the sansamps psa 1 or psa 1. All stages have been emulated to provide the most authentic tone. Its pretty in depth and has a lot to offer on a few different levels. A favorite among touring artists and recording professionals, sansamp psa1 provides a wide range of amplifier emulation, harmonic generation, cabinet simulation, and equalization tone shaping options. Feb 25, 2016 i am not trying to make a comparison, these are two different monsters and i use both depending on the tone and key of the song. A universal output section enables the signal to be compatible with full range systems as well as. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Now you can add it to your own mixes with the sansamp psa1 plugin. Sansamp the sansamp technology captures the warm, rich, natural tones of the most soughtafter tube amplifiers. Because two almost similar amps were made both red channels are modeled. First three are based on opamps with zener diodes in the feedback chain, while the last two are just opamps being overdriven into saturation. A favorite among touring artists and recording professionals, sansamp psa 1 provides a wide range of amplifier emulation, harmonic generation, cabinet simulation, and equalization tone shaping options. The thing is that the old psa 1 has not been made in over 10 years and many of the parts are no longer available.
Softamp psa free sansamp sim plugin win vst masters. I found that this unit sounds best in this exact spot. Ccleaner is the numberone tool for cleaning your windows pc. I would get a splitter so you could alternate between the jubes front end, and the psa1s.
Weight wise i would say there isnt much difference. Sometimes flipping phase, hp or lp filtering, playing around and getting something nice going on in the lowend. The sansamp plugin is an emulation of a hardware tube amp emulator created back in 1989 by guitar player and electronics genius b. Free sansamp psa1 free plugin download download sansamp. The autoenqueue feature can add songs to your sansamp psa1 plugin playlist as they download for continuous listening.
The plugin is called softamp psa and it was created by developer axp. The x50 is a digital emulation of a famous us guitar amp. A clone of the legendary sansamp psa 1 amp tube amplifier, gloriously free thanks to the awesome alexander petrovsavchenko. Tech 21s own character series of pedals are an option if you want to stay in the analogue domain, but at this price you could also have anything up to a topoftherange line 6 pod hd, with a ton of presets and effects if youre happy enough with the sound and feel of a digital modeller. Sansamp psa1 is a plugin you might use and have a lot of fun with. Dec 11, 20 sansamp psa1 plugin has an easytouse interface and integrates with your existing media player and web browser. Sansamp products are designed to work seamlessly in both recording and stage environments. Preamp midi functions ting, increase the setting in small increments. This module runs in all three versions of midi quest. Sansamp psa1 with blender pedal in svt4 effect loop. The new version has an updated ui and they added stereo processing support and oversampling options. Sansamp psa1 plugin has an easytouse interface and integrates with your existing media player and web browser.
The only difference is a button to adjust the output volume without touching the presets and the presence of an on off switch. Within the parameters of each models particular design, the controls provide you with access to specific tone shaping characteristics within the tube amplifier sound spectrum. Just as a vst or au plugin is loaded by a host, the sansamp psa 1 librarian is designed as a module. Softamp psa is a virtualanalog guitar preamp supplemented with noise gate and compressor, all modeled after famous guitar gear that needs no introduction at its core there are 5 distortion stages. The psa 1, yeah, i am going to agree about the massive compression it put on my sound trying to emulate power tube distortion. The tube preamp on clean gives me that tube dinamics i like. Sansamp psa1 plugin automatically builds your music library as songs download. It features an excellent set of controls as well as some very cool presets, check it out for both clean and dirty tones, it. The tse bod is a sansamp bass driver di pedal simulation. I want to buy a versatile, programable midi preamp. Blue cats destructor is a powerful distortion and amp sim modeling tool capable of simulating any kind of distortion. Powering the sansamp psa1 then, if you want to plug straight into the sansamp psa1, bypassing other parts of the system, you can use the sansamp psa1s front input. Daw, 32 64bit compatible vstaax, 3264bit compatible vst2auaax. Its much more expensive than the ada mp1 and nearly as much as the rocktron piranha or peavey rockmaster or many other decent tube preamps.
