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Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Helsinki Finland Posts: 42

Quote: mrelwood Originally Posted by Wow... Thank you, Crowzilla! Amazing to hear what a fellow Finnishman was able to get out of the 0.83!



Everyone can still suggest changes to AmpEra, but we are closing in on 1.0 fast, so be quick!



Congrats on the 0.90 AmpEra, it really is a big improvement in every respect compared to the 0.83 beta.



AmpEra works now wonderfully with any IR you want, as promised. I tried the provided american style IR and loaded it in to ReaVerb and it works like a charm. The difference compared to the 0.83 native IR “loader” to me is a huge one (though I imagine the IR is the same). For example in 0.83 I felt that I could not dial the amp as aggressively (or was more hesitant to do so) and that is why I chose to eq its output quite radically (on the sound video I posted), with this one you don't have to do anything like that (unless of course you want to). You can slam them dials and it can handle it just fine. The eq section seems to be very musical all the way to the extremes and I like it.



(A reminder, if you want to use Reaverb to load your IR remember to turn the ZL box on BEFORE you load the IR. Reaverb seems to not like it if you do it after the fact and you'll get no Zero Latency at all. )



What comes to the CPU load, it is now minimal compared to the previous versions and for a lack of a better word, it feels, acts and sounds like a real amp juiced up to the gills with some “strange nectar” of tone that makes it a pleasure to play.



What comes to suggestions, I really have none on the things that are in the amp already. I liked the idea of being able to turn things on and off right from the start and now that it can do it fully, ie. use any IR loader you want, it has become totally configurable to one's liking.



Personally I really liked the gate, but I chose to turn it off to save even more CPU cycles (ReaGate took its place). The tap function in the delay is a tempting one too. It is nice to be able to change it even on the fly and with some of the room dialed in it makes for a good effects section. So I am personally happy with these features.



Now one thing that I've always wanted to see in a real (or a virtual) amp is the idea that you could have two (or more) separate inputs in to the amp. One is for the boost chain and the other is for the uneffected signal so you can go to your clean sound without having to do anything to your boost chain, just change the channel and you're good to go. I haven't seen something like that implemented in to amps and honestly it has always seemed strange to me.



In this virtual amp age everything is of course possible in routing and switching things on and off, but something like that would make things much easier for the simple man (meaning me) who only can bother to kick a single dial to change the channel in the amp while knowing that everything is still running in the background, when the heavy sound needs to come back. Now I am not saying that something like this should be implemented in to AmpEra, but rather that the idea of this amp being as simple to use as it is (while having all the necessary options to play right out of the box), is really a strength that should continue. Cheers. Thanks! Suomivoima jyllää!Congrats on the 0.90 AmpEra, it really is a big improvement in every respect compared to the 0.83 beta.AmpEra works now wonderfully with any IR you want, as promised. I tried the provided american style IR and loaded it in to ReaVerb and it works like a charm. The difference compared to the 0.83 native IR “loader” to me is a huge one (though I imagine the IR is the same). For example in 0.83 I felt that I could not dial the amp as aggressively (or was more hesitant to do so) and that is why I chose to eq its output quite radically (on the sound video I posted), with this one you don't have to do anything like that (unless of course you want to). You can slam them dials and it can handle it just fine. The eq section seems to be very musical all the way to the extremes and I like it.(A reminder, if you want to use Reaverb to load your IR remember to turn the ZL box on BEFORE you load the IR. Reaverb seems to not like it if you do it after the fact and you'll get no Zero Latency at all. )What comes to the CPU load, it is now minimal compared to the previous versions and for a lack of a better word, it feels, acts and sounds like a real amp juiced up to the gills with some “strange nectar” of tone that makes it a pleasure to play.What comes to suggestions, I really have none on the things that are in the amp already. I liked the idea of being able to turn things on and off right from the start and now that it can do it fully, ie. use any IR loader you want, it has become totally configurable to one's liking.Personally I really liked the gate, but I chose to turn it off to save even more CPU cycles (ReaGate took its place). The tap function in the delay is a tempting one too. It is nice to be able to change it even on the fly and with some of the room dialed in it makes for a good effects section. So I am personally happy with these features.Now one thing that I've always wanted to see in a real (or a virtual) amp is the idea that you could have two (or more) separate inputs in to the amp. One is for the boost chain and the other is for the uneffected signal so you can go to your clean sound without having to do anything to your boost chain, just change the channel and you're good to go. I haven't seen something like that implemented in to amps and honestly it has always seemed strange to me.In this virtual amp age everything is of course possible in routing and switching things on and off, but something like that would make things much easier for the simple man (meaning me) who only can bother to kick a single dial to change the channel in the amp while knowing that everything is still running in the background, when the heavy sound needs to come back. Now I am not saying that something like this should be implemented in to AmpEra, but rather that the idea of this amp being as simple to use as it is (while having all the necessary options to play right out of the box), is really a strength that should continue. Cheers. Last edited by Crowzilla; 07-17-2019 at 12:13 PM . Reason: To highlight the quotes