Amp / Speaker Simulators

With up to four parallel chains available, you’re free to design pretty much any amp and effects chain imaginable.

UA add emulations of three iconic Marshall amps to their acclaimed UAFX amp pedal line‑up.

These audio examples accompany our review in SOS January 2024 of the Universal Audio UAFX Lion ’68 Super Lead Amp stompbox.

Tonemission, founded by John Petrucci, guitarist and founding member of prog metal band Dream Theater, recently released a...

The cab‑modelling pioneers take on the rest of the chain, right from the preamp input to the mics.

OE’s all‑analogue bass pedals pack the sound of a stack into a stompbox.

Thomas McRocklin’s first foray into the world of guitar rig emulations treads a slightly different path from the competition.

Blackstar have an enviable track record in building genuine valve amps. Can their first modelling plug‑in maintain those lofty standards?

No synthesizers were used in the making of this plug‑in.

With seven amp and six cabinet emulations, there’s a wide range of guitar and bass tones on offer here.

The Tonex Pedal makes IK’s powerful amp‑capture technology available in a standalone hardware unit.

This isn’t the first virtual Leslie speaker plug‑in — but it might just be the best one yet!

Ampeg’s first official plug‑in offers a range of classic heads, cabs and effects.

These new all‑analogue simulations run a real tube on a high‑voltage supply, and cover a useful range of tonalities.

Tonex lets you capture and share the sound of your guitar amps, pedals and miking setups.

Tech 21’s renowned Character pedals get a new lease of life in the form of the compact, channel‑switchable Character Plus series.

Archetype: Rabea is one of very few modellers to include guitar‑synth sounds, alongside the usual amps, cabs and stompbox effects.

MTurboAmp lets you build pretty much any amp or distortion pedal you want!

In a world where makers of digital amp simulators take pride in offering a huge variety of models, Universal Audio have adopted a ‘less is more’ approach.

Reactive load boxes that also offer top-quality speaker simulation have been seriously expensive — until now...

Widely touted as Boss's response to UA's popular OX, the Tube Amp Expander actually offers a contrasting approach. Will one of them be a clear winner?