Dec 05, 2016 softamp psa is a virtualanalog guitar preamp supplemented with noise gate and compressor, all modeled after famous guitar gear that needs no introduction. The plugin also includes a compressor and a builtin noise gate that works quite well. Keep your privacy online and offline, and make your computer faster and more secure. So ive been looking at the sansamp psa1 for a while, has anybody got experience with these pream. The sansamptm psa1 provides the widest range of amplifier, harmonic generation, cabinet simulation and equalization tone shaping options available. Sansamp psa1 plugin sansamp psa1 plugin for pro tools. I just recently switched from protools to studio one after 12 years and was looking for a sans amp replacement. I only know that when i parted with it, my heart sank. Originally introduced in 1993, the sansamp psa1 rackmount, and later psa1. Its available in vst format for windows 32 and 64bit systems. A favorite among touring artists and recording professionals, sansamp psa1 provides a wide range of amplifier emulation, harmonic generation, cabinet. Prior to using it i also used their gt 2 sansamp pedal, which is the same quality of sounds, but without the presets.
I use my xr12 and xr18 as a preamp for my bass in addition to general mixing and pa work. Discussion in backline started by axp, dec 21, 2012. You can get various drive sound very similar to that from the famous brand like marshall, mesa boogie, etc. Sansamp psa1 comes bundled with pro tools and pro tools hd software. Tech 21 introduced sansamp classic the original pedal design in 1989 the proprietary f. Its got a variety of connections and options as its quite flexible in what it can offer.
I know my way around amps and i even own a svt 4 pro but the psa 1 was just too annoying to mess with. You can find suggested settings for getting specific amps and artists sounds, and you can submit your own settings on the sansamp psa1 unofficial homepage. Jul 02, 2014 the popular sansamp psa1 underwent an internal redesign and is now known as sansamp psa1. Softamp psa is based on three different devices, the sansamp psa, isp decimator, and orange. Jan 01, 2017 the plugin is called softamp psa and it was created by developer axp. All transistor, a system that needs no introduction. I know my way around amps and i even own a svt 4 pro but the psa1 was just too annoying to mess with. Sansamp psa1 presets for guitar amp fx module music tribe. Sansamp psa 1 provides a wide range of amplifier emulation. Looking for something like the sans amp psa1 by avid, like the one thats available with pro tools, but one that i can use in logic. Makers of the tse x50 amp sim, tse audio has updated their tse bod bass plugin to version 3. If you own pro tools you dont need to download the plugin as it is. Respect to axp, because i already lost my hopes for psa1 in vst. The sansamp psa 1 sound professional in any situation.
Now i need something in that dirty domain, but having been spoiled by psa 1 flexibility, i have really hard time finding pedal which can nail that sort of flexibility and tone. Sansamp psa1 provides a wide range of amplifier emulation. Only reason im selling it is i have two of them and really only need one. Softamp psa is a virtualanalog guitar preamp supplemented with noise gate and compressor, all modeled after famous guitar gear that needs no introduction.
Sansamp preampmodeler, old school analog audio with digitalmidi control. Every version of midi quest includes complete librarian support for the psa 1. You can find suggested settings for getting specific amps and artists sounds, and you can submit your own settings on the sansamp psa 1 unofficial homepage. Basically using it as an fx return on kicks, bass, guitars, you name it.
Not only that, but in my studio i use the sansamp bass driver di as my input for both bass and direct electrics. The output feeds a tube di and tuner and the parallel output feeds my mesa boogie mkiv head, which i use both for bass and guitar as a second channel. This has been in a smoke free studio for ten years, we are renovating and it needs to. Does anyone have an idea why they were discontinued and if there is any talk of bringing it. Today, i use the character series for recording and they are great but i do miss the psa 1. The sans amp psa1 is a fet hybrid tube amplifier emulation, originally designed and marketed as a guitar preamplifier. But if youre anything like me, youve probably always viewed it as some sort of distortion plugin or an amp simulator. Bass tracks, program material, synths, vocals, guitars. One of the gems of the free plugins that come with pro tools, sansamp psa1 is used by some of the top names in the industry including daniel lanois and mark spike stent and it has been used on countless tracks. For a while ive been in process of building ultimate pedalboard for studio and live purpose. It appears on literally thousands of recordings, used on everything from. It was deployed on countless recordings, worldwide tours, and film soundtracks for multiple applications and instruments, including drums, horns, and even vocals. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
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