Beginner's Guide to Amp Plug-Ins

In this video tutorial series, studio guru William Sprawls shows newcomers the wonderful world of virtual amp plug-ins. Learn what you need to know to get started, and how to effectively use some of the different types of amp simulations available today!

Videos

• Guitar Amps Pt. 1 (09:45) - Listen to and learn about many classic amps and hear their software simulations.

• Guitar Amps Pt. 2 (08:17) - Listen to and learn about many additional classic amps and hear their software simulations.

• Effects Pt. 1 (10:08) - Learn about various types of distortion and delay effects.

• Effects Pt. 2 (09:06) - Learn about reverb, compression, wah, vibrato, octave, and whammy effects.

• Cabinet, Mic & Control Room Simulators (04:41) - Learn about how different guitar cabinets, microphones, and a virtual control room help you get a production ready guitar sound.

• Splitting into Multiple Amps & Effects (03:21) - Learn how to use two different splitting tools to route a guitar signal to multiple amps and effects for way cool effects.

• Automating to Add Motion (05:42) - Learn how to use your DAW?s automation to make the guitar sound come alive in your recordings.

• Making Sounds Bigger & Wider (06:48) - Learn how to use various techniques to widen your guitar sound and make it sound really full.

• Bass Amp Simulators (07:28) - Learn about the ways that a bass amp simulator and guitar amp simulator can take your bass sound to the max.

• Mixing Different Guitar Parts (07:09) - Learn how to take several different guitar parts and make them work together in your production